WISCONSIN Men s Basketball NOTES DU JOUR. Quick Facts ON THE SIDELINES PROBABLE WISCONSIN STARTERS

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1 WISCONSIN UW Men s Basketball Release Date: Dec. 5, 2001 Sports Information 1440 Monroe Street Madison, WI Phone: (608) Fax: (608) Contact: Brian Lucas bml@athletics.wisc.edu Website: UWBADGERS.COM GAME 8: at Ohio DATE: Saturday, December 8 TIME: 2 p.m. CST SITE: The Convo (13,000) LIVE TV: WISC-Madison and WMLW- Milwaukee (Hub Burton, Chad Estes and Bob Donewald) RADIO: WIBA (Matt Lepay and Mike Lucas) Quick Facts THE BADGERS Overall Record Conference Record National Rankings Associated Press...NA ESPN / USA Today...NA Series vs. Ohio...UW leads 6-2 First Meeting...Ohio won in 1963 Captains Travon Davis, Charlie Wills Letterwinners R/L...6/8 Starters R/L...1/4 Head Coach...Bo Ryan Alma Mater...Wilkes (Pa.), 1969 Record at UW (Yr.) (1) Career Record (Yr.) (18) Assistant Coaches Rob Jeter, Tony Bennett, Greg Gard Home Facility...Kohl Center Capacity...17,142 OHIO Overall Record Conference Record National Rankings Associated Press...NA ESPN / USA Today...NA Letterwinners R/L...9/3 Starters R/L...3/2 Head Coach...Tim O Shea Alma Mater...Boston College, 84 Record at Ohio (Yr.) (1) Career Record (Yr.) (1) Home Facility...The Convo Capacity...13,000 NOTES DU JOUR CLOSE CALLS - Despite a 2-5 record, is outscoring its opponents That s because the Badgers five losses have come by a combined 16 points. Each of the UW s losses have come by five points or less and the Badgers have held a second-half lead in four of those contests. lost by five points at UNLV, by four to Weber State, by three to both Hawaii and Temple, and by one at Georgia Tech. DOUBLE THREAT - Freshman Devin Harris recorded the first double-double of his career Monday night against Temple, registering career highs in both points (21) and rebounds (13). It was the first double-double by a Badger this season and the first since Andy Kowske had 14 points and 10 boards against Purdue on Feb. 7, Harris is the first UW guard to record a points-rebounds doubledouble since Feb. 18, 1998 when Hennssy Auriantal had 12 points and 10 rebounds against UW-Milwaukee. DOUBLE YOUR PLEASURE - Sophomore Freddie Owens and freshman Devin Harris scored 23 and 21 points, respectively, against Temple, establishing career highs. That was the first time a pair of Badgers scored more than 20 points since Darnell Hoskins had 22 and Sean Dougherty had 21 in the UW s win over Wright State on Dec. 5, ON THE SIDELINES WISCONSIN S BO RYAN - In his 18th season as a head coach, his first at... career record of (.781) is fourth-best among active Division I coaches with at least 10 seasons... coached last two seasons at UW-Milwaukee (30-27,.526)... coached 15 years at UW-Platteville, winning four Division III national titles... winningest college coach of the 1990 s (all divisions) with a (.908) record... all-time winningest coach in Division III history (353-76,.822). OHIO S TIM O SHEA - In his first season at Ohio and his first as a head coach... served as an associate head coach at his alma mater, Boston College, from was also an assistant at Rhode Island (nine years) and Yale (two years). PROBABLE WISCONSIN STARTERS No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG APG SPG BPG 40 Charlie Wills F Sr Dave Mader C So Travon Davis G Sr Devin Harris G Fr Kirk Penney G Jr KEY WISCONSIN RESERVES 13 Clayton Hanson G Fr Freddie Owens G So Neil Plank G/F Fr Mike Wilkinson F Fr

2 Media Information Sports Information: Media contacts for the Badgers are as follows: WISCONSIN Phone: Fax: Web site: UWBADGERS.COM Asst. SID (bball contact): Brian Lucas SID: Justin Doherty Radio Information: UW basketball is heard on the 43-station Radio Network. WIBA (AM 1310, FM 101.5) is the rights holder in Madison. Matt Lepay (play-byplay) and Mike Lucas (color) are the announcers. Interviews: Coach Bo Ryan holds a Monday media conference at 1 p.m. CT during the season in the National W Club room in Camp Randall Stadium. Ryan is also available after most Badger practices (approximately 7:30 p.m. on weekdays). Players and assistant coaches are available for interviews after practice according to a schedule produced by the UW Sports Information Office. All interviews are to be conducted on either the main arena floor or on the practice floor in the Nicholas-Johnson Pavilion. Requests for players and coaches should be made to Brian Lucas of the UW Sports Information Office. Requests for telephone interviews should be made to Lucas ( ). Players are available twice a week after practice for telephone interviews according to a schedule produced by the UW Sports Information Office. Practices: Regular-season practices are open after 6:15 p.m. during the week. Player & Staff Head Shots: Current head shots of all players and UW staff members may be obtained by members of the media at ftp:\\badger@ (password is sports). Home postgame: The locker room is closed. Requests for player interviews will be taken on press row and players will be available in the media room in the Kohl Center. Coach Ryan is also available postgame in the media room. OHIO NOTES Ohio is 2-0 this season heading into tonight s game at DePaul. Senior forward Brandon Hunter, a first-team all-mac selection last year, is averaging 21.0 points and 7.0 rebounds this season. The Bobcats return all three of their frontcourt starters from a team that went last season, tied for third in the Mid-American conference. TEAM NOTES BOMBS AWAY - Freshman Devin Harris attempted a school-record 20 threepointers against Temple on Monday night. Harris also broke the previous Big Ten record of 19 set by Iowa s Chris Kingsbury vs. Long Island on Dec. 17, The UW s 40 three-point attempts as a team was also a school and conference record. held the previous Big Ten high with 37 three-point attempts against Missouri on March 19, IRON MEN - Four UW players, Devin Harris, Mike Wilkinson, Travon Davis and Charlie Wills, played at least 40 minutes in Monday s double-overtime loss to Temple. The last time that happened at the UW was in the Badgers triple overtime loss to Indiana on Feb. 16, 1987 with Tom Molaski (53), Mike Heineman (50), Trent Jackson (46) and J.J. Weber (44) each logging more than 40 minutes. Harris led the way with 47 minutes played against the Owls, the most by a Badger since Michael Finley played 49 against Purdue on Feb. 13, 1993, a Boilermaker win in two overtimes. BIG ON THE GLASS - Guard Devin Harris grabbed 13 rebounds against Temple, his career high and the most for a Badger since Andy Kowske had 14 against Fresno State on March 16, Harris 13 boards were the most for a Badger guard since Michael Finley had 13 as a freshman against Michigan on Feb. 26, Finley, who was listed at 6-7, played guard as a freshman then moved to forward his final three seasons at UW. HANDLE WITH CARE - The Badgers starting backcourt of Travon Davis and Devin Harris combined for just one turnover in a combined 89 minutes against Temple s pressure defense on Monday night. The duo is averaging one turnover for every 20 minutes played this season. Davis is currently third in the Big Ten in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.38). That would tie him for third all-time at UW for a season. MR. VERSATILITY - Freshman Devin Harris is currently ranked in the top 15 in the Big Ten in scoring, free throw percentage, three-pointers made and blocked shots. He leads in those categories as well as minutes played (36.1), field goal attempts (80), three-point attempts (50), free throws (25) and free throw attempts (30). He is also second on the squad in assists (12) and steals (eight). IN THEIR DEFENSE - is allowing its opponents an average of 65.4 points a game, third in the Big Ten. Only two teams, UNLV (74) and Weber State (73), have scored more than 70 points against the Badgers this season. BALANCING ACT - Six players are averaging at least seven points a game for the Badgers. Three players, Devin Harris (15.1), Freddie Owens (11.1) and Kirk Penney (10.6) are averaging in double figures. Mike Wilkinson is contributing 9.7 points off the bench while seniors Charlie Wills and Travon Davis are at 7.9 and 7.6 points per game, respectively. MARKSMEN - Both Travon Davis and Devin Harris are among the conference leaders in free throw percentage. Harris has connected on 25 of his 30 attempts (.833), good for fifth in the Big Ten. Davis is from the line (.818), tied for eighth. Davis was a career 50 percent free throw shooter (42-84) entering this year.

3 Last Time Out Temple MP FG 3P FT R F TP Polk Wesby Rollerson Greer Murry Jefferson Elliott Smith team 1 TOTALS (.403)(.290)(.647) Assists: 5 (Murry 3, Greer 2) Turnovers: 11 (Greer 4, Murry 3, Rollerson 2, Polk 1, Jefferson 1) Blocked Shots: 3 (Wesby 1, Rollerson 1, Jefferson 1) Steals: 9 (Jefferson 3, Polk 2, Wesby 2, Greer 2) MP FG 3P FT R F TP Penney Wills Mader Davis Harris Hanson Owens Plank Wilkinson team 3 TOTALS (.338)(.275)(.667) Assists: 13 (Davis 8, Owens 3, Harris 1, Wilkinson 1) Turnovers: 13 (Penney 3, Owens 3, Wills 2, Plank 2, Davis 1, Hanson 1, Wilkinson 1) Blocked Shots: 1 (Wills 1) Steals: 1 (Wilkinson 1) Halftime: Temple 31, 20 Officials: Higgins, Kitts, Mayborg Attendance: 15,132 Game Summary Lynn Greer scored 47 points for Temple, including game-tying three-pointers at the end of regulation and the first overtime period, as the Owls held off, Sophomore Freddie Owens and freshman Devin Harris scored 23 and 21 points, respectively, both career highs. The Badgers rallied from a 14-point second half deficit to take a six-point lead with 1:27 left. Temple got the ball down three points with 26 seconds left and Greer connected from diwntown with 11 seconds remaining. In the first OT, Greer drilled a trey with :0.3 on the clock to extend the game. HELP OFF THE BENCH - Sophomore Freddie Owens and freshman Mike Wilkinson are providing the Badgers with a spark off the bench this season. Owens is second on the team in scoring with 11.1 points per game while Wilkinson is fourth at 9.7. Wilkinson is also second on the team with 5.7 rebounds a game. Wilkinson and Owens are averaging 29.3 and 25.9 minutes, respectively. The UW is outscoring its opponents by almost six points a game ( ) off the bench. CAREER HIGHS - This season, seven Badgers have set or tied career highs in points. Sophomore Freddie Owens (23) and freshman Devin Harris (21) set personal bests against Temple on Monday. Senior Travon Davis scored a careerhigh 14 points at Georgia Tech while freshman Clayton Hanson lit the scoreboard for the first time, draining a three-pointer. In the UW s loss to Weber State, freshman Mike Wilkinson came off the bench to record a career-high 12 points. Against Hawaii-Hilo, freshman Neil Plank scored the first points (five) of his college career while senior Charlie Wills matched his career best with 15. LOGGING SERIOUS MINUTES - Six Badgers are averaging at least 25 minutes a game this season. Devin Harris leads the team at 36.1 minutes per game, while Travon Davis is at Charlie Wills and Mike Wilkinson are averaging 29.9 and 29.3 minutes, respectively. Kirk Penney (28.3) and Freddie Owens (25.9) round out the UW s top six. Seven of the Badgers top eight players have established career highs for minutes played this season. STATE PRIDE - The Badgers kicked off their three-game set against in-state, Division I opponents with a win over UW-Green Bay on Saturday. hosts Marquette on Dec. 22 then travels to UW-Milwaukee on Dec. 27. The Badgers have swept their state rivals in each of the last two seasons, last year defeating UW-Green Bay 61-53, UW-Milwaukee and Marquette PRIME TIME PERFORMER - Senior point guard Travon Davis scored a career-high 14 points and equalled his career best with seven assists in the Badgers game nationally televised game at Georgia Tech in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. He also led the UW with six rebounds, one shy of his personal best. FOR STARTERS - The Badgers have used the same starting lineup for all six games this season, tipping off with seniors Travon Davis and Charlie Wills, junior Kirk Penney, sophomore Dave Mader and freshman Devin Harris. HELMIGK OUT - Freshman forward Andreas Helmigk tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in preseason practice and will miss the entire season. Surgery is scheduled for late November. Helmigk s injury leaves the Badgers with just eight healthy scholarship players entering the season. SENIOR LEADERSHIP - Seniors Travon Davis and Charlie Wills were named co-captains prior to the season. CAL WHO? - Senior Charlie Wills has never missed a game (104 straight) in his UW career. NO GIMMES - After having the third-toughest schedule in the country last year according to the Sagarin ratings, the Badgers face another tough slate in In addition to the always-grueling Big Ten schedule, travels to UNLV, Xavier, Georgia Tech, Ohio and UW-Milwaukee while hosting Temple, Tennessee, Marquette, UW-Green Bay and Furman. EXPERIENCE LOST - Five seniors from last year s team have departed, including four starters. Those seniors accounted for 65 percent of the team s minutes played, 64 percent of the points, 61 percent of the rebounds and 74 percent of the assists last season. They also led the Badgers to three NCAA tournament appearances, including the 2000 Final Four. EXPERIENCE GAINED? - Seven of the 15 players on the Badgers roster are

4 UW Record When... Ahead at the half Behind at the half FG% of.450 or more FG% less than Better FG% than opp Worse FG% than opp Opp. shoots less than 45% FG% of 40% or more FG% less than 40% Try more than 15 3FGs Try 15 or fewer 3FGs Make at least 70% FT Try at least 25 FTs Try less than 25 FTs Outrebound opponent Tied or outrebounded More TOs than opponent Same or fewer TOs Commit 10 or more TOs Commit less than 10 TOs Score less than 50 pts Score pts Score pts Score pts Score pts Score 90 or more pts Allow less than 50 pts Allow pts Allow pts Allow pts Allow pts Allow 90 or more pts Overtime vs. A.P. top 25 opponents Home games Road games Neutral site games Day games Night games Games Decided By... 5 points or less points points or more points UW BENCH SCORING Points (Per game) (23.1) Opponents (17.7) Freddie Owens (11.1) Mike Wilkinson (9.7) Neil Plank (1.6) Clayton Hanson (1.3) Ike Ukawuba Brent Boettcher Deandre Buchanan Michael Jackson Max Peek freshmen. Nine of s players never played in a college game prior to this season. Travon Davis, Kirk Penney and Charlie Wills are the only UW players to average more than five minutes per game last season. PLAYER POINTS TRAVON DAVIS, SR., G - Team captain... one of just two seniors on the team... has appeared in 76 games, backing up four-year starter and Wooden Award finalist Mike Kelley at point guard for three seasons... dished out a careerbest eight assists against just one turnover in 42 minutes against Temple... scored a personal-best 14 points (all in the first half) at Georgia Tech... careerhigh seven rebounds against Hawaii... third in Big Ten in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.38) and tied for fifth in assists (4.4 apg.) rebounds is fourth on the team... has played in seven NCAA tournament games in his career. CLAYTON HANSON, FR., G - Scored first points of his career at Georgia Tech, hitting a three-pointer in the first half... saw first collegiate action against Hawaii-Hilo... good three-point shooter... averaged 28.7 points per game as a senior in high school last year, earning Capital Times Player of the Year honors. DEVIN HARRIS, FR., G - Leading scorer for the Badgers (15.1 ppg), ninth in the conference... second in the Big Ten in three-pointers made (2.71 per game)... scored in double figures in six of s seven games... scored careerhigh 21 points against Temple... set a Big Ten record with 20 three-point attempts against the Owls... played 47 minutes against Temple and is averaging 36.1 minutes this season... led the Badgers with 20 points, including five three-pointers, against UNLV... first freshman to start a season-opener at UW since Mike Kelley in second-most points (20) in Badger history by a freshman in a seasonopener... state prep player of the year. DAVE MADER, SO., C - Biggest player on the Badgers roster at 6-11, 240 pounds... has started every game and played career-best 20 minutes against Weber State and UW-Green Bay... averaging 3.0 points and 2.4 rebounds in 13.7 minutes a game... appeared in 17 games as a redshirt freshman a year ago. FREDDIE OWENS, SO., G - Scored a career-high 23 points in personal-best 37 muinutes against Temple... second on the team with 11.1 points per game... scored in double figures in four of the last five games... shooting.762 (16-21) from the field in the last two games... has connected on (.596) two-point shots this season... 13th in the conference in field goal percentage (.523), fourth among guards... second only to Reggie Evans in field goal attempts among top 15 shooters... made 3-5 three-pointers against Temple, his first three-pointers since hitting a 60-footer to beat the halftime buzzer against Tennessee in last season s opener... played in 18 games as a true freshman. KIRK PENNEY, JR., G - Badgers only returning starter from a year ago... averaging has hit at least one three-pointer in 22 of last 24 games... led Badgers with 15 points and added career-high tying seven rebounds against UW- Green Bay rebounds per game, third-best on the team... was second on the squad in scoring last year, averaging 11.2 points per game... led the Big Ten in three-point shooting in conference games (.478)... leading scorer (14.8 ppg) on New Zealand s 2001 Goodwill Games team... also a member of the New Zealand Olympic team in one of 35 players to have played in the Final Four and the Olympics in the same year. NEIL PLANK, FR., G/F - Scored five points, including a three-pointer, in the first half against Hilo... averaging 9.4 minutes off the bench... first-team all-state selection in Illinois... has two prep teammates playing in Division I (Matt McCollom - Ball State and Jake Sans - Indiana State). MIKE WILKINSON, FR., F - Averaging 29.3 minutes and 9.7 points off the bench rebounds per contest are second-best on the team... scored careerhigh 12 points against Weber State... career-best 43 minutes against Temple...

5 Career Games Played Player GS GP Charlie Wills Travon Davis Kirk Penney Freddie Owens Dave Mader Devin Harris Neil Plank Ike Ukawuba Mike Wilkinson Clayton Hanson Brent Boettcher Michael Jackson Max Peek Consecutive Starts Player Starts Kirk Penney Charlie Wills Travon Davis Dave Mader Devin Harris UW IN BIG TEN STATS Stat Rank Scoring Offense th Scoring Defense rd Scoring Margin th FG Percentage th FG Pct. Defense th 3-pt. FG Pct th 3-pt. FG Pct. Defense th FT Percentage th Rebound Margin th Turnover Margin th Assists/game th Assists-TO Ratio th Steals/game th Blocked Shots/game th UW RECORD BY LINEUP Pen, Wil, Mad, Har, Dav PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Brent Boettcher BET-cher Deandre Buchanan DEA-on-dray Travon Davis truh-VON Andrea Helmigk HEL-mig Dave Mader MAY-der Ike Ukawuba YOU-cow-ba three double-digit scoring efforts this season... has scored between eight and 12 points in each of the Badgers seven games... redshirted last season... state prep player of the year in CHARLIE WILLS, SR., F - Team captain... most experienced player on UW roster... has played in every game during his career (104 straight)... has started 36 of those games... matched career high with 15 points against Hawaii-Hilo... tied career high with 10 rebounds vs. UNLV... leading rebounder on the team (6.7 rebounds per game) and 11th in the Big Ten... averaged 18.0 minutes and 4.2 points a year ago... part of the Big Ten Foreign Tour team that went 6-0 this past summer... engaged to be married (Nancy). BY THE NUMBERS 3 s - made nine three-pointers in 18 attempts in the first half against Georgia Tech. Both those numbers were third-most in school history for a half. The Badgers also attempted 18 treys in the first half against Temple. Their 40 attempts against the Owls set a school and Big Ten single-game record The UW s five losses have come by an average of 3.2 points per game. 7 - The Badgers have seven freshmen on their roster. In addition, they have a total of nine players who never played a collegiate game prior to this season. One of those players, freshman forward Andreas Helmigk, is out for the year with a knee injury. 8 - had just eight healthy scholarship players entering the season. Helmigk tore the ACL in his left knee during preseason practice, freshman guard Latrell Fleming was diagnosed with a heart condition prior to preseason drills and sophomore Julian Swartz left school for personal reasons. 9 - has earned nine postseason invitations in the last 13 years. Including last season s NCAA Tournament appearance, the Badgers have gone to the Big Dance in four of the last five seasons Five Badgers (Kirk Penney, Charlie Wills, Freddie Owens, Devin Harris and Mike Wilkinson) scored at least 11 points in the UW s win over UW-Green Bay on Dec. 1. The last time the UW accomplished that feat was Dec. 28, Three players, Devin Harris, Mike Wilkinson and Travon Davis have combined to make 64 of s 91 free throws this season. The trio is connecting on 78.0 percent (64-82) of its free throws. WISCONSIN ROSTER No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Pos. Hometown (High School) 2 Travon Davis*** Sr. G Argo, Ill. (Nazareth Academy) 3 Ike Ukawuba* So. G Chicago, Ill. (Lincoln Park) 10 Michael Jackson So. F Milwaukee, Wis. (Rufus King) 12 Max Peek Jr. G Eagan, Minn. (Eastview) 13 Clayton Hanson Fr. G Reedsburg, Wis. (HS) 20 Kirk Penney** Jr. G Auckland, New Zealand (Westlake) 21 Andreas Helmigk Fr. F Klagenfurt, Austria 24 Freddie Owens* So. G Milwaukee, Wis. (Washington) 25 Neil Plank Fr. G/F Mt. Zion, Ill. (Mt. Zion) 30 Dave Mader* So. F/C Appleton, Wis. (East) 32 Deandre Buchanan Fr. F Verona, Wis. (HS) 34 Devin Harris Fr. G Milwaukee, Wis. (Wauwatosa East) 40 Charlie Wills*** Sr. F Angola, Ind. (HS) 52 Brent Boettcher Fr. F Bayport, Wis. (HS) 54 Mike Wilkinson Fr.# F Blue Mound, Wis. (Wis. Heights) * - Letters Won # - Redshirt Freshman

6 Big Ten Standings Big Ten Overall W L Pct. W L Pct. Ohio State Illinois Northwestern Minnesota Iowa Indiana Michigan State Purdue Michigan Penn State Big Ten This Week Dec. 3 Temple 70, 67 (2OT) Dec. 4 Illinois vs. Arizona Notre Dame at Indiana Iowa at Northern Iowa IUPU-Ft. Wayne at Michigan UNC-Wilmington at Minnesota Dec. 5 Michigan State at Florida Lehigh at Penn State Xavier at Purdue Dec. 7 Minnesota at Georgia Dec. 8 Arkansas vs. Illinois Ball State at Indiana Iowa at Iowa State Duke at Michigan Kansas State at Northwestern Penn State at Pittsburgh Purdue vs. Arizona at Ohio Dec. 9 Nicholls State at Michigan State IUPUI at Ohio State STATS COMPARISON Category UW TU Overall Record Scoring Avg Scoring Defense FG Pct FG Pct. Defense pt. FG Pct pt. FG Pct. Defense FT Pct Rebounding Margin Assists Avg Turnovers Avg Steals Avg Blocked Shots Avg WISCONSIN SCHEDULE AND RESULTS UW UW Date Opp. (AP Rank) W/L Score Att. High Scorer High Reb. Nov. 10 EA Sports All-Stars* W ,137 Harris - 22 Wills - 9 Wilkinson - 9 Nov. 13 Athletes in Action* W ,652 Harris - 19 Wills - 7 Nov. 17 at UNLV L ,769 Harris - 20 Wills - 10 Nov. 23 at Hawaii-Hilo& W ,225 Penney - 15 Wills - 9 Wills - 15 Nov. 24 vs. Weber State& L Harris - 19 Wills - 9 Nov. 25 vs. Hawaii& L Harris - 15 Davis - 7 Wilkinson - 7 Nov. 28 at Georgia Tech% L ,242 Davis - 14 Davis - 6 Penney - 14 Dec. 1 UW-Green Bay W ,671 Penney - 15 Wills - 9 Dec. 3 Temple (2OT) L ,132 Owens - 23 Harris - 13 Dec. 8 at Ohio, 2 p.m. Dec. 10 at Xavier, 6:30 p.m. Dec. 15 Furman, 3 p.m. Dec. 22 Marquette, 1 p.m. Dec. 27 at UW-Milwaukee, 7 p.m. Dec. 29 Tennessee, 1 p.m. Jan. 2 at Iowa, 7 p.m. Jan. 5 Illinois, 1:31 p.m. Jan. 9 at Penn State, 7 p.m. Jan. 12 at Michigan State, 11:17 a.m. Jan. 16 Minnesota 7 p.m. Jan. 19 Purdue, 1:31 p.m. Jan. 23 at Illinois, 7 p.m. Jan. 26 Penn State, 11:17 a.m. Jan. 30 at Northwestern, 7 p.m. Feb. 2 at Michigan, 7 p.m. Feb. 6 Ohio State, 7 p.m. Feb. 9 Northwestern, 7 p.m. Feb. 13 at Indiana, 7 p.m. Feb. 16 at Minnesota, 1:31 p.m. Feb. 19 Iowa, 6 p.m. Feb. 27 Michigan, 7 p.m. March 7-10 March March March 30 April 1 at Big Ten Tournament, Indianapolis, Ind. NCAA Tournament first/second rounds NCAA Tournament regional sessions Final Four, Atlanta, Ga. NCAA Championship, Atlanta, Ga. * - exhibition game & - at City Bank/Aloha Airlines Big Island Basketball Invitational % - Big Ten-ACC Challenge All times are Central Home games listed in Bold

7 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Reb. Final Score BADGER STARTERS FG-FGA PCT. 3P-3PA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. O-D-T PF A TO BK ST 1st 2nd OT Final Pen, Wil, Mad, Har, Dav UNLV Pen, Wil, Mad, Har, Dav Hawaii-Hilo Pen, Wil, Mad, Har, Dav vs. Weber State Pen, Wil, Mad, Har, Dav vs. Hawaii Pen, Wil, Mad, Har, Dav Georgia Tech Pen, Wil, Mad, Har, Dav UW-Green Bay Pen, Wil, Mad, Har, Dav Temple Xavier Furman UW-Milwaukee Iowa Penn Michigan State Minnesota Illinois Penn Michigan Ohio State Minnesota Iowa Michigan

8 PLAYER GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS TRAVON DAVIS at UNLV at Hawaii-Hilo vs. Weber State vs. Hawaii at Georgia Tech UW-Green Bay Temple CLAYTON HANSON at UNLV at Hawaii-Hilo vs. Weber State vs. Hawaii at Georgia Tech UW Green Bay Temple DEVIN HARRIS at UNLV at Hawaii-Hilo vs. Weber State vs. Hawaii at Georgia Tech UW-Green Bay Temple DAVE MADER at UNLV at Hawaii-Hilo vs. Weber State vs. Hawaii at Georgia Tech UW-Green Bay Temple KIRK PENNEY at UNLV at Hawaii-Hilo vs. Weber State vs. Hawaii at Georgia Tech UW-Green Bay Temple NEIL PLANK at UNLV at Hawaii-Hilo vs. Weber State vs. Hawaii at Georgia Tech UW-Green Bay Temple MIKE WILKINSON at UNLV at Hawaii-Hilo vs. Weber State vs. Hawaii at Georgia Tech UW-Green Bay Temple CHARLIE WILLS at UNLV at Hawaii-Hilo vs. Weber State vs. Hawaii at Georgia Tech UW-Green Bay Temple FREDDIE OWENS at UNLV at Hawaii-Hilo vs. Weber State vs. Hawaii at Georgia Tech UW-Green Bay Temple

9 INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Opponents Points 23, Freddie Owens vs. Temple (12/3/01) 47, Lynn Greer, Temple (12/3/01) Field Goals 10, Freddie Owens vs. Temple (12/3/01) 18, Lynn Greer, Temple (12/3/01) Field Goal Attempts 24, Devin Harris vs. Temple (12/3/01) 38, Lynn Greer, Temple (12/3/01) Field Goal Pct. (5 made).857 (6-7), Freddie Owens vs. UW-Green Bay.875 (7-8), Greg Babcock, UW-Green Bay 3-Point FG 6, Devin Harris vs. Temple (12/3/01) 6, Lynn Greer, Temple (12/3/01) 3-Point FG Att. 20, Devin Harris vs. Temple (12/3/01) 16, Lynn Greer, Temple (12/3/01) 3-Point FG Pct. (3 made).625 (5-8), Devin Harris at UNLV (11/17/01).667 (4-6), Stevie Morrison, Weber State (11/24/01) Free Throws Made 6, Mike Wilkinson vs. Temple (12/3/01) 5, Lynn Greer, Temple (12/3/01) 6, Travon Davis at Georgia Tech (11/28/01) 5, Greg Babcock, UW-Green Bay 6, Devin Harris at UNLV (11/17/01) 5, Jermaine Boyette, Weber State (11/24/01) Free Throw Attempts 9, Mike Wilkinson vs. Hawaii (11/25/01) 13, Greg Babcock, UW-Green Bay Free Throw Pct. (6 made) (6-6), Travon Davis at Georgia Tech (11/28/01) None (6-6), Devin Harris at UNLV (11/17/01) Rebounds 13, Devin Harris vs. Temple (12/3/01) 10, Nile Murry, Temple (12/3/01) Assists 8, Travon Davis vs. Temple (12/3/01) 8, Tony Akins, Georgia Tech (11/28/01) Blocked Shots 2, Devin Harris vs. UW-Green Bay 2, Haim Shimonovich, Hawaii (11/25/01) 2, Devin Harris vs. Hawaii (11/25/01) 2, Dalron Johnson, UNLV (11/17/01) Steals 3, Devin Harris vs. Hawaii (11/25/01) 4, Aaron Jessup, UW-Green Bay 4, Dalron Johnson, UNLV (11/17/01) 4, Marcus Banks, UNLV (11/17/01) Minutes Played 47, Devin Harris vs. Temple (12/3/01) 50, Lynn Greer, Temple (12/3/01) 50, Nile Murry, Temple (12/3/01) 50, Alex Polk, Temple (12/3/01)

10 WISCONSIN PLAYER CAREER HIGHS TRAVON DAVIS Points: 14 at Georgia Tech (11/28/01) Field Goals: 4, twice, MR at UNLV (11/17/01) Field Goal Attempts: 10 at UNLV (11/17/01) 3-Point Field Goals: 2, three times, MR at Georgia Tech (11/28/01) Free Throws: 6 at Georgia Tech (11/28/01) Free Throw Attempts: 6, three times, MR at Georgia Tech (11/28/01) Rebounds: 7 vs. Hawaii (11/25/01) Assists: 8 vs. Temple (12/3/01) Blocked Shots: 0 Steals: 3, four times; MR vs. Iowa (1/16/01) Minutes: 42 vs. Temple (12/3/01) CLAYTON HANSON Points: 3 at Georgia Tech (11/28/01) Field Goals: 1, twice, MR vs. UW-Green Bay Field Goal Attempts: 2, twice, MR vs. UW-Green Bay 3-Point Field Goals: 1 at Georgia Tech (11/28/01) Free Throws: 0 Free Throw Attempts: 0 Rebounds: 2 vs. Temple (12/3/01) Assists: 1 vs. UW-Green Bay Blocked Shots: 0 Steals: 0 Minutes: 5 at Georgia Tech (11/28/01) DEVIN HARRIS Points: 21 vs. Temple (12/3/01) Field Goals: 6, twice, MR vs. Temple (12/3/01) Field Goal Attempts: 24 vs. Temple (12/3/01) 3-Point Field Goals: 6 vs. Temple (12/3/01) Free Throws: 6 vs. Hawaii (11/25/01) Free Throw Attempts: 6 vs. Hawaii (11/25/01) Rebounds: 13 vs. Temple (12/3/01) Assists: 3, twice, MR vs. UW-Green Bay Blocked Shots: 2, twice, MR vs. UW-Green Bay Steals: 3 vs. Hawaii (11/25/01) Minutes: 47 vs. Temple (12/3/01) DAVE MADER Points: 7 vs. Northern Illinois (11/25/00) Field Goals: 3 vs. Northern Illinois (11/25/00) Field Goal Attempts: 6 vs. UW-Green Bay 3-Point Field Goals: 0 Free Throws: 2, three times; MR vs. Weber State (11/24/01) Free Throw Attempts: 3 vs. Weber State (11/24/01) Rebounds: 8 vs. Northern Illinois (11/25/00) Assists: 2, three times, MR vs. UW-Green Bay Blocked Shots: 1, four times; MR vs. Weber State (11/24/01) Steals: 0 Minutes: 20, twice, MR vs. UW-Green Bay FREDDIE OWENS Points: 23 vs. Temple (12/3/01) Field Goals: 10 vs. Temple (12/3/01) Field Goal Attempts: 14 vs. Temple (12/3/01) 3-Point Field Goals: 3 vs. Temple (12/3/01) Free Throws: 4 vs. Ohio (12/9/00) Free Throw Attempts: 7 vs. Ohio (12/9/00) Rebounds: 6 vs. Temple (12/3/01) Assists: 3 vs. Temple (12/3/01) Blocked Shots: 0 Steals: 1, four times, MR vs. UW-Green Bay Minutes: 37 vs. Temple (12/3/01) KIRK PENNEY Points: 24 vs. Xavier (12/2/00) Field Goals: 9 vs. Xavier (12/2/00) Field Goal Attempts: 19 at Michigan (2/3/01) 3-Point Field Goals: 5 vs. Minnesota (2/21/01) Free Throws: 6, twice; MR vs. Purdue (2/7/01) Free Throw Attempts: 8, twice; MR vs. Purdue (2/7/01) Rebounds: 7, twice, MR vs. UW-Green Bay Assists: 5 vs. Minnesota (1/22/00) Blocked Shots: 1, six times; MR vs. Michigan State (2/27/01) Steals: 3, at Indiana (2/24/01) Minutes: 37, three times; MR at Iowa (3/3/01) NEIL PLANK Points: 5 at Hawaii-Hilo (11/23/01) Field Goals: 2 at Hawaii-Hilo (11/23/01) Field Goal Attempts: 4 at Georgia Tech (11/28/01) 3-Point Field Goals: 1, twice, MR at Georgia Tech (11/28/01) Free Throws: 1 at Georgia Tech (11/28/01) Free Throw Attempts: 2 at Georgia Tech (11/28/01) Rebounds: 2, twice, MR vs. UW-Green Bay Assists: 2 at UNLV (11/17/01) Blocked Shots: 0 Steals: 2 at Georgia Tech (11/28/01) Minutes: 18 vs. Weber State (11/24/01) MIKE WILKINSON Points: 12 vs. Weber State (11/24/01) Field Goals: 5 vs. Weber State (11/24/01) Field Goal Attempts: 10 at Hawaii-Hilo (11/23/01) 3-Point Field Goals: 2 at Georgia Tech (11/28/01) Free Throws: 6 vs. Temple (12/3/01) Free Throw Attempts: 9 vs. Hawaii (11/25/01) Rebounds: 7, three times, MR vs. Temple (12/3/01) Assists: 3 at Hawaii-Hilo (11/23/01) Blocked Shots: 1 at Hawaii-Hilo (11/23/01) Steals: 2 at Hawaii-Hilo (11/23/01) Minutes: 43 vs. Temple (12/3/01) CHARLIE WILLS Points: 15, twice, MR at Hawaii-Hilo (11/23/01) Field Goals: 6 at Hawaii-Hilo (11/23/01) Field Goal Attempts: 11, twice, MR at Hawaii-Hilo (11/23/01) 3-Point Field Goals: 2, four times; MR vs. Indiana (3/9/01) Free Throws: 8 vs. UW-Milwaukee (12/16/00) Free Throw Attempts: 10 vs. UW-Milwaukee (12/16/00) Rebounds: 10, twice, MR at UNLV (11/17/01) Assists: 3 at Temple (12/9/98) Blocked Shots: 1, 12 times; MR vs. Temple (12/3/01) Steals: 2, twice; MR vs. Xavier (12/2/00) Minutes: 40 vs. Temple (12/3/01)