INSIDE MEN���S BASKETBALL
BY PATRICK HERB
@BadgerMBB
SCHEDULE (6-3, 0-0)
Last Week
Nov. 28
Virginia
Dec. 2
California
This Week
Tuesday Omaha
Saturday at Marquette
Badgers hope to steal another in Milwaukee
W
isconsin and Marquette enjoy two of
the biggest home-court advantages in all of college
basketball. However, in recent years, it���s the road team
that has enjoyed the most
success in the I-94 rivalry
between the Badgers and
Golden Eagles.
Separated by just 75 miles,
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the Badgers and Golden Eagles have met 118 times in a
series that began in 1917. UW
and MU have played every
year but one since the 195859 season (did not play in
1984-85).
Despite the hostile environments that each team
calls home, neither squad has
been able to gain an advan-
W, 86-40
5 p.m.
Next Five
Dec. 12
Dec. 22
Dec. 29
Jan. 3
Jan. 6
Road is the code in I-94
rivalry with Marquette
L, 54-60
W, 81-56
8 p.m.
8:15 p.m.
1 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
TBA
Green Bay
Milwaukee
Samford
Penn State
at Nebraska
tage when hosting their in-state rival
in recent matchups.
The road team has won four of the
last six meetings in this series, including each of the last two.
The Badgers have won two of the
last three meetings with MU, and
nine of the last 15. However, Marquette won the most recent matchup,
a 61-54 decision at the Kohl Center on
Dec. 3, 2011.
In games played in Milwaukee, UW
is 27-38 all-time against the Golden
Eagles. The Badgers won in their most
recent trip to the Bradley Center, pulling out a 69-64 win behind 21 points
from Jordan Taylor and 17 from Jon
Leuer in 2010.
Control freaks
�� To the surprise of no one, the Badgers are again showing the nation
what it means to take care of the
rock. UW is fifth nationally in turnover per game (9.6) and is leading
the Big Ten in turnover margin
(+5) and assist-to-TO ratio (1.6).
