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Postgame Notes: Wisconsin vs. Indiana

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Postgame Notes: Wisconsin vs. Indiana

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Postgame Notes
#14 Wisconsin vs. Indiana
Feb. 25, 2014
Kohl Center - Madison, Wis.

TEAM NOTES
•    Wisconsin improved to 23-5, 10-5 in Big Ten play.
•    The Badgers are now 314-118 (.727) in 13 seasons under Bo Ryan. Ryan is also 697-221 (.759) during his 30 years of coaching in the college ranks.
•    UW is now 154-65 (.703) in Big Ten games under Ryan. Ryan's winning percentage of .703 is the best in Big Ten history. With his 154th Big Ten win, Ryan is tied with Ohio State's Harold Olsen for 11th place in league history.
•    Wisconsin secured its 14th consecutive winning season in Big Ten play, which ties them with Indiana (1970-84) for the second-longest streak in conference history. Purdue tallied 16 consecutive winning seasons in Big Ten play from 1972-88.
•    The Badgers won their 12th-straight home contest against the Hoosiers. Wisconsin has won 13 of the past 14 meetings with Indiana. Additionally, Ryan improved to 19-4 (.826) against Indiana while at Wisconsin, the second-best mark all-time among Big Ten coaches against IU.
•    Wisconsin trailed at halftime for just the fourth time this season, improving to 2-2 while trailing at intermission.  UW has only trailed in 40 of 215 home games under Ryan, and the Badgers have come back to win 26 of those 40 games.
•    After scoring only 19 points in the first half, the Badgers exploded for 50 points in the second half. It marked the fifth time this year UW has scored 50 or more in a half.
•    The Badgers ended the game 22-for-24 (.917) from the charity stripe, marking the first time since Nov. 18, 2012 against Cornell that UW shot better than 90 percent from the charity stripe.
•    Indiana only attempted three free throws, the fewest attempted against the Badgers since Michigan shot two free throws on Feb. 9, 2013.  
•    Five Badgers scored in double-digits, marking the eighth time this season UW has featured five double-digit scorers.
•    Wisconsin overcame a 10-point second-half deficit, marking the second-largest second half deficit UW has overcome in a win. Wisconsin also erased an 11-point second half deficit in UW's 75-71 win on Jan. 5.
•    The Badgers committed only three turnovers tonight, and lowered their nation-leading turnovers per game average to 8.1.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES
•    Sophomore Sam Dekker scored a team-high 16 points, including 14 in the second half. Dekker pulled down seven rebounds, set a career-high with three blocks and added two assists. It marked the sixth-straight game Dekker has scored in double-digits. Dekker was a perfect 5-for-5 from the line.
•    Junior Traevon Jackson recorded 14 points and pulled down two rebounds.
•    Senior Ben Brust scored 12 points, all in the second half on 3-for-5 shooting from three-point range. He also added four boards.
•    Junior Josh Gasser recorded 11 points on 3-of-4 shooting and added two assists, two rebounds and a block.
•    Junior Frank Kaminsky had 10 points, a game-high nine rebounds, two blocks and two steals.

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