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It’s going to be crucial for the Wisconsin Badgers to not make the same mistakes they did against No. 5 Purdue back on January 3.
The Boilermakers were as high as the No. 5 team in the nation at the time, while they’re now down to No. 15 for the March 7 rematch.
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Each team has had incredibly different seasons, but both are eyeing deep NCAA Tournament runs.
Wisconsin caught Purdue at the wrong time in January, as that’s when the Boilermakers went on a nine-game winning streak. Since that streak concluded on January 17, they’ve gone 6-6. As for Wisconsin, they’ve gone 12-4 since falling to Purdue, 89-73.
All five of Purdue’s starters finished with double digits. If that’s not enough, both Oscar Cluff (12 points and 11 rebounds) and Braeden Smith (14 points and 12 assists) finished with a double-double.
The Badgers were led by Nick Boyd, who was a perfect 10-of-10 from the charity stripe. He led all scorers with 24 points, while Nolan Winter wasn’t too far behind with his 18 points and 10 rebounds.
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Greg Gard’s squad grabbed two more rebounds in the first matchup, though their ball movement was nowhere to be found. Purdue had 22 assists to Wisconsin’s seven, and that’s one of a few statistics that stand out.
Purdue forced four more turnovers and turned that into eight extra points. The biggest eye-sore was Wisconsin’s horrific 16% mark from three-point range. They were just 4-of-25 from behind the arc, and that number right there outweighs any other statistic that was presented.
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This article originally appeared on Badgers Wire: Revisiting Wisconsin basketball’s loss to Purdue in January
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