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Pittsburgh Panthers @ Wisconsin Badgers
Current Records: Pittsburgh 6-0, Wisconsin 6-0
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The Pittsburgh Panthers will face off against the Wisconsin Badgers at 5:30 p.m. ET on Sunday at Greenbrier Colonial Hall. Both teams are still undefeated after six-games, but that won’t be the case come Sunday.
On Friday, Pittsburgh earned a 74-63 win over LSU. The 74-point effort marked the Panthers’ lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn’t matter.
Pittsburgh’s victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jaland Lowe, who had 22 points along with eight rebounds and six assists. The dominant performance also gave Lowe a new career-high in threes (four). Ishmael Leggett was another key player, scoring 21 points along with six rebounds and five steals.
Meanwhile, Wisconsin strolled past UCF with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 86-70.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Wisconsin to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kamari McGee, who went 5 for 6 en route to 14 points. McGee had some trouble finding his footing against UT-Rio Grande Valley on Monday, so this was a nice turnaround. Another player making a difference was Nolan Winter, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten rebounds.
Wisconsin was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as UCF only posted ten.
Pittsburgh’s win bumped their record up to 6-0. As for Wisconsin, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 6-0.
Keep an eye on the arc in Sunday’s match: Pittsburgh has made nailing deep shots look easy this year this season, having averaged 9 threes per game. However, it’s not like Wisconsin struggles in that department as they’ve been averaging 10. Given these competing strengths, it’ll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Pittsburgh came up short against Wisconsin in their previous meeting back in March of 2016, falling 47-43. Can Pittsburgh avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We’ll find out soon enough.
Series History
Wisconsin won the only game these two teams have played in the last 8 years.
- Mar 18, 2016 – Wisconsin 47 vs. Pittsburgh 43
