March 5 - 11 Wisconsin heads to Indianapolis as the No. 4 seed in the 2012 Big Ten Tournament and will play No. 5 Indiana on Friday at approximately 1:30 p.m. (CT) on ESPN. The Badgers have earned a first-round bye for the 12th-straight season, the longest streak in Big Ten history. UW is looking for its first win in the Big Ten tournament since winning the championship in 2008.
UW is one of four teams (with ILL, IOWA & MSU) to win two Big Ten tourney titles, only OSU has won more (4).
The Badgers have won 9 straight games against Indiana, including a 57-50 win at the Kohl Center in this season's only meeting.
Game #32 |#4 Wisconsin (23-8, 12-6) vs. #5 Indiana (25-7, 11-7)
STARTING FIVE 1 BO RYAN: With 265 career wins, Bo Ryan is tied with Hall of Famer Harold "Bud" Foster atop Wisconsin's all-time wins list. Ryan tied Foster in just 364 games; Foster coached 532 contests for the Badgers.
2 NCAA TOURNAMENT TALK: Wisconsin has been to 13 consecutive NCAA tournaments, one of just 6 schools with an active streak of at least 13 straight tourneys: Kansas (22), Duke (16), Michigan St. (14), Gonzaga (13) and Texas (13). The Badgers have also been a top-4 seed in 4 of the last 5 years. 3 TOP-10 TAYLOR: A mid-season candidate for the Naismith Award, Jordan Taylor has moved into 8th place on UW's all-time scoring list with 1,454 career points. The Cousy Award finalist averaged 16.3 ppg during Big Ten play.
4 UNPARALLELED CONSISTENCY: UW has won 20 games for the 6th straight season and finished among the conference's top 4 teams for the 11th straight season, the Big Ten's longest streak in 80 years.
5 DEFENSE RULES: The Badgers lead the nation allowing opponents an NCAA-low 51.8 points per game. UW also leads the nation in both 3-point FG defense (.276) and defensive points per possession (0.87) while ranking 3rd in FG defense (37.7%).
BIG TEN TICKET INFORMATION • All-session and single-session tickets for the 2012 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament are on sale now. Tickets can be purchased at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse box office, Ticketmaster outlets, www.ticketmaster.com or by calling Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000.. WISCONSIN IN BIG TEN TOURNAMENT • Wisconsin owns a 14-12 (.538) overall record in Big Ten Tournament, winning championships in 2004 and 2008 and advancing to the finals in 2005 and 2007.
• The Badgers have lost 3 straight games in the Big Ten tournament, with their last win coming in the 2008 Tournament Championship Game.
• Bo Ryan's teams are 10-8 in the BTT.
• The Badgers are a No. 4 seed for the fifth time in tournament history and the 3rd time in the last 4 years. UW is just 1-4 as a No. 4 seed, with opening-game losses in each of the last three instances.
• UW's current roster owns a combined 10 games of Big Ten Tournament experience and 36 total points. Jordan Taylor has scored 24 of those 36 points, averaging 8.0 pts, 3.0 rebs, 2.7 asts in 3 games.
SERIES VS. INDIANA • Friday marks the 158th meeting between UW and Indiana in a series dating back to 1910. The Hoosiers lead the all-time series 93-64, but Wisconsin has won 9 straight games against Indiana and 15 of the last 18 meetings.
• UW won the only regular-season meeting with a 57-50 victory at the Kohl Center on Jan. 26, 2012.
• The Badgers have won the last 9 games against Indiana by an average of 15.8 points per game.
• UW's 9-game win streak vs. the Hoosiers is the team's longest vs. IU since winning 11 in a row from 1912-19. It also ranks as the 2nd-longest active streak of victories over a single opponent in the Big Ten.
• UW's 9-game win streak over IU is the most consecutive victories against the Hoosiers by any team since 1935.
• Bo Ryan is 15-3 all-time vs. Indiana. Ryan also boasts an 11-3 all-time record vs. Tom Crean, with 7 of those decisions coming while Crean was at Marquette.
• In his last 3 games against Indiana, Jordan Taylor has averaged 25.7 points, including a career-high 39 points in a 77-67 win at Indiana last season.
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NOTES FROM UW'S LAST GAME - #14 UW 70, ILL 56 - 3/4/12 - KOHL CENTER • Wisconsin won its regular-season home finale for the 11th-straight season.
• UW jumped to a 14-2 lead and never trailed.
• The Badgers held Illinois to 18 first-half points, the Illini's lowest-scoring half of the season.
• The Badgers turned it over just 7 times, their 3rd-straight game with 8 or fewer TOs.
• UW was 21-for-27 at the FT line, marking the 2nd-straight game with at least 20 FTs (22-for-29 vs. Minnesota).
• Jordan Taylor led UW with 16 points (8-10 FTs), adding 3 rebounds and 3 assists.
• Ryan Evans (10 points) scored in double figures for 10th straight game.
• Josh Gasser matched season highs with 16 points and 8 rebounds, going 7-for-8 at the FT line.
BO RYAN TIES ALL-TIME RECORD • With Sunday's win over Illinois, Bo Ryan notched his 265th career win, tying Hall of Famer Harold "Bud" Foster on Wisconsin's all-time wins list.
• Ryan equaled the UW school record in just 364 games and 11 seasons. Foster earned 265 wins in 532 total games and 25 seasons.
• Ryan's 132 career Big Ten wins rank 3rd at UW, behind Meanwell (158) and Foster (143).
• Ryan also ranks 14th on the conference's Big Ten wins list. Among active coaches, Ryan trails only Tom Izzo (196) in Big Ten wins.
CLOSING IN ON 14 STRAIGHT NCAAS • Wisconsin has qualified for each of the last 13 consecutive NCAA tournaments, the 4th-longest active streak in the country. NCAA, Longest Active NCAA Tournament Streaks
• The Badgers have earned a top-4 seed in the NCAA tournament in 4 of the last 5 seasons.
• UW is 14-10 in the NCAA under Bo Ryan, winning at least one game in 9 of the 10 NCAA appearances. Since 2001-02, Michigan State (19) is the only Big Ten team with more NCAA tourney wins.
• In the history of the NCAA tournament, Bo Ryan is one of just 4 coaches to have guided their team to the Big Dance in each of their first 10 seasons at one school.
ANOTHER 20-WIN SEASON • UW reached the 20-win plateau for the 6th-straight year and 9th time in Bo Ryan's 11 seasons. Wisconsin had a total of four 20-win seasons in the 103 years of UW basketball prior to Ryan's arrival.
• The Badgers' 23 wins already ranks as the 8th-highest single-season win total in school history
• UW's 6 straight seasons with at least 20 wins is the 2nd-longest active streak in the Big Ten, trailing only Ohio State (7 seasons).
• The Badgers have won 12 Big Ten games for the 9th time in program history (dating back to 1899) - 7 of those have come during Bo Ryan's 11 seasons.
UNPARALLELED BIG TEN CONSISTENCY • After a 1-3 start to Big Ten play, Wisconsin finished with a 12-6 record and just one game out of first place in the nation's top-rated confence.
• Wisconsin has now finished among the top 4 in the Big Ten for each of Bo Ryan's 11 seasons in Madison. That streak of 11-straight top-4 finishes is the Big Ten's longest in 80 years and the 2nd-longest of all-time.
• The Badgers also posted a winning conference record for the 12th-straight season in 2011-12. Among the six major conferences, only Kansas (22 seasons) has a longer active streak finishing above .500 in league play.
• Since Bo Ryan arrived in Madison in 2001-02, the Badgers own the best record in the Big Ten, posting a mark of 132-54 (.710) in conference play. Michigan State is second over that span with a record of 124-62 (.667).
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