Game Coverage
Wednesday, Dec. 6 | 6 p.m. (CT) | Liacouras Center
MADISON, Wis. — Just two days after a 64-63 win at Penn State, the Badgers will take on Temple in Philadelphia on Dec. 6. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m. (CT) on ESPNU.
Up next, Wisconsin returns home to host rival Marquette on Saturday at the Kohl Center. Tip is scheduled for 11 a.m. on FS1.
FIVE THINGS TO KNOW: TEMPLE
1. TOUGHEST STRETCH: Wisconsin has played arguably the toughest schedule in the country so far. The Badgers are one of only two teams in the country that has played four ranked teams already this season (Creighton is the only other).
2. THISCLOSE: The Badgers are 0-4 against the AP top 25, but have come close to winning several. In three of them, UW was tied or within two points with 2:00 remaining.
3. GARD IN CONTROL: With a record of 46-23 (.667), Greg Gard owns the third-highest win percentage in school history (minimum 60 games) behind Hall of Famers Bo Ryan (.737) and Walter Meanwell (.712). He has gone 25-13 (.658) in Big Ten play.
4. HAPP HAVING HIS WAY:Â All-American Ethan Happ is off to an impressive start. He is the only major conference player averaging at least 15.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game. He's the Big Ten's only player leading his team in points, rebounds and assists.
5. YOUTH MOVEMENT: For the first time in 20 years, UW is relying heavily on freshmen. The Badgers freshman foursome of Brad Davison, Aleem Ford, Kobe King and Nate Reuvers is accounting for a combined 25.5 points per game and all four have had a game scoring in double figures this season, including five such games by Davison.
ALL-TIME vs. TEMPLE
Wednesday's game will mark the 11th all-time meeting between Wisconsin and Temple with the Badgers owning a 7-3 advantage in the series overall.
- Wisconsin is 4-1 all-time against Temple in Philadelphia, including wins in each of the last four visits. Most recently, the Badgers captured an 80-67 win at the Liacouras Center in 2003.
- The Badgers have won each of the last two meetings, including a 76-60 win in Madison two years ago (12/5/15). That game was the fourth-to-last game in former head coach Bo Ryan's career at Wisconsin.
- Ryan is a native of Chester, Pennsylvania, which is located approximately 20 miles south of the Temple campus
- A total of four current Badgers played in the most recent Wisconsin-Temple meeting in 2005. Ethan Happ tallied 9 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists. Charles Thomas finished with 9 points and 6 rebounds. Alex Illikainen scored 6 points, while Khalil Iverson had 1 point and 4 rebounds.
- UW and Temple met for 8 consecutive seasons from 1995-2003, where the visiting team posted a mark of 6-2. Three of the 10 all-time meetings have gone to overtime, including a double-OT thriller in 2003 in Madison. In that game, Temple's Lynn Greeg scored a Kohl Center-record 47 points.
- Wisconsin has made several trips to Philadelphia over the last 20 years, including a pair of NCAA tournament appearances in the City of Brotherly Love. In 2016, the Badgers lost to Notre Dame, 61-56, in the Sweet 16 at the Wells Fargo Center. Wisconsin also lost to Arizona in the first round of the 2006 NCAA Tournament. In addition to Wisconsin's four wins at Temple since 1996, the Badgers have also registered a 64-53 win over Penn at the Palestra in 2003.
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LAST TIME OUT
WISCONSIN 64, PENN STATE 63
Dec. 4, 2017 | Bryce Jordan Center | University Park, Pa.
- Wisconsin posted its first Big Ten win of the season, 64-63, at Penn State on Monday night
- The Badgers built a 17-point lead during the second half before holding off a furious Nittany Lion rally. Sophomore D'Mitrik Trice went 4-for-4 at the free throw line in the final 34 seconds, but PSU had a shot to win the game when Tony Carr missed a 3-pointer with 2 seconds remaining.
- UW held PSU to a season-low 35.7% field goal shooting and season-worst 2-for-14 beyond the arc. Meanwhile, the Badgers finished 44.2% from the field and 5-for-11 (45.5%) from deep.
- Junior Khalil Iverson led UW with 16 points (14 in the first half) to go along with 5 rebounds, 2 blocks and 2 steals. Those 16 points were one shy of his career-high 17 (vs. Yale).
- Wisconsin's bench out-scored PSU, 25-1, getting a career-high 11 points and 4 rebounds from freshman Nate Reuvers. Fellow freshman Kobe King also chipped in 8 points off the bench, going 2-for-2 from 3-point range.
- Junior Ethan Happ finished with 9 points, a game-high 10 rebounds (5 offensive) and 3 assists.
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