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Published Dec 3, 2018

Preview: Wisconsin welcomes Rutgers for first Big Ten home contest

Jon McNamara • BadgerBlitz

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No. 22 Wisconsin (7-1, 1-0) vs. Rutgers (5-2, 0-1)

Game: Dec. 3, 2018 at the Kohl Center

Time: 7:00 PM (Monday)

Watch: Big Ten Network

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Pre-game notes

*(4) Number of road wins Wisconsin has already racked up, matching its total road/neutral wins from last season.

*(6th) The Badgers are ranked 6th in the latest NCAA NET rankings. UW is also the nation's No. 11 team, per KenPom.com analysis.

*(7-1) Wisconsin's 7-1 start is its best start since beginning the 2014-15 season.

*(13.1) Offensive rebounds per game by Rutgers, which is tied for second in the Big Ten.

Projected Starting Five (Wisconsin)

Position	Wisconsin	HT/WT	Pts.	Reb.	Ast.

PG	D'Mitrik Trice (SO)	6-0/187	17.4	3.8	2.6
SG	Brad Davison (SO)	6-3/205	9.4	2.9	1.6
SF	Khalil Iverson (SR)	6-5/217	5.3	5.4	1.3
PF	Nathan Reuvers (SO)	6-10/215	6.4	2.1	0.9
C	Ethan Happ (SR)	6-10/237	17.4	11.6	5.3

“It feels so good, and it feels so good because it was a team effort”

Big road win. Together.#ForTheCulture pic.twitter.com/5linuz9pfE
— Wisconsin Basketball (@BadgerMBB) December 1, 2018

Projected Starting Five (Rutgers)

Position	Rutgers	HT/WT	Pts.	Reb.

PG	Geo Baker (SO)	6-4/180	14.6	3.1
SG	Peter Kiss (SO)	6-5/200	9.9	2.1
SF	Issa Thiam (JR)	6-10/190	8.7	4.0
PF	Eugene Omoruyi (JR)	6-7/240	15.1	9.1
C	Shaquille Doorson (SR)	7-0/275	5.1	6.6

📊📈 | BY THE NUMBERS

3️⃣1️⃣6️⃣ » Experience ranking, meaning only 37 teams nationally are younger than we are.

1️⃣6️⃣ » # of opponents on our schedule ranked or receiving Top 25 votes.

4️⃣ » Our avg height of 79.1’’ makes us the 4th tallest team in America.

🛡⚔️ #GardenStatement pic.twitter.com/cTaJreZXjc
— Rutgers Basketball (@RutgersMBB) December 3, 2018

Big Ten Standings

Team	Conference	Overall

Michigan	1-0	8-0
Wisconsin	1-0	7-1
Maryland	1-0	7-1
Nebraska	1-0	7-1
Michigan State	1-0	6-2
Indiana	1-0	6-2
Ohio State	1-0	7-1
Minnesota	0-1	6-2
Iowa	0-1	6-1
Northwestern	0-1	6-2
Rutgers	0-1	5-2
Purdue	0-1	5-3
Penn State	0-1	4-3
Illinois	0-1	2-6