Wisconsin’s Max Klesmit has stepped up over the past few weeks to spur the Badgers offensively, and the points usually come in bunches for the scoring wing.
20 of his team-high 26 points in Friday’s win over Indiana came in just a 4:30 span of game action as the Badgers ran away from the Hoosiers in a 91-79 victory at home.
According to Wisconsin basketball’s Brandon Harrison, Klesmit’s run was the second-best scoring burst over the last five seasons in college basketball. Wisconsin basketball, a team not necessarily known for explosive offense in recent years, actually has two of the top five runs. D’Mitrik Trice’s flurry against Illinois in 2021 also made the list:
Max Klesmit scored 20 straight points in 4.5 minutes in Friday’s win vs. Indiana.
That’s the second-longest scoring run by a major conference player since at least 2018-19.
Coincidentally, the 3rd-longest belongs to another Badger at the Kohl Center: pic.twitter.com/azGNTb2Zwr
— brandon harrison (@brandonharrison) January 22, 2024