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Robert Morris
Five Things to Know: Wisconsin vs. Robert Morris
November 15, 2023 | Men's Basketball
Badgers host the Colonials
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin returns to the Kohl Center to host Robert Morris on Friday. Opening tip is set for 6 p.m. (CT) and the game will be streamed on Big Ten Plus.
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FIVE THINGS TO KNOW:
1. SCOUTING ROBERT MORRIS
The Badgers have never faced Robert Morris, with Friday being the first meeting between the two teams.
The Colonials hold a 1-2 record on the season and are coming off a 66-62 loss against Towson on Sunday. RMU faced a UW conference rival in Penn State on Oct. 27 in an exhibition game. That game resulted in a 68-58 loss.
Junior guard Justice Williams has been RMU's most effective player offensively through three games, averaging 18.5 points, while graduate forward Markeese Hastings is averaging 15.3 points per game.
2.BLACKWELL PROVIDES SPARK
John Blackwell may be a freshman, but he is already earning minutes and carving out a key role in a veteran-laden rotation. In the first game of the season, Blackwell provided 12 points off the bench in 15 minutes of action for the Badgers.
Last time out at Providence, he brought the intensity once again from the bench and scored seven of Wisconsin's first nine points to start the game. Playing a career-high 26 minutes, he finished with 11 points and five rebounds.
3. FORT MYERS TIP-OFF
Looking ahead, the Badgers will travel to Fort Myers, Fla. during Thanksgiving week for the sixth annual Fort Myers Tip-Off.
The two-day college basketball tournament features Wisconsin, SMU, West Virginia and Virginia.
The Badgers will open the tournament facing Virginia on Monday, Nov. 20 at 5 p.m. (CT) on FS1. The winner of that will advance to the Championship game with the loser playing in the third place game. Both these games will be played on Wednesday, Nov. 22.
4. RECAPPING THE WEEK
Wisconsin is coming off a tough loss at Providence in the team's first road game of the season. The Badgers fell, 72-59, against the Friars in the Gavitt Tipoff Games.
It was another strong game for AJ Storr, who led the team with 22 points. John Blackwell contributed 11 points and five rebounds. Chucky Hepburn added eight points, while Tyler Wahl scored six points.
Wisconsin shot a perfect 12-for-12 at the free throw line.
5. SOMETHING IN STORR
Sophomore transfer AJ Storr has already begun to showcase his offensive skillset with Wisconsin. A BIG EAST All-Freshman honoree last year with St. John's, the 6-foot-7 guard has hit the ground running in Madison.
Storr scored 15 points in his Wisconsin debut vs. Arkansas State, the most by a non-freshman in his UW debut since at least 2000. Storr followed that up with a team-high 17 points vs. No. 9 Tennessee. Last time out, he scored a season-high 22 points at Providence.
Storr is the first Badger to score in double figures in each of his first two games since Devin Harris in the 2001-02 season.
