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Jan. 20, 2015

Postgame Notes
Wisconsin 82, Iowa 50
Jan. 20, 2015

TEAM NOTES
•    Wisconsin improved to 17-2 on the season, the school's second-best 19-game start to the season in the modern era. The only better start was the Badgers' 18-1 start in 2006-07.
•    The Badgers are now 101-14 (.878) under Bo Ryan against Big Ten teams at the Kohl Center.
•    Bo Ryan improved to 161-67 (.706) all-time in Big Ten action, the highest winning percentage in conference history.
•    The Badgers lead the conference in scoring defense in all games, holding opponents to 54.6 points per game.
•    The Badgers lead the all-time series with the Hawkeyes 81-79, and have won 52 of the 80 meetings against Iowa in Madison. Wisconsin has won the past four meetings against Iowa.
•    Wisconsin held Iowa to a season-low 17 first half points. This marked the fifth time this season UW has held a team below 20 points in the first half.
•    The Badgers held the Hawkeyes to 50 points, their second-lowest point total of the season. Iowa scored 44 points in a loss to Northern Iowa on Dec. 20.
•    Wisconsin tied a school-record with one turnover tonight. The only other time UW had one turnover was against Michigan State on Feb. 28, 2008.
•    The Badgers have an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.66 after tallying 16 assists with only one turnover against the Hawkeyes.
•    Wisconsin outscored Iowa 36-12 in the paint.
•    Wisconsin dominated the glass, outrebounding Iowa 37-24. It was Wisconsin's largest edge on the glass in a Big Ten contest since outrebounding Northwestern 47-22 on Feb. 20, 2013.
•    UW corralled 15 offensive rebounds, while holding Iowa to only six offensive boards.
•    The Badgers' posted their largest win over a Big Ten opponent since defeating Northwestern by 32 points (78-46) in Evanston on Jan. 23, 2011.
•    Wisconsin leads the Big Ten in scoring offense in conference contests, averaging 74.3 points per contest.
•    Wisconsin improved to 9-3 against teams ranked in the AP-25 (.750), which matches Iowa State (12-4) for the second-best mark in the country. Arizona is 5-1 (.833) in such contests over the past two years.
•    The Badgers lead the country in fewest turnovers per game, averaging only 7.8 turnovers per contest.
•    UW also leads the country in fewest fouls per contest, committing only 13.2 fouls per game.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES
•    Junior Sam Dekker posted a team-high 17 points to go with 8 rebounds and 2 assists.
•    Senior Frank Kaminsky finished with 13 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists, giving him his Big Ten-leading eighth double-double of the season.
•    Sophomore Bronson Koenig scored 13 points to go with 3 rebounds and 2 assists. In 16 games coming off the bench, Koenig averaged 4.4 points. He has now scored in double figures in each of his first 3 career starts, averaging 12.0 ppg.
•    Sophomore Nigel Hayes recorded 16 points, marking the third-straight game Hayes has reached double-digit scoring.