11/8/2019 basketball Edit

Preview: Wisconsin takes on Eastern Illinois in home opener

Asher Low • BadgerBlitz

BadgerBlitz.com Staff Writer

Wisconsin (0-1) vs. Eastern Illinois (0-1)

Game: Friday, Nov. 8, 2019 at the Kohl Center

Time: 7:00 p.m. CT

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Nathan Reuvers (Darren Lee/Darren Lee Photography)

Pre-game notes

Wisconsin plays host to Eastern Illinois in its home opener Friday night at the Kohl Center. Both teams are looking for their first win of the season after dropping their openers on Tuesday. Wisconsin lost in overtime to No. 20 Saint Mary's and EIU came up short on the road at No. 13 Texas Tech.

This will be the seventh meeting between the two programs, and in the previous six Wisconsin holds a 5-1 record over the Panthers.

The Badgers had multiple chances to pull off a minor upset against the Gaels on Tuesday, but came up short on the final possession of both regulation and overtime. Junior forward Nate Reuvers tied a career-high with 22 points and will look to build off of his strong start to the year.

The Badgers have been nearly perfect in home openers as they have won 20 of their last 21 opening games at the Kohl Center.

Eastern Illinois features Wisconsin natives Shareef Smith (Madison Memorial), Deang Deang (Madison East) and George Dixon (Milwaukee Riverside).

Projected Starting Five (Wisconsin)

Pos.	Wisconsin	HT/WT	Pts.	Reb.	Ast.
G	D'Mitrik Trice (Jr.)	6-0, 184	10.0	3.0	3.0
G	Brad Davison (Jr.)	6-4, 206	16.0	4.0	0.0
G	Kobe King (R-So.)	6-4, 205	5.0	4.0	1.0
F	Aleem Ford (R-Jr.)	6-8, 217	7.0	5.0	2.0
F	Nate Reuvers (Jr.)	6-11, 235	22.0	6.0	0.0

All heights and weights from Wisconsin's online roster

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Projected Starting Five (Eastern Illinois)

Pos.	Eastern Illinois	HT/WT	Pts.	Reb
G	Mack Smith (Jr.)	6-2, 185	8.0	3.0
G	Marvin Johnson (Jr.)	6-6, 190	5.0	2.0
G	Josiah Wallace (Jr.)	6-4, 185	2.0	4.0
F	George Dixon (Jr.)	6-6, 190	13.0	10.0
F	Jordan Skipper-Brown (Jr.)	6-6, 230	10.0	0.0

*Based on starting five from season-opener vs. Texas Tech;

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