Date: Wednesday December 12, 2007
Outcome: W 61-39
UW-Milwaukee's Top Performers
Torre Johnson (Forward // Sr.) 10 Points, 2 Rebounds
Wisconsin's Top Performers
Trevon Hughes (Guard // Fr.) 12 Points, 5 Rebounds, 3 Assists
Marcus Landry (Forward // Jr.) 16 Points, 2-4 3FG
Brian Butch (Forward // Sr.) 14 Points, 7 Rebounds, 2 Steals
One Milwaukee team travels to Madison and beats the Badgers on their home court. This time, it was the Badgers' turn to travel to Milwaukee and hand it to a team on their own court. But this time it was a different team, and the Badgers served up their win more handily.
Wisconsin had very little trouble putting away UW-Milwaukee, who was both undersized and underpowered. The Badgers hit the post all night long and saw a great deal of success. Butch finished with 14 points, and the game's leading scorer, Marcus Landry, also saw some success in the post. But the Badgers saw more success in the post than just scoring. They managed to out-rebound the Panthers by an astonishing 21 boards. 15 of those rebounds were offensive, turning into 17 second-chance points. UW-Milwaukee coach Rob Jeter had this to say after the game:
"They're big, they're a tough matchup for us with their size," UW-Milwaukee coach Rob Jeter said. "In the second half, that's where it got away from us. They just kept pounding it inside, and that wore us down."
In addition to Landry's scoring success, senior power forward Brian Butch finished with 14 points; Hughes added 12 points to go along with three assists and three steals; and Flowers finished with nine points.
"On any given night, anybody can score 16 (points) on this team because that's how versatile this team is," said Landry, who scored in double figures for the second time this season. "I guess today was just my night."
Wednesday night's game was the second time that Landry has scored in double-figures this season. The other game he did it in, against Florida A&M, he set a season-high with 17. Despite not scoring in double figures many times yet this season, he's third on the team in scoring (9.6) behind only Hughes (16.1) and Butch (13.9). Much of that can be accredited to the fact that he has fairly consistently been able to score around 10 points, even though he has struggled to get over the hump. As the season goes on, it will be interesting to see if he'll be able to take on more of the scoring load. As a Junior, he'll be looked upon to step up when the Big Ten season rolls around.
Trevon Hughes made some nice strides in last night's game, and it has been acknowledged not only by media outlets and fans, but also by Trevon himself. For more on Trevon Hughes and his game last night, scroll down to the previous post entitled "Hughes Making Effort To Improve PG Skills," or click on the permanent link at the end of this post.
The Badgers have UW-Green Bay up next on the schedule, completing the in-state trifecta. The Phoenix will travel to Madison for a 5:00 PM tip off this Saturday. You can catch the game on the Big Ten Network, or listen to the game live on 1310 WIBA in Madison.
Link: WSJ | Resounding Rebound
Link: Hughes Making Effort To Improve PG Skills
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