Saturday, December 8, 2007

Badgers owning the boards

If there's one advantage the Badgers have in this game, it's definitely the size down low. Marquette has a 10-8 lead with 14:51 left to play, but Wisconsin is hanging around because of its ability to grab offensive rebounds.

The Badgers last three baskets have come on second-chance opportunities, something Marquette can ill-afford to do if it wants to win this game.

On another note, the crowd is more pro-Wisconsin than in recent years. Usually it's about 90/10 for this game, but I'd guess that there's only about 5 percent Marquette fans, if that.

Dominic James has chosen to go with white high socks rather than choosing a color that would match the jersey. He's also ditched the shooting sleeve. I think it's a bad move. You aren't cool unless you have a shooting sleeve.

Marquette hasn't pressured in the full court yet, but I suspect that's coming. Wisconsin had trouble handling the press against Duke.

- John Casper Jr.

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