These last few games for Wisconsin have been a dream. Badgers are back to playing their brand of basketball. In the last three games, teams averaged a paltry 53.3 points per game. That’s pretty good for any team. It’s not like the Badgers defense struggled this season, but they’re setting the tone giving the offense more opportunities to build a lead. Badgers are doing it that in their last three teams winning by double-digits in all of them including Saturday versus Northwestern winning 62-46 where Ethan Happ had another triple-double.

Player of the Game: Ethan Happ – Even though Happ did not have the greatest game from the field, he still notched a triple-double. That’s not an easy thing to do in college basketball. Happ finished with 13 points, 12 rebounds and eleven assists. Even with his bad shooting, that’s a great night for Happ. Northwestern did not really have anyone who could slow him down. Happ is likely the odds-on favorite to win Big Ten Player of the Year.

Silver Star: Brad Davison – THis was a solid game from Davison who had 18 points and six rebounds. We’ve said all year that Wisconsin needs their second scorer, and it appears having two is better than one. Both Davison and D’Mitrik Trice scored 18 points in th win versus Northwestern. This is the type of outing that makes Wisconsin look very dangerous if Happ, Davison and Trice are all scoring buckets.

Thing I liked: Wisconsin never had a letdown in this game – Wisconsin had the lead or was tied for the entire game. They did not have one moment of peril against Northwestern. Sure, the Wildcats are not very good yet they can still challenge a team. They did not provide any of those challenges to WIsconsin. This was an ass-kicking.

Thing I didn’t like: Little something needed from the bench – Wisconsin did not get one thing from their bench on Saturday. They had three players who had 15 or more minutes, and they did absolutely nothing. While Happ, Davison and Trice had it under control, that’s still not a good sign. Badgers have the talent to be a deep team, but they need more scoring.

Next up: Wisconsin heads to Nebraska to take on the Cornhuskers. THis is a scary game for Wisconsin as Nebraska is in desperation mode for a win. Cornhuskers find themselves right on the bubble coming into this game on Tuesday. Lincoln has not been friendly to Wisconsin in the past, so, expect a tough, tough game.