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Postgame Notes
Wisconsin at California
Dec. 22, 2014

TEAM
•    Wisconsin improved to 11-1 on the season, marking the third time the Badgers have begun the season 11-1 or better under Bo Ryan (opened 21-1 in 2006-07 and 16-0 in 2013-14).
•    Bo Ryan is now 332-122 (.731) during his 14 years at Wisconsin and 715-225 (.761) overall.
•    UW has now won 50 consecutive regular-season, non-conference games against unranked opponents, dating back to 2010.
•    The Badgers notched their sixth-consecutive win over members of the Pac-12 conference. UW is now 4-5 all-time against Cal with wins in the last three meetings.
•    Wisconsin moved to 22-5 (.815) away from home over the last two seasons, including a mark of 6-0 this season. UW is 11-3 in true road venues and 11-2 in neutral site games dating back to last season.
•    The Badgers now own the most road/neutral wins over that span among all major conference teams. UW's .815 win percentage is tied for second among major conference teams.
•    Wisconsin held Cal to just 56 points, their second-lowest scoring output of the season. The Badgers have now held 10 of 12 opponents to 60 points or less.
•    UW converted 17-of-18 free throws for a season-high mark of 94.4 percent.
•    The Badgers posted a +10 rebounding margin, grabbing 39 boards and relenting 29. UW has out-rebounded 10 of its 12 opponents on the year.
•    Wisconsin turned the ball over just 6 times, lowering its season average to 8.7 per game.

INDIVIDUAL
•    Sophomore Nigel Hayes posted his third-career double-double with a team-high 17 points and 13 rebounds. The 13 boards matched his career high output.
•    Hayes was a perfect 5-for-5 at the free throw line and has scored in double figures in 8 of 12 games this season. He is averaging a team-high 8.1 rebounds per game on the year.
•    Senior Frank Kaminsky finished with 14 points and 8 rebounds, his 11th game scoring in double figures this season. He also added one block, the 118th of his career, good for 3rd in school history.
•    Junior Sam Dekker tallied 14 points and 6 rebounds. He has reached double digits 8 times this season.
•    Senior Josh Gasser started the 116th game of his career, equaling Mike Kelley (1998-01) for second in Wisconsin annals.