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Wisconsin vs. Ohio State
Dec. 31, 2009
Post-Game Notes

Wisconsin Team Notes
•    With the win over No. 15 Ohio State, Wisconsin is now 3-0 vs. opponents ranked in the AP Top 25 this season. UW also defeated No. 21 Maryland and No. 6 Duke.
•    Under Bo Ryan, the Badgers are 19-7 (.731) at the Kohl Center vs. ranked foes.
•    Wisconsin has now won seven consecutive Big Ten openers, the longest active streak in the Big Ten. The Badgers have also won 11 straight Big Ten home openers.
•    Wisconsin is 9-0 at home this season and owns a 14-game winning streak overall at the Kohl Center.
•    UW has won eight straight games vs. Ohio State at the Kohl Center.
•    The Badgers shot 50.0 percent from the field in the first half, making 12-of-24 shots. That is the eighth time this season Wisconsin has posted a first-half field goal shooting percentage of 50 or higher.
•    Ohio State's 14 made field goals were the fewest by a Wisconsin opponent this season.
•    Wisconsin out-rebounded Ohio State by a 34-25 margin. The Badgers have out-rebounded 11 of 13 opponents this season, sporting a 10-1 record in those games.
•    In holding Ohio State -- which led the Big Ten in scoring entering Thursday at 81.6 points per game -- to 43 points, the Badgers limited a Big Ten opponent to fewer than 50 points for the first time since a 54-44 win over Penn State on Feb. 8, 2009.
•    Ohio State's 43 points were the fewest allowed by Wisconsin in a conference game since a 77-41 win over Penn State on March 5, 2008.
•    The Badgers have now held an opponent below the 50-point mark in six of their 13 games this season. That includes four games in which UW has held its opponents to 43 points or fewer.
•    Wisconsin has held Ohio State to 53 points or fewer in each of the teams' last four regular-season meetings, going 3-1 in those games.

Wisconsin Individual Notes
•    Senior Trevon Hughes scored 16 points and tied his career high with seven rebounds. This was Hughes' 11th double-digit scoring performance in 13 games this season.
•    Sophomore Jordan Taylor finished with 12 points, marking his seventh career game in double figures, and his third straight.
•    Taylor also matched a career high with two steals and dished out three assists without committing a turnover.
•    For the season, Taylor owns a 45-12 assist-to-turnover ratio.
•    Junior Jon Leuer scored 11 points, all in the second half, to finish in double figures for the 10th-consecutive game, and the 12th time in 13 games this season.
•    Leuer also matched his career high with five assists, giving him 10 assists in his last two games.
•    Senior Jason Bohannon recorded a career-high three steals.