Big Ten Geeks: Badgers shock Indiana

Wisconsin now owns the most impressive result in all of college basketball after its five point win at Indiana. During the Badgers' nonconference struggles, we Geeks wondered what was up with Wisconsin's defense. While the Badgers were still stifling the offense of many a cupcake, they were getting lit up (in a relative sense) against tournament-level teams.

Well, it seems Bo Ryan's squad has figured things out. Prior to last night, Indiana had not scored lower than 1.12 points per possession in Assembly Hall; Wisconsin held the Hoosiers below a point per trip. A large part of that dominance stemmed from a typical strength of Ryan's teams-defending the three-point arc. The Badgers allow opponents to take only a quarter of their shots from three, indicating how few good looks Wisconsin allows its opponents. That perimeter defense befuddled the Hoosiers, and it kept their shooting accuracy low despite a lot of success in getting to the rim..

btn.com





Filed under: Illini Basketball

Follow IllinoisLoyalty on Twitter

Get Free Daily Email Updates

Fighting Illini Sports Forums

Jump:   Illini Basketball   Illini Football   Sports Talk
Aaron Bailey will arrive soon
Last post by Holdemall 18 minutes ago
B1G bowl lineup likely to change
Last post by Holdemall 1 hour ago
Proposed DePaul basketball arena
Last post by Holdemall 1 hour ago
Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread
Last post by jjh22003 1 hour ago
Ibby Djimde, Devin Langford, Mike Shaw transferring out of Illinois
Last post by Illini70math 2 hours ago
2013 Illini Baseball
Last post by mdonsbach 2 hours ago
The schedule: Illinois will play at UNLV, at GT, Oregon in Portland, Auburn in Birmingham, UIC at the UC
Last post by armo859 2 hours ago
Myke Henry to transfer?
Last post by jackman404 2 hours ago
Illinois Football Recruiting Thread
Last post by illiniparkie 3 hours ago
Wes Lunt leaving Oklahoma State, considering Illinois and Louisville
Last post by illinicb 4 hours ago
Chicago Cubs 2013 Season
Last post by trevdv 9 hours ago
2013 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs
Last post by illini_minas 10 hours ago
2013 MLB Thread
Last post by wpr 10 hours ago
St Louis Cardinals 2013
Last post by wpr 10 hours ago
Flyin' Illini shirt
Last post by wpr 11 hours ago

Get Free Daily Email Updates

Enter your email address:

2013 Illini Football Schedule

DateOpponentTime/TV
Sat, Aug 31Southern IllinoisTBD
Sat, Sept 7CincinnatiTBD
Sat, Sept 14Washington
(Soldier Field, Chicago)
5:00pm BTN
Sat, Sept 21-----Bye----- 
Sat, Sept 28Miami (OH)TBD
Sat, Oct 5at NebraskaTBD
Sat, Oct 12-----Bye----- 
Sat, Oct 19Wisconsin7:00pm BTN
Sat, Oct 26Michigan State
(Homecoming)
TBD
Sat, Nov 2at Penn StateTBD
Sat, Nov 9at IndianaTBD
Sat, Nov 16Ohio StateTBD
Sat, Nov 23at PurdueTBD
Sat, Nov 30NorthwesternTBD
All times CT. TBD = To be determined.
The Assembly Hall Renaissance Renovation Project
Illinois 74, #1 Indiana 72