By: Melo Williams
The Wisconsin Badgers (20-9, 12-6) host the Maryland Terrapins (11-18, 4-14) for the final home game of the regular season.
The Badgers went 1-1 on the trip out West losing to Oregon but bounced back with a win vs Washington behind a Braeden Carrington career night.
Wisconsin holds a 6-4 record in the last 10 games and a 7-2 home conference record at the Kohl Center.
The Terrapins are 3-7 in their last 10 games and pose a 1-8 conference road record.
KEYS TO A VICTORY FOR WISCONSIN
●Defend the 3 point line. Maryland likes to shoot it at a high clip
●Get back on defense and take away Maryland fast break transition points
●Win defensive rebounds vs Maryland’s offensive rebounds
●Maryland turns the ball over a lot, create havoc on defense and force turnovers
●Win bench and fast break points
Team Stats Comparisons
Player Stats Comparisons
Wisconsin
Nick Boyd 20.3 PPG, 3.7 RPG, 4.0 APG
John Blackwell 18.3 PPG, 4.9 RPG, 2.4 APG
Nolan Winter 13.5 PPG, 8.7 RPG, 1.6 APG
Aleksas Bieliauskas 4.4 PPG, 4.0 RPG
Andrew Rohde 6.1 PPG, 2.0 RPG, 2.8 APG
Austin Rapp 9.3 PPG, 3.9 RPG, 1.6 APG
Maryland
David Coit 14.0 PPG, 1.9 RPG, 2.8 APG
Andre Mills 11.7 PPG, 4.1 RPG, 1.6 APG
Darius Adams 10.8 PPG, 3.4 RPG, 1.6 APG
Elijah Saunders 9.0 PPG, 4.4 RPG, 1.0 APG
Prediction- Wisconsin by 13
Game Notes
📍Kohl Center
⏰7 PM CST
📺FS1
📻Badger Radio Network
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