Feb. 16, 2012
Recap | Box Score | Quotes
Behind the box vs. Michigan State
Feb. 16, 2012
Kohl Center, Madison, Wis.
Player of the Game
Freshman Lacia Gorman tied her career high with nine points. The 5-5 guard was 4-of-5 (80 percent) from the field, including 1-of-1 from 3-point range. She also added one assist in 19 minutes of play.
Gorman scored two field goals late in the first half of play to cut the Spartans lead to nine at the half. She hit a jumper with 1:52 to play and another with 1:06 remaining in the half to make the score 31-22. Gorman hit the Badgers’ first 3-pointer of the game, connecting on a long ball with 10:33 left to play in the game.
Play of the Game
With 2:18 remaining, Tiera Stephen stole the ball at half court and under pressure, brought the ball up to the free throw line. She hit Lindsay Smith with a great bounce pass as Smith was driving to the bucket to score the layin, making the score 58-41.
Turning Point
The Spartans outscored the Badgers 8-0 to start the second half, giving MSU a 39-22 lead with 16:21 to play. The Badgers didn’t get on the board in the second period until 14:14 when Tiera Stephen hit a jumper to make the score 39-24.
Stats of the Game
Wisconsin turned the ball over just 12 times, tying its second-fewest giveaways of the season. The Spartans had 15 turnovers in the game.
The Badgers struggled from 3-point range for the second-straight game, hitting just 2-of-10 (20 percent), and tying its second-lowest total makes on the year. UW also took just 10 3-point attempts, which also tied for the second lowest mark on the season. Wisconsin shot just 8.3 percent (1-of-12) from 3-point land in its last game at Penn State on Feb. 9.
Notables
Freshman Lindsay Smith earned her second career start. The 5-9 guard scored four points and finished second on the team with five rebounds. She also dished off two assists.
The Badgers scored their second-lowest point total of the season, just two more than the 44 points they scored at Kansas on Dec. 8.
Wisconsin shot just 40 percent (4-of-10) from the free throw line, its second-lowest percentage of the season.
UW did not have a blocked shot in the game, its fourth game this season without a blocked shot.
Other Big Ten Scores
#17 Penn State 74, #19 Purdue 63 (West Lafayette, Ind.)
#11 Ohio State 75, Indiana 54 (Columbus, Ohio)
Iowa 58, Michigan 57 (Ann Arbor, Mich.)
Minnesota 60, Illinois 53 (Minneapolis, Minn.)
Northwestern 63, #21 Nebraska (Lincoln, Neb.)
