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Five Things to Know: Iowa
November 29, 2018 | Men's Basketball
Wisconsin opens Big Ten play Friday at Iowa
No. 22 Wisconsin
6-1
No. 14 Iowa
6-0
Game Coverage
Nov. 30 | 7 p.m. | Carver-Hawkeye Arena | Iowa City, Iowa
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin heads to Iowa City, Iowa to open Big Ten play Friday against the No. 14 Hawkeyes. The Badgers have won 3 of their last 4 games at Iowa and have won their Big Ten road opener in 6 of the last 7 years.
Up next, the Badgers will wrap up their early Big Ten swing with a home game vs. Rutgers on Monday.
1. RESUME BUILDING: The Badgers are currently No. 8 in the NCAA's NET rankings and already have 4 wins over major conference teams, tops the nation.
2. HAPPÂ STANDS ALONE:Â Averaging 18.0 points, 12.3 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game, Happ is the nation's only player averaging at least 17.0 ppg, 10.0 rpg and 5.0 apg. Over the last 20 years, no player in the nation has reached those marks for a full season
3. TRICE IS NICE:Â After missing the final 23 games last season with a foot injury, D'Mitrik Trice is off to a sizzling start, leading the Big Ten with a 60.0% 3FG pct. and ranking 3rd with 3.4 3FGs per game. The sophomore guard entered the season with a career high of 16 points, but has already topped that in 4 of the first 7 games this season.
4. BIG TEN BEASTS:Â Since 2001-02 when Bo Ryan and Greg Gard got to Madison, Wisconsin leads the Big Ten winning 69.0% of their conference games, going 203-91 over that 17-year span.
5. LOCKED IN FROM LONG RANGE:Â Wisconsin leads the Big Ten and ranks 8th nationally shooting 43.8% from 3-point range. That figure is up from 33.5% 3FGs a year ago. Defensively, UW is allowing opponents to shoot just 29.1% from long range.
For more information, check out the full preview of Friday's game.
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