INSIDE MEN'S BASKETBALL BY PATRICK HERB @BadgerMBB SCHEDULE (12-5, 1-3)
Last Five Dec. 23 Miss. Valley St. W, 79-45 Dec. 27 at Nebraska Dec. 31 Iowa Tues. Sun.
#10 Mich. St. L, 60-63 (ot) at #16 Michigan
L, 41-59
This Week Thursday at Purdue Sunday Nebraska
Next Five Jan. 18 Northwestern Jan. 22
at Illinois
Jan. 26 #7 Indiana Jan. 31 Feb. 4
at Penn State #5 Ohio State
6 p.m. 5 p.m.
8 p.m. 1 p.m. 8 p.m. 7 p.m. 1 p.m.
W, 64-40 L, 65-72
Taylor thriving in T
his season, senior guard Jordan Taylor is elevat- ing his game in crunch time. In the final five minutes of
games and overtime, Taylor is shooting 67 percent (20- 30) from the field, 50 per- cent (8-16) from 3-point range and 80 percent (12-15) from the free throw line. Comparitively, on the sea-
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game's final minutes Senior guard elevates play down the stretch
son Taylor is shooting 40 percent on field goals, 33 percent on 3-pointers and 74 percent on free throws. Taylor's exploits were showcased last week against Michigan State, when he scored 21 of the Badgers' fi- nal 25 points, doing most of that damage in the final five minutes and overtime.
Up next: Purdue and Nebraska » Wisconsin continues a two-game road swing Thursday at Purdue with hopes of ending a pair of los- ing streaks. The Badgers have lost three in a row overall this season and have taken bumps in each of their last five trips to West Lafay- ette. Tip-off is scheduled for 6 p.m. (CT) on ESPN.
» The Badgers then return home Sunday as they look to close out a season-sweep of Big Ten newcom- er Nebraska. The game airs live on BTN at 5 p.m.
» In the conference opener at Ne- braska, Ryan Evans scored a ca- reer-high 22 points to guide UW to a 64-40 win. The Badgers used a 19-2 run in the first half to take control, then the defense limited the Huskers to just 14 points in the second half to ensure the win.
