The No. 22 Wisconsin Badgers (8-2, 2-0 Big 10) will be looking to build on their winning run when they welcome the Lehigh Mountain Hawks (4-4) on Thursday. Lehigh was outplayed by the UMBC Retrievers 88-62 at Stabler Arena on December 3.
Tyler Whitney-Sidney was the standout player in the losing effort with 23 points. Wisconsin won their third in a row in a close one on Sunday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, beating the Iowa Hawkeyes 78-75. Tyler Wahl had 21 points and seven rebounds, carrying the team. The Badgers are first in the Big Ten Conference.
The Mountain Hawks have been led this season by Evan Taylor (13.5 ppg), Whitney-Sidney (13.1), and Keith Higgins Jr (11.6). Taylor also has grabbed 5.5 rebounds per game. Meanwhile, Ben Knostman is dishing 3.0 assists per game.
Wahl has powered the Badgers’ offense, averaging 14.6 points per game. Wahl also has posted 6.9 rebounds per game. Steven Crowl has distributed 3.4 assists per game. Wisconsin has gone 8-2 over the last 10, scoring 67.3 points per game on average while holding opponents to 61.3 (+6.0 margin).
BADGERS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Isaac Lindsey: 1.4 | 2.5 | -1.1
Points per game:
Chucky Hepburn: 16.6 | 12.4 | +4.2
Assists per game:
Steven Crowl: 4.6 | 3.4 | +1.2
SportsTips’ College Basketball Pick:
Wisconsin -22.5 (-115)
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