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03/22 02:42 CDT Wisconsin Badgers square off against the BYU Cougars in second
round
Wisconsin Badgers square off against the BYU Cougars in second round
By The Associated Press
BYU Cougars (25-9, 15-7 Big 12) vs. Wisconsin Badgers (27-9, 16-8 Big Ten)
Denver; Saturday, 7:45 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Badgers -1; over/under is 155
BOTTOM LINE: No. 13 Wisconsin takes on No. 17 BYU in the second round of the
NCAA Tournament.
The Badgers have gone 16-8 against Big Ten teams, with an 11-1 record in
non-conference play. Wisconsin is 3-2 in games decided by less than 4 points.
The Cougars' record in Big 12 games is 15-7. BYU ranks ninth in the Big 12 with
9.3 offensive rebounds per game led by Keba Keita averaging 2.9.
Wisconsin scores 79.9 points, 9.0 more per game than the 70.9 BYU allows. BYU
averages 10.6 more points per game (80.9) than Wisconsin gives up (70.3).
TOP PERFORMERS: John Tonje is shooting 46.1% and averaging 19.1 points for the
Badgers. John Blackwell is averaging 1.7 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
Richie Saunders is scoring 16.0 points per game and averaging 4.4 rebounds for
the Cougars. Trevin Knell is averaging 1.9 made 3-pointers over the last 10
games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Badgers: 6-4, averaging 74.3 points, 35.4 rebounds, 13.3
assists, 4.8 steals and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 42.0% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 69.5 points per game.
Cougars: 9-1, averaging 83.8 points, 34.0 rebounds, 17.8 assists, 7.3 steals
and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 48.9% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 75.0 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
