The Wisconsin Badgers are taking on the Purdue Boilermakers at the Mackey Arena on Saturday, with tip-off scheduled for 3:00 p.m. on CBS.
Wisconsin is coming off a blowout win over the Maryland Terrapins on Wednesday, winning 78-45 on Senior Night. Braeden Carrington had another great performance, scoring 18 points while shooting 4 of 8 from three-point range to lead all scorers.
John Blackwell had one of his better performances recently, scoring 14 points on an efficient 6 of 9 from the field. It
was the first time that Blackwell shot over 50 percent from the field since the Badgers beat Ohio State at home on January 31st.
Overall, the Badgers shot 48 percent from the field and 42 percent from three, while holding Maryland to only 45 points, its lowest output of the season. However, they were dealt a blow as Nolan Winter suffered an ankle injury that will cause him to miss today’s game against Purdue.
Without Winter, Austin Rapp is sliding back into the starting lineup, as Aleksas Bieliauskas moves to center.
Wisconsin is facing Purdue for the second time this season, getting blown out 89-73 at the Kohl Center in early January. That was a competitive game through one half, but the Boilermakers blew it wide open to open the second half in one of the uglier losses of the year for the Badgers.
But, since then, Wisconsin has really turned things around, jumping back near the top of the Big Ten standings, while securing three top-10 wins: Michigan, Michigan State, and Illinois. Purdue would be another major Quad 1A win to add to the resume on Saturday.
Heading into the game, the Badgers are seen as 9.5-point underdogs, with the over/under at 154.5 points.
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