Date: Monday December 3, 2007
Outcome: W 70-43
Wofford's Top Performers
Drew Gibson (Guard // Sr.) 16 Points, 3 Rebounds, 3 Assists
Junior Salters (Guard // So.) 14 Points, 3 Rebounds, 2 Steals
Wisconsin's Top Performers
Joe Krabbenhoft (Guard // Jr.) 12 Points, 6 Rebounds, 4 Assists
Marcus Landry (Forward // Jr.) 11 Points, 9 Rebounds, 2 Assists
Michael Flowers (Guard // Sr.) 8 Points, 4 Rebounds, 4 Assists
Jason Bohannon (Guard // So.) 14 Points, 3/3 FG, 2/2 3FG, 6/8 FT
The Badgers once again came out rather slow, but were able to turn things around by the midway point in the first half and ended up cruising to a victory and a 6-1 record on the season. The Terriers did not shoot well all night long, and were in severe foul trouble from the get go: the Badgers entered the double bonus with over 10 minutes left to play in the first half, and Wofford starter Corey Godzinski fouled out in the opening minutes of the second half.
The Badger shot rather poorly to open the game, but were able to overcome that on way to 47% FG shooting for the game. Most notably, the Badgers were able to more than double Wofford's 16 points in the paint, as Landry, Krabbenhoft, and Brian Butch led the Badgers to 40 down low.
That is not to overlook what some Badgers were able to accomplish away from the paint. Jason Bohannon led the team in scoring, hitting multiple three-pointers, and was able to get to the line as a benefit of how often Wofford was fouling. Bo Ryan had the following to say on Jason during the post-game presser:
"...I think because he’s not going to beat a lot of people off the dribble, he’s going to have to get to the free throw line by doing the little things, a guy reaching in on him, a guy over his back, whatever, so however he gets there, we don’t care. We just like him to make them when he does.”
Jason did see success, converting 6-of-8 at the charity stripe.
Freshman Jon Leuer showed the Badger crowd (not to mention the ESPN2 viewing audience) what he is capable of yet again. While he only converted 2-of-6 FG attempts, he gave us a peek of his ability to get to the rim - just as he did against Duke. Despite the fact that Leuer has a lanky-frame, and also despite the fact that Wofford isn't a very big team, it's still apparent over the past two games that he is not afraid to mix it up down low. It will be interesting to see how he is able to put that fearlessness to work against a team like Marquette, who is more perimeter focused and lacking much size. Hopefully he can receive and earn solid minutes against the Golden Eagles this Saturday.
As mentioned, the Badgers have Marquette up next on the schedule. The Eagles will travel to Madison for a 5:00 PM tip off this Saturday. The rivalry game will be aired on ESPN2.
Link: UW Badgers Game Recap
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