Dec. 15, 2011

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Postgame Notes
Wisconsin vs. Savannah State
Kohl Center -- Madison, Wis.

TEAM NOTES
•    No. 14 Wisconsin has won four straight games and improves to 10-2 on the season.

•    The Badgers have now won 10 or more non-conference games in six of the last seven seasons.

•    Wisconsin has won 44 consecutive home games against unranked non-conference foes.

•    UW is 159-12 (.930) at home under Bo Ryan, including a mark of 81-6 (.930) against non-conference opponents.

•    Savannah State scored 14 points in the first half. Wisconsin has limited 6 of its 12 opponents to 20 points or fewer in the first half.

•    In limiting Savannah State to a season-low 33 points, Wisconsin has now held 10 of its 12 opponents to their season-low point total.

•    The Badgers improved their nation-leading mark in scoring defense to 44.7 points per game.

•    Wisconsin has held 7 of its 12 opponents to fewer than 45 points, and has held 4 opponents below the 40-point threshold. The Badgers are now 33-1 under Bo Ryan when holding opponents under 45 points.

•    UW has held 16 consecutive opponents to 65 points or fewer, the nation's longest such streak.

•    The Badgers shot 56.8 percent from the floor (25-for-44), their second-best shooting performance of the season (.588 in season-opener vs. Kennesaw State).

•    Wisconsin attempted just 8 shots from 3-point range, its fewest 3-point attempts in a game since shooting 7 from beyond the arc in a 61-39 win at Milwaukee on Dec. 12, 2007.

•    The Badgers held Savannah State to an 0-for-3 mark from 3-point range, the first time a UW opponent went without a made 3-pointer since a 78-46 win at Indiana on Feb. 25, 2010.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES
•    Junior Jared Berggren scored a game-high 13 points on 5-for-8 shooting and has scored in double figures in 8 of 12 games.

•    Junior Ryan Evans scored 12 points for his seventh double-figure scoring game of the season, going 4-for-6 from the field and adding 5 rebounds.

•    Senior Jordan Taylor dished out 3 assists to go along with 12 points, 3 rebounds and a pair of steals.

•    Sophomore Josh Gasser scored 10 points on 4-for-6 shooting and pulled down 5 rebounds along with a career-high 2 blocks.

•    Sophomore Duje Dukan grabbed his first career steal and finished with 2 for the game.

•    Freshman Evan Anderson matched his career high with 2 points and pulled down a career-high 3 rebounds.

•    Freshman Frank Kaminsky posted a career-high 3 blocks.