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Class of '66 Old Fart

IUWBB @ Wisconsin - 2/24/21 @ 7:00 ET on BTN+

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Could this be a classic definition of a trap game?  Coming off a huge win against a ranked Michigan team and facing the #15 ranked Buckeyes on Saturday in Columbus.  In theory, this is a blowout.  Let's hope it really is.

 #11/12 INDIANA (14-4, 12-2 B1G) AT WISCONSIN (5-15, 2-15 B1G)

Radio

No indication there will be any live stats site available.


ABOUT THE BADGERS
Wisconsin is coming off a pair of losses last week to Minnesota and then No. 22 Northwestern. They are led by sophomore guard Sydney Hillard who averages 16.8 points, 5.5 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game. Senior forward Imani Lewis also adds double figures with 15.4 points and a team-high 9.1 rebounds per game. 
 
NOTES

IU is coming off a 70-65 win over then No. 11 Michigan on Thursday night to move in to sole possession of second place in the Big Ten standings. Senior guard Ali Patberg paced the Hoosiers with 21 points in the win along with double figure performances from juniors Grace Berger and Aleksa Gulbe.

The win extended its season streak of five consecutive victories, its longest win streak of the season and pushed the Hoosiers into sole possession of second place in the Big Ten standings.

Indiana moved up to No. 11 in the Associated Press Top 25 on Monday, its highest ranking in school history in either of the major polls.

A season sweep will be on the mind of the Hoosiers on Wednesday evening, after picking up a 74-49 win over the Badgers on Jan. 10. It would be the third season sweep of another Big Ten opponent this season (Penn State, Illinois).

Sophomore forward Mackenzie Holmes leads the way for the Hoosiers the season with 17.3 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.8 blocks per game. Berger (15.3 ppg.) and Patberg (13.6 ppg.) are also in double figure averages this season.

 
UP NEXT
Indiana travels to No. 15 Ohio State on Saturday afternoon. Tip in Columbus is set for 3 p.m. ET on Big Ten Network.

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8 hours ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Could this be a classic definition of a trap game?  Coming off a huge win against a ranked Michigan team and facing the #15 ranked Buckeyes on Saturday in Columbus.  In theory, this is a blowout.  Let's hope it really is.

 #11/12 INDIANA (14-4, 12-2 B1G) AT WISCONSIN (5-15, 2-15 B1G)

Radio

No indication there will be any live stats site available.


ABOUT THE BADGERS
Wisconsin is coming off a pair of losses last week to Minnesota and then No. 22 Northwestern. They are led by sophomore guard Sydney Hillard who averages 16.8 points, 5.5 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game. Senior forward Imani Lewis also adds double figures with 15.4 points and a team-high 9.1 rebounds per game. 
 
NOTES

IU is coming off a 70-65 win over then No. 11 Michigan on Thursday night to move in to sole possession of second place in the Big Ten standings. Senior guard Ali Patberg paced the Hoosiers with 21 points in the win along with double figure performances from juniors Grace Berger and Aleksa Gulbe.

The win extended its season streak of five consecutive victories, its longest win streak of the season and pushed the Hoosiers into sole possession of second place in the Big Ten standings.

Indiana moved up to No. 11 in the Associated Press Top 25 on Monday, its highest ranking in school history in either of the major polls.

A season sweep will be on the mind of the Hoosiers on Wednesday evening, after picking up a 74-49 win over the Badgers on Jan. 10. It would be the third season sweep of another Big Ten opponent this season (Penn State, Illinois).

Sophomore forward Mackenzie Holmes leads the way for the Hoosiers the season with 17.3 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.8 blocks per game. Berger (15.3 ppg.) and Patberg (13.6 ppg.) are also in double figure averages this season.

 
UP NEXT
Indiana travels to No. 15 Ohio State on Saturday afternoon. Tip in Columbus is set for 3 p.m. ET on Big Ten Network.

There will be live stats here:

https://uwbadgers.com/sidearmstats/wbball/summary

BTN+ Televising here for those with a subscription:

https://www.btnplus.com/game/indiana-at-wisconsin-on-02242021

 

This a dangerous game against a team with nothing but pride to play for. Wisconsin has been playing better lately and upset Ohio St. For reference one of the Wisconsin wins is against Illinois who we struggled with last week. Badgers are def better than Ilini but worse than everyone else. 

If Holmes can start making her layups we should win easily. Otherwise will be another dog fight. 

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9 minutes ago, OldBuddy67 said:

Why do the IU women have 4 games to play and Maryland only has 2? I'm sure it's COVID related but shouldn't Maryland have to make up a game or two?

Maryland played last night and has 3 remaining:  https://umterps.com/sports/womens-basketball/schedule/2020-21

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Fine but not great first quarter. IU up 17-11.

Also refs are inserting themselves into game way to much (big surprise) with to many foul calls and two reviews at the monitor for reasons beyond my understanding. 

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3 minutes ago, Aaron said:

Fine but not great first quarter. IU up 17-11.

Also refs are inserting themselves into game way to much (big surprise) with to many foul calls and two reviews at the monitor for reasons beyond my understanding. 

Greg Murray speculated the second review may have been a question about Paige Price and the roster submitted for the game since she joined the team after the season started.   And there was no explanation given for Kiandra Browne being unavailable tonight.

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Good start to second quarter and IU expands lead to 11 forcing timeout. Cardano-Hillary hit a 3 out of the near corner off a nice pass, Holmes hit a layup on an offensive rebound with a nice spin and Berger hit a contested bank shot in the lane straight on. 

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We lead 37-23 at halftime.  Our M.O. has been really strong 3rd Q play and hopefully that will be the case tonight.

Pts:  Holmes 13; Patberg 9; C-H 7     

Reb:  C-H 7; Holmes 6; Berger 4

Holmes has 4 blocks.   Gulbe 3 fouls; Patberg 2

Shooting:   IU  44% FG; 38% on 3s; 86% FT                Wisc   29% FG; 17% on 3s; 100% FT

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Holmes is back! She has still missed a layup or two, but more often than not is back to her old self and destroying everyone in the post that tries to stop her. This is an important get right game for her as we need her at her best against a really good OSU team and a decent Iowa team after tonight. 

Not the best first half for the team, but not a bad one either and a 14 point lead is adequate. Key is knocking the Badgers out in the third quarter instead of letting them back in as happened against Illinois. 

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We followed our M.O. and extended our lead to 59-37 with a strong 3rd quarter.

Pts:  Holmes 17; C-H 14; Patberg 14; Gulbe 7

Reb: Holmes 7; C-H 7; Gulbe 6; Berger 4.        

We're holding Wisky to 33% FG shooting and just 14% on 3s.  

We're dominating the boards with a 34-19 margin.      Gulbe 4 fouls; Patberg 3

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