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12/06 03:43 CST Wisconsin hosts Marquette after James' 21-point game
Wisconsin hosts Marquette after James' 21-point game
By The Associated Press
Marquette Golden Eagles (5-4) at Wisconsin Badgers (6-2, 1-0 Big Ten)
Madison, Wisconsin; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Badgers -10.5; over/under is 157.5
BOTTOM LINE: Marquette plays Wisconsin after Nigel James Jr. scored 21 points
in Marquette's 75-72 overtime victory against the Valparaiso Beacons.
The Badgers are 5-0 in home games. Wisconsin is sixth in the Big Ten scoring
86.9 points while shooting 45.1% from the field.
The Golden Eagles play their first true road game after going 5-4 to start the
season. Marquette averages 81.4 points while outscoring opponents by 7.2 points
per game.
Wisconsin is shooting 45.1% from the field this season, 1.4 percentage points
higher than the 43.7% Marquette allows to opponents. Marquette has shot at a
42.6% clip from the field this season, 1.4 percentage points below the 44.0%
shooting opponents of Wisconsin have averaged.
TOP PERFORMERS: Nicholas Boyd is shooting 49.2% and averaging 20.9 points for
the Badgers. John Blackwell is averaging 19.9 points.
Chase Ross is scoring 20.3 points per game and averaging 4.4 rebounds for the
Golden Eagles. James is averaging 12.3 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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