TEAM NOTES
Wisconsin opened the 126th season of men's basketball and the 9th under head coach Greg Gard with a 105-76 win over Arkansas State.
Wisconsin won its home opener for the 8th consecutive season and the 25th time in the last 26 years. UW is 8-0 in home openers under Greg Gard.
During the Gard era, UW has won its 8 home openers by an average margin of 22.5 ppg.
UW is 7-1 overall in season openers under Gard, only suffering a 65-63 overtime setback vs. Saint Mary’s in South Dakota in 2019.
Head coach Greg Gard improved his overall record to 165-93 (.640), including a mark of 97-30 (.764) at the Kohl Center. Wisconsin moved to 336-61 (.846) all-time at the Kohl Center.
The Badgers set a Kohl Center scoring record, surpassing the previous high set by Kansas in a 104-86 win over Oregon in the 2002 NCAA Tournament.
The Badgers' previous building record was set in a 103-85 win over North Dakota on 11/19/13.
Wisconsin scored its most points since a 105- 70 win over Eastern Illinois on 12/28/95.
UW shot 65.0% from the field, going 39-for60, the fourth-highest mark in school history.
UW shot 50% from 3-point range (6-for-12). Last season, the Badgers shot 50% or better from beyond the arc just once, going 11-for21 (52.4%) vs. Lehigh (12/15/22).
The Badgers scored 56 points in the paint. Last season Wisconsin reached 50 points in the paint on one occasion (52 at Iowa).
The Badgers went 21-for-30 at the free throw line, the team's most FTAs since going 25-for32 vs. Illinois State on 12/29/21.
UW's 21 made FTs are the team's highest since going 23-for-28 vs. Bradley on 3/14/23.
UW scored 39 points off the bench. The 2022-23 high mark for that category was 24 reserve points vs. Dayton in the Battle 4 Atlantis.
Wisconsin's 56 first-half points were the team's most since putting up 69 in the opening frame against Savannah State on Dec. 13, 2018.
Last season, the Badgers' first-half high was 43 points at Ohio State on Feb. 2, 2023.
Wisconsin opened the 126th season of men's basketball and the 9th under head coach Greg Gard with a 105-76 win over Arkansas State.
Wisconsin won its home opener for the 8th consecutive season and the 25th time in the last 26 years. UW is 8-0 in home openers under Greg Gard.
During the Gard era, UW has won its 8 home openers by an average margin of 22.5 ppg.
UW is 7-1 overall in season openers under Gard, only suffering a 65-63 overtime setback vs. Saint Mary’s in South Dakota in 2019.
Head coach Greg Gard improved his overall record to 165-93 (.640), including a mark of 97-30 (.764) at the Kohl Center. Wisconsin moved to 336-61 (.846) all-time at the Kohl Center.
The Badgers set a Kohl Center scoring record, surpassing the previous high set by Kansas in a 104-86 win over Oregon in the 2002 NCAA Tournament.
The Badgers' previous building record was set in a 103-85 win over North Dakota on 11/19/13.
Wisconsin scored its most points since a 105- 70 win over Eastern Illinois on 12/28/95.
UW shot 65.0% from the field, going 39-for60, the fourth-highest mark in school history.
UW shot 50% from 3-point range (6-for-12). Last season, the Badgers shot 50% or better from beyond the arc just once, going 11-for21 (52.4%) vs. Lehigh (12/15/22).
The Badgers scored 56 points in the paint. Last season Wisconsin reached 50 points in the paint on one occasion (52 at Iowa).
The Badgers went 21-for-30 at the free throw line, the team's most FTAs since going 25-for32 vs. Illinois State on 12/29/21.
UW's 21 made FTs are the team's highest since going 23-for-28 vs. Bradley on 3/14/23.
UW scored 39 points off the bench. The 2022-23 high mark for that category was 24 reserve points vs. Dayton in the Battle 4 Atlantis.
Wisconsin's 56 first-half points were the team's most since putting up 69 in the opening frame against Savannah State on Dec. 13, 2018.
Last season, the Badgers' first-half high was 43 points at Ohio State on Feb. 2, 2023.
