Fresh off a 73-64 win over the Delaware Blue Hens, the Wisconsin Badgers are facing off against the Fairfield Stags at the Kohl Center, looking to put together their best performance of the season.
Thus far, Wisconsin has been in two single-digit games, despite being favored by over 24 points in both of their outings so far. In their season opener against Denver, the Badgers had a poor second-half collapse after leading by 14 at halftime, as they played some sloppy basketball on both ends of the court
and had a couple of scoreless stretches.
Against Delaware, the Badgers played a close game for 25 minutes, as they could not get stops against Chuck Bailey, while the offense looked a bit stagnant without enough paint penetration. But they turned things around in the second half and were leading comfortably before a push from Delaware when the game was already over.
Now, the Badgers play a 1-1 Fairfield team that has lost to Vermont and beaten Bryant.
Wisconsin started the week as a 22.5-point favorite, which has now grown to 25.5, marking a very similar spread to the Badgers first two games.
So far, Braeden Carrington leads the team in scoring, averaging 15.5 points on 52.4 percent from the field. Owen Foxwell has also averaged 15 points per game, while Eian Elmer has averaged 14.5 points a contest. Nolan Winter has been off to a slow start, averaging 8.5 points and 9.5 rebounds, while shooting just 36.8 percent from the field.
Wisconsin has really struggled from three this season, shooting just 28.6 percent from deep, while hitting only 43.1 percent from the field. There have been serious questions about the bench, as the Badgers have been tinkering with their rotation and seeing who fits best in a deep group.
Wisconsin will look to figure that all out on Tuesday evening when they host Fairfield. Here’s how you can watch the game.
Game Details
Date: Tuesday, November 10th
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Channel: Big Ten Network
Arena: Kohl Center
Spread: Wisconsin -25.5
Total: 150.5 points
