NFL
By: Melo Williams
Wisconsin Badgers (19-9, 11-6) takes on the Washington Huskies (14-14, 6-11) for the Showdown in Seattle.
The Badgers are coming off an 85-74 loss to Oregon.
The Huskies defeated Rutgers 79-72 their last time out.
Wisconsin and Washington series is short-lived with only one matchup in history between the two.
The Badgers defeated the Huskies 88-62 (February 25, 2026) at the Kohl Center.
Game Thoughts
•Defend/Run Washington off the 3-pt line
•Interior defense-Minimize the Huskies paint points
•Create turnovers, create points off turnovers
•Fast break points-Get out and run in transition
•Win bench points
•Andrew Rohde- Get Rohde some shots
•Nick Boyd the playmaker
•Feed Nolan Winter in the post/mid range
•John Blackwell- Attack downhill and get to the rim vs settling for the 3-point shot
Team Stats Comparison
Player Stats Comparison
Wisconsin
Nick Boyd- 20.3 PPG, 3.4 RPG, 3.6 APG
John Blackwell- 18.8 PPG, 5.0 RPG, 2.4 APG
Nolan Winter- 13.6 PPG, 8.9 RPG, 1.7 APG
Andrew Rohde- 6.2 PPG, 2.0 RPG, 2.8 APG
Aleksas Bieliauskas- 4.3 PPG, 4.0 RPG
Austin Rapp- 9.3 PPG, 3.8 RPG, 1.7 APG
Braeden Carrington- 7.6 PPG, 2.5 RPG, 1.0 APG
Washington
Hannes Steinbach- 18.0 PPG, 11.1 RPG, 1.6 APG
Zoom Diallo- 14.7 PPG, 3.6 RPG, 4.3 APG
Wesley Yates III- 13.4 PPG, 2.9 RPG, 1.4 APG
Quimari Peterson- 8.7 PPG, 2.7 RPG, 2.2 APG
Franck Kepnang- 6.2 PPG, 6.3 RPG
Bryson Tucker- 5.7 PPG, 3.9 RPG
JJ Mandaquit- 5.2 PPG, 2.1 RPG, 3.2 APG
Prediction- Wisconsin wins by 9
Game Notes
📍Alaska Airlines Arena, Seattle WA
⏰ 3:00 PM CST
📺 FS1
📻 Badger Radio Network
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