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Badgers set for Big Ten Conference Tournament
Wisconsin (9-19 overall, 5-11 Big Ten) earned the No. 9 seed in the 2012 Big Ten Conference Tournament at Bankers Life Fieldhouse (formerly Conseco Fieldhouse) in Indianapolis, Thursday-Sunday. The Badgers play Minnesota (14-16, 6-10) on Thursday at 5 p.m. CT in first-round action. The winner will advance to play top-seeded Penn State in the second round on Friday at 5 p.m.

Game #29 |  vs. Minnesota (Big Ten Tournament)
Date	Thursday, Mar. 1  |  5 p.m. CT
Location	Indianapolis, Ind.  |  Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Tournament Info	Big Ten Tournament Central
TV	Big Ten Network
Live Stats	GameTracker
Radio	BadgerSportsNetwork.com  |   WIBA 1310
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WISCONSIN GAME NOTES

• The Badgers are 9-16 in 17 tournament appearances, losing in the first round at the 2011 Big Ten Tournament. Wisconsin was the No. 6 seed and fell to No. 11 Illinois 63-56 in first-round play.
UW has been the No. 9 seed two other times, in 2003 and 2006, losing in the first round both times.

• After losing six straight, the Badgers got back on track on Sunday, downing Illinois 72-60 in the Kohl Center, giving their three seniors a win in their final home game.   

• Wisconsin’s 72 points against Illinois was its most since scoring 79 in an overtime loss to Iowa on Feb. 2. The Badgers had been averaging just 55.4 points per game through five games. UW also got its shooting back on track, hitting 52 percent (26-of-50) from the field vs. the Illini after shooting just 38.1 percent from the field its previous five games.

• The Badgers set their Big Ten-only season record for 3-pointers made and 3-pointers per game with 104 treys or 6.5 per game. The Badgers also set the overall season record for 3-pointers made with 175 or 6.3 per game.

• Wisconsin could set its single season record for free throw percentage. The Badgers are shooting 75.4 percent (273-of-362) this season, which would break the current school record mark of 74.2 (541-of-729) set in 2006-07.

• Junior Taylor Wurtz recorded back-to-back double-doubles on the week with 22 points and 12 rebounds at Indiana followed by 21 points and 12 rebounds against Illinois.

Game Notes Complete women's basketball game notes in printable PDF format.

Last Time out     
The Badgers dropped their sixth straight on Feb. 23, falling at Indiana 62-60, tying its longest losing streak of the season.
    Wisconsin got back on the winning track on Sunday, downing Illinois 72-60 on Senior Day in the Kohl Center. UW swept Illinois on the season, winning both games.

Paige tallies career high    
Sophomore Morgan Paige scored a career-high 29 points to lead the Badgers over Illinois on Sunday. It was the most points for a UW player since Alyssa Karel scored 31 points against Ohio State in the Big Ten Tournament on March 6, 2010.  
    The 5-9 guard set a Kohl Center record by going 11-of-11 from the free throw line, breaking the marks of Ebba Gebisa (10-of-10 vs. Michigan, Jan. 30, 2005) and Jessie Stomski (10-of-10 vs. Michigan, Jan. 20, 2000). Paige was also 8-of-14 (57.1 percent) from the field, including 2-of-5 (40 percent) from 3-point range. She added two rebounds, two assists and one steal in 36 minutes of play.

Two players with 20-plus    
In addition to Morgan Paige’s career high 29 points, junior Taylor Wurtz added 21 points to the Badger win over Illinoi son Sunday. It was the first time since Feb. 3, 2011, that the UW has had two players score 20-or-more points in a game.

Badgers outboard Illini    
Wisconsin outrebounded Illinois 36-17, its third-largest advantage of the season. Illinois’ total ties a Kohl Center record for fewest rebounds by an opponent, originally set by Southern Illinois on Nov. 22, 2004.
    After getting outrebounded in five straight games, Wisconsin has outrebounded its last two opponents. The Badgers also finished with a 41-33 advantage over Indiana on Feb. 23. The 41 rebounds was the UW’s fourth-highest total this season and just its fifth game with 40-or-more rebounds this season.
    The Badgers have an advantage of 38.5–25 in rebounding their last two games.

Second-chance points    
In its last two games, UW is averaging 16 second-chance points as it is pulling down an average of 15.5 offensive rebounds per game.
    The Badgers had 18 offensive rebounds at Indiana on Feb. 23, scoring 17 second-chance points. Against Illinois on Sunday, Wisconsin scored 15 second-chance points on 13 offensive rebounds.

Wurtz averages double-double    
Junior Taylor Wurtz recorded back-to-back double-doubles last week, upping her season total to six double-doubles and her career total to eight.
    The 6-0 guard had 22 points and 12 rebounds at Indiana while recording 21 points and 12 rebounds against Illinois. Wurtz averaged 21.5 points and 12 rebounds in two games, shooting 55.2 percent from the field, including 45.5 percent from 3-point range.

Doubling the double    
Junior Taylor Wurtz and senior Anya Covington both recorded double-doubles at Indiana on Feb. 23. It was the first time since 2008 that the Badgers have had two players with double-doubles in the same game. Wurtz led all scorers with 22 points and added 12 rebounds. Covington chipped in 10 points and 11 rebounds.
    The last time it happened was at Penn State on Feb. 3, 2008, when Jolene Anderson (30 points/14 rebounds) and Lin Zastrow (18 points/10 rebounds) achieved the feat.

Scoring back on track   
Wisconsin’s 72 points against Illinois were its most since scoring 79 points in an overtime loss to Iowa on Feb. 2. The Badgers had been averaging just 55.4 points per game through five games.

Shooting back   
UW also got its shooting back on track against Illinois, hitting 52 percent (26-of-50) from the field vs. the Illini after shooting just 38.1 percent from the field its previous five games.
    The Badgers have not been above 39.7 percent for five games, including a low of 36.8 percent (21-of-57) at Indiana on Feb. 23.
    The Badgers shot an impressive 64 percent (16-of-25) in the second half against Illinois.

3-ball back on track    
After shooting just 13.6 percent (3-of-22) from 3-point range their previous two games, the Badgers have shot 35.3 percent (18-of-51) from deep their last three games.
    Taylor Wurtz is shooting 38.9 percent (7-of-18) from behind the arc while Morgan Paige is hitting 38.5 percent (5-of-13).  
    Wisconsin shot a season low 8.3 percent (1-of-12) at Penn State on Feb. 9 and followed that up by hitting just 20 percent (2-of-10) against Michigan State on Feb. 16.  

Turnovers hurt UW    
The Badgers are averaging 17.3 turnovers per game this season and opponents are taking advantage of that. Foes average nearly 18.5 points per game off UW giveaways.
    In Wisconsin’s game at Indiana on Feb. 23, the Badgers had 23 turnovers, which led to 26 points by the Hoosiers.

Wurtz in elite company    
Only three players in the nation lead their team in both rebounds and 3-pointers made. Junior Taylor Wurtz has a team-leading 2.4 3-pointers per game and 7.6 rebounds per game.

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