Wisconsin Badgers had a tough task. They dealt with what is referred to in other sports as a lookahead sandwich game. They were playing Nebraska who is one of the worst teams in the power conferences. And on deck come Sunday is a very good Michigan team. All Wisconsin needed to do was not trip up against the Huskers on Wednesday night in the Badgers’ second straight road game. They found a way to bounce back and after a slow start found a little scoring to win 61-48. Wisconsin is now 9-5 on the season.

Player of the Game: Brad Davison – Buzzcut Brad had a good game last night. He was one of the few players over 100 in offensive efficiency last night and took home the MVP of the game from KenPom. Davison shot 50 percent from deep helping Wisconsin on the offensive end. He also played a big role on defense taking two charges as usual.

Honorable Mention: Jonathan Davis – Good game from Jonathan ‘Don’t Call Me Johnny’ last night. Davis finished with 10 points and had a flurry of them in the last first half. After Nebraska got out to a large lead for their standards, Davis played a role in pulling things back in for Wisconsin

What went right: Wisconsin recovered from their tough start – Badgers trailed early to Nebraska and were down as much as eight points. It is a weird place to play and took a while for Wisconsin to adjust to things. They never really figured out scoring-wise, but the defense came to play. And once that happened, Wisconsin only needed a few buckets to be successful.

What went wrong: Wisconsin offense is a concern, officially – Looking at the conference metrics for Wisconsin, they do not paint a pretty picture. Wisconsin is 10th in offensive efficiency in the Big Ten. 10th from three and eighth from inside the arc. The two numbers that are positive for Wisconsin are the turnover percentage and their free throw percentage. That last one is a big one. If I’m the Badgers, I’m attacking the glass and increasing my lead from the free-throw line.

Next up: Wisconsin comes home for a nationally televised showdown against Michigan. The Wolverines have been on pause for two weeks, not because of COVID, because their state was worried about the variant of COVID-19. We live in an upside-down world. Who knows how that will affect Michigan though. We’ve seen teams time and again struggle with the long pauses this late in the season.

Charlie.