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Varsity - December 6, 2012

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BY THE NUMBERS 24 .277 WOMEN���S BASKETBALL UW held Alabama to .227 shooting from the field in their 69-50 win over the Crimson Tide on Saturday. The .227 shooting percentage was a season-low for a Badgers opponent and marks the lowest percentage by an opponent since 2003. 12 FOOTBALL Freshman RB Melvin Gordon ran for a career-high 216 yards on just nine carries in the Badgers��� 70-31 win in the Big Ten Football Championship Game, an average of 24.0 yards per attempt. Gordon���s 56-yard touchdown run in the first quarter was his second touchdown of 50-plus yards in as many games. MEN���S HOCKEY Wisconsin has won 12 of its last 15 contests against Michigan Tech, including six in a row in Madison. The Badgers own a .671 win percentage against the Huskies and a 60-17-4 home record. MEN���S BASKETBALL The Badgers own a .987 win percentage when posting a better field-goal percentage than their opponent. The Badgers shot 48.6 percent from the field in their 86-40 rout of Nebraska-Omaha on Tuesday, and have now won 78 of their last 79 games when out-shooting their opponent. 18 �� VARSITY D EC E M B E R 6, 2012 .987

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