WISCONSIN GAME DAY THREAD

[12dozen]

Nebraska Cornhuskers (10-3, 2-0 Big Ten)
at Wisconsin Badgers (7-5, 0-2 Big Ten)
Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024, 8 p.m. (CT)
Kohl Center - Madison, Wisconsin
TV: BTN (FoxSportsApp)
Live Radio: Huskers Radio Network (7:30 p.m.)
Matt Coatney (PBP), Jeff Griesch (Analyst)
B107.3 FM (Lincoln), 590 AM (Omaha), Huskers.com, Huskers App
Live Stats: Huskers.com

[Red Don]

Should be a winnable game regardless whether Serah Williams plays or not.  

 

from the Game Page @ Huskers.com

https://huskers.com/news/2024/01/2/huskers-shoot-for-big-ten-road-win-at-wisconsin

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Scouting the Wisconsin Badgers
Marisa Moseley brings her third Wisconsin team into Thursday night’s game with Nebraska. The Badgers carry a 7-5 overall record, but have stumbled to an 0-2 Big Ten start, including an 89-50 loss at Purdue (Dec. 30) and an 87-65 home loss to Iowa (Dec. 10).

Wisconsin is led by talented sophomore Serah Williams. The 6-4 post has averaged 16.1 points and ranks second in the Big Ten with 9.0 rebounds while adding a league-best 2.9 blocks.
Williams has missed UW’s last two contests with illness. She is hopeful to return to the lineup against the Huskers.

As a team, Wisconsin is averaging a Big Ten-low 66.5 points per game, while holding opponents to 65.6. The Badgers carry a minus-2.6 team rebound margin, which is tied for last in the Big Ten with Northwestern. Wisconsin also carries a minus-0.3 turnover margin, which ranks 12th in the conference. UW has hit a league-low 41.9 percent of its field goal attempts, including 32.5 percent of its three-point tries while averaging 6.6 threes per game. Wisconsin has hit 70 percent of its free throws while averaging 12.4 makes per game.

 

Edited January 4 by Red Don

[Cazzie22]

We cannot afford a stumble tonight.  I hope we don’t play uninspired.

[Red Don]

Ready to GO!!!          

 

 

[Red Don]

Huskers lead: 13-9 @ 1st timeout!  

[Neb Nets]

Who is this Hake gal?? She’s playing with such confidence!

[Cazzie22]

We need to get on the boards better.  This game has me worried but we are up five.

[Red Don]

Husker Ladies lead by 5 pts: 20-15 at the end of the first qtr.

Stats:

 

 

 

[Red Don]

5 minutes ago, Neb Nets said:

Who is this Hake gal?? She’s playing with such confidence!

 

Seems like Callin Hake has "Turned the Corner."

 

 

[Red Don]

25-15 Huskers @ 8:23 left in the 1st Half.   Wisconsin Time Out! 

[Red Don]

Jimenez (Wisc) helped off the floor with a knee injury @ about the 4 min mark.

[twister31]

Sorry, but the defense is poor

[Cazzie22]

Up 11 but we are getting out hustled.  On a positive note we have the lead without Jaz scoring and Coley and Moriarity had 9 points.

[Fastbreaker]

20 minutes ago, Red Don said:

 

Seems like Callin Hake has "Turned the Corner."

 

 

The Journal Star had a great article about the work Callin has put in this year.  She is being mentored be Jaz. Great article

[Red Don]

Huskers  lead by 11 Pts at the Half:  38-27.  Lots of missed shots (by both Teams) in what seems to be a low-energy game in front of a Sparse crowd @ Madison.

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Contributions by Kendall Coley (6 pts), Jessica Petrie with 4 pts, Kendall Moriarity and Maddie Krull (3 pts each).  Alexis with 11 pts & Callin Hake with 7 pts.

 

Edited January 5 by Red Don

[redsteve]

Half time:

 

This merry go round of aggressive play, then sleeping at the wheel.......painful.

 

Get on the boards and rebound.   Two starting guards with no points. Wake up girls!

 

Our 3's are keeping us in control, but don't mortgage the farm on 3's 

 

2nd half  upcoming

 

 

[Cazzie22]

We might be in trouble as Potts is the only threat in the third quarter.  We are giving up too many open threes and making silly mistakes.  It’s a ball game. Up 7.

[Red Don]

All Natalie Potts in the 3rd Q (so far) with 8 pts/ 46-39 @ 4:11. (vs 14 pts by Wisc so far in the 3rd)

 

[Cazzie22]

Get White back in the game please.  Alexis is getting worked by their big girl.  We need a spark.

[caveman]

3 pts.

This is very poor play.  Most morgues have more energy than we're playing with

[Cazzie22]

2 pt game and the Badgers want it more.  We have no execution on offense and getting out worked, out played and out coached.  Get Potts back in the game!

[NUtball]

What an uninspired effort.  Looks like they're running in mud.  I've never seen so much standing around watching the ball, expecting someone else to go get it.  No excuse for letting a 5'4" player get multiple offensive rebounds and put backs in the paint.  Someone better step up or this one's going in the L column.  If Wisc. could shoot, they'd be up by 20.

[Red Don]

A one two point game at the end of the third Q. Poor Lackluster Qtr for the Lady Huskers who are lacking focus/intensity.

 

Husker ladies scored only 11 pts in the Qtr.  8 pts by Natalie Potts & a Shelley Trey!

 

revised 3 Q stats:

 

 

Edited January 5 by Red Don

[Cazzie22]

Get out of the zone.  Glad we aren’t facing Indiana tonight.  Potts has two big buckets in the 4th.

Edited January 5 by Cazzie22
Additions

[Cazzie22]

Potts is our player.  Jaz doesn’t want the ball in crunch time.