Feb. 24, 2011

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Team Notes
•    No. 12 Wisconsin improved to 21-6 overall and 11-4 in the Big Ten.
•    The Badgers clinched no worse than third place in the final Big Ten standings. The Badgers have finished fourth or better in the Big Ten in all 10 of Bo Ryan’s seasons at Wisconsin.
•    UW’s 21 wins already qualifies as the ninth-highest single-season total in UW history.
•    The Badgers improved their record to 6-6 away from home this season.
•    Wisconsin notched its 10th consecutive win over Michigan including its fourth straight at Crisler Arena.
•    Bo Ryan improved to 9-0 all-time vs. Michigan head coach John Beilein.
•    UW held Michigan to just 52 points, marking its 16th time holding an opponent under 60 points. Under Bo Ryan, the Badgers are 152-15 when holding teams below 60 points.
•    The nation’s leader in fewest turnovers per game (7.8), UW turned the ball over just five times against Michigan.
•    The Badgers owned a 32-30 edge in rebounding and have now out-rebounded their opponent in six of the last seven games.
•    UW improved to 4-3 on the season in games decided by five points or less.

Individual Notes
•    Josh Gasser’s last-second game-winning 3-pointer was Wisconsin’s first game-winner in the final second since Trevon Hughes scored with 0.9 seconds remaining to win, 74-72, at Virginia Tech (12/1/08).
•    Gasser’s buzzer beater was the first game winner as time expired since Kammron Taylor made a 3-pointer at the buzzer for a 54-51 win over UNC-Wilmington on Dec. 15, 2005.
•    Gasser is the first freshman in UW history to register a buzzer-beating basket (final second or as time expired).
•    Junior Jordan Taylor posted a game-high 20 points with four rebounds, five assists and a steal. That marked the 15th 20-point game of his career and his 12th this season.
•    Senior Jon Leuer tallied his second consecutive double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds. He now owns eight career double-doubles and six this season.
•    Leuer has scored in double digits in 34 straight games.
•    With 12 boards, Leuer now has 507 career rebounds. He is one of 19 players in Wisconsin history to post 1,000 points and 500 rebounds.
•    With 12 points, Leuer passed Tracy Webster (1,264) on UW’s all-time scoring chart. Leuer now has 1,270 career points.
•    Senior Keaton Nankivil tallied 13 points, six rebounds, one assist and one block. He went on 3-for-7 from 3-point range, moving his shooting percentage to 47.5 from long range this season.