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The Wisconsin Badgers basketball team struggled in the first half against Providence, shooting poorly and allowing their opponents to dominate. The Badgers were behind by 16 points at halftime, with their starters shooting poorly. Despite efforts to claw back, the deficit widened, and they eventually lost the game. The team's performance was criticized, with concerns about their defense and scoring abilities.
#Badgers face fourth and 1 at NEB 32.
#Badgers go for it on fourth and 3 from NEB 33. INC pass. Huskers' ball wit 4:01 left in quarter.
#Badgers take advantage of a PI call in the end zone as Braelon Allen scores from 2 yards. UW has wiped out the 14-0 deficit and leads, 17-14, with 7:47 left in the third.
#Badgers wake up in the second quarter and get back in their game against Nebraska. My halftime observations: https://t.co/imSIsZGuOo
The #Huskers out-gained Wisconsin in total yards, 270-133. 126 rushing yards already, and Chubba Purdy has 68 of it. NU won the time of possession battle 18:25-11:35. NU's defense has held the Badgers to 45 rushing yards. Badgers get the ball first out of the half.
#Badgers' D had NEB in a first-and-19 hole and gave up a first down. Huskers then faced first and 20 and got a 26-yard pass.
#Badgers face fourth and 2 from NEB 17 with 1:58 left. They take a timeout to discuss the situation. They were lined up to go for it.
Wisconsin uses that fourth-down stop and turns it into 7 points. Tanner Mordecai throws a 26-yard touchdown to Jackson Acker, who got behind the #Huskers defense. Nebraska 14, Wisconsin 7 w/6:37 left before halftime.
#Badgers DO take advantage of the fourth-down stop with a TD drive. Mordecai to Acker for 26 yards and a TD. QB rolled right and threw back left to Acker, who looped out of the backfield uncovered. EZ pitch and catch.
#Badgers get a fourth-down stop. First big play of the night for the home team.
End of 1Q: Nebraska 14, Wisconsin 0 The #Huskers out-gained the Badgers 162-32 and rushed for 83 yards. Purdy is 5-6 for 79 yards and 1 touchdown. Rushed for a 55-yard score, too. Emmett Johnson and Anthony Grant are both running hard and averaging over 5 yards per carry.
First quarter in the books: Huskers have 162 yards; #Badgers have 32.
Both offenses have run 12 plays. Huskers with 151 yards; #Badgers with 32.
Huskers came in at 284.1 yards per game in Big Ten play. Huskers have 151 yards on two possessions. Averaging a tidy 12.6 yards per play.
Huskers hit #Badgers with a 58-yard TD pass. Hallman missed tackle at UW 34. Huskers came in at 16.0 ppg in league play. They have 14 in first nine minutes tonight.
And the #Badgers offense gets one first down and then stalls.
Save for giving up a couple three-point bombs, #Badgers defense has been better this half. Lead is 63-56 with 7:07 left. Blackwell with all eight points this half. McGee giving UW quality minutes as well.
#Badgers Crowl just 2-6 from FT line and UW down to 13-20.
#Badgers 0-8 from deep.
#Badgers did several things well but gave up 7 threes on 14 attempts to a team shooting 31.7% from three in first three games. Robert Morris within two thanks to a 21-0 edge from deep.
#Badgers are 10-15 on twos tonight. They are 0-6 on threes.
#Badgers got off to a decent start with a 10-3 lead but are struggling on both ends now. We have 3:31 left in the half and knotted at 28-28.
Game getting a bit ragged. #Badgers 8-13 from FT line and 0-1 from deep. Lead is 26-22, largely because Robert Morris is 5-10 from deep.
#Badgers have six FTAs and no three-point attempts in first 4:19 of the game.
The #Huskers are on a 15-9 run to open the second half and have made 6 of their first 8 shots. They now lead Stony Brook 51-37 w/15:19 left in the game.
#Badgers obviously list this game in first half. Providence much better earlier. Blackwell steadied UW for a minute or two bit when your defense is porous and you can’t score you can’t win. The numbers were brutal across the board. Starters have to do more, especially early
#Badgers had clawed back to within 15 but a turnover and Providence had scored on last two possessions. Lead back to 20 with 7:26 left.
#Badgers starters a combined 1-11 from deep and 7-29 overall. Deficit is 51-33 wit 11:38 left in the game.
Providence opens this half w/8-2 run and #Badgers' deficit is 22 with 16:31 left.
#Badgers are shooting 1-for-11 from 3 and have allowed Providence to shoot 63.2% in the first half. It’s the Tennessee game all over again.
#Badgers' deficit is 16 at the break. Starters are a combined 4-23 shooting for UW. Blackwell leads the way with nine points and four rebounds.
#Badgers have zero FTAs, six points in the paint and are 1-10 from three. And Providence is shooting 64.7%. Deficit is 15 with 3:37 left in half.
Providence guards dominating their counterparts with Wisconsin right now. #Badgers just can't shoot or defend. And it shows down 18 points in first half.
Providence shooting 75.0% from three and a chilly 68.8% overall. #Badgers trail, 29-11, with 7:55 left in first half.
#Badgers 1-6 from deep and just 4-14 overall. Providence with a nine-point edge from deep.
Providence 3-3 from deep and 6-8 overall. #Badgers teetering early, 16-7, with 14:15 left in half.
#Badgers came out like crap (rushed) on both ends. It took a three by John Blackwell, who replaced Storr, to settle them. Providence 7-5 with 15:52 left in half. UW missed first five shots; Providence hit first three.
#Badgers defense has allowed a total of 65 first-half points in the last four games, an average of 16.3 points per half. UW has lost three of those games.