About the Badgers
Probable starters
No. Pos. Player Ht. Yr. Stats
5 F Ryan Evans 6-6 Sr. 10.1 ppg
31 F Mike Bruesewitz 6-6 Sr. 6.5 ppg
40 C Jared Berggren 6-10 Sr. 11.5 ppg
12 G Traevon Jackson 6-2 So. 6.5 ppg
1 G Ben Brust 6-1 Jr. 11.3 ppg
Key reserves
No. Pos. Player Ht. Yr. Stats
15 F Sam Dekker 6-7 Fr. 9.7 ppg
44 F Frank Kaminsky 6-11 So. 4.2 ppg
3 G George Marshall 5-11 Fr. 4.4 ppg
Coach: Bo Ryan, 289-111 in his 12th season at UW.
Player to watch: Ben Brust. Counting UW's 65-62 OT victory over Michigan on Feb. 9 at the Kohl Center in which he forced overtime with a shot from near midcourt and made the winning 3-pointer in the extra session, the junior guard has reached double figures in 10 of his past 11 games.
You should know: UW is 16-5 against Michigan under Ryan. ? The Badgers are 11-9 in the Big Ten tournament under Ryan, with titles in 2004 and '08. However, six of those losses came in the quarterfinal round. ? UW is 7-1 against teams in its half of the bracket. ? Dekker averaged a team-leading 12.6 points over the final eight games of the regular season. ? Bruesewitz hasn't reached double figures since scoring 10 points against Michigan State on Jan. 22.
About the Wolverines
Probable starters
No. Pos. Player Ht. Yr. Stats
1 F Glenn Robinson III 6-6 Fr. 10.8 ppg
52 F Jordan Morgan 6-8 Jr. 5.3 ppg
3 G Trey Burke 6-0 So. 19.2 ppg
10 G Tim Hardaway Jr. 6-6 Jr. 14.8 ppg
11 G Nik Stauskas 6-6 Fr. 11.7 ppg
Key reserves
No. Pos. Player Ht. Yr. Stats
4 C Mitch McGary 6-10 Fr. 6.1 ppg
23 G Caris LeVert 6-5 Fr. 2.6 ppg
15 F Jon Horford 6-10 So. 2.8 ppg
Coach: John Beilein, 112-79 in his sixth season at Michigan.
Player to watch: Trey Burke. The Big Ten player of the year scored 19 points against UW earlier this season, but it took him 21 shots to reach that total. He also had five rebounds, four assists, two steals and just one turnover in 40 minutes that day.
You should know: The Wolverines went 5-5 in their last 10 games of the regular season. ? Morgan, a member of the Big Ten's all-defensive team, didn't play in the game against UW because of an ankle injury. ? Hardaway scored 18 points the first time around against UW, including a 3-pointer from 25 feet with 2.4 seconds remaining in regulation to give the Wolverines a three-point lead that Brust later wiped out. ? Michigan attempted just two free throws in these teams' first meeting.
Probable starters
No. Pos. Player Ht. Yr. Stats
5 F Ryan Evans 6-6 Sr. 10.1 ppg
31 F Mike Bruesewitz 6-6 Sr. 6.5 ppg
40 C Jared Berggren 6-10 Sr. 11.5 ppg
12 G Traevon Jackson 6-2 So. 6.5 ppg
1 G Ben Brust 6-1 Jr. 11.3 ppg
Key reserves
No. Pos. Player Ht. Yr. Stats
15 F Sam Dekker 6-7 Fr. 9.7 ppg
44 F Frank Kaminsky 6-11 So. 4.2 ppg
3 G George Marshall 5-11 Fr. 4.4 ppg
Coach: Bo Ryan, 289-111 in his 12th season at UW.
Player to watch: Ben Brust. Counting UW's 65-62 OT victory over Michigan on Feb. 9 at the Kohl Center in which he forced overtime with a shot from near midcourt and made the winning 3-pointer in the extra session, the junior guard has reached double figures in 10 of his past 11 games.
You should know: UW is 16-5 against Michigan under Ryan. ? The Badgers are 11-9 in the Big Ten tournament under Ryan, with titles in 2004 and '08. However, six of those losses came in the quarterfinal round. ? UW is 7-1 against teams in its half of the bracket. ? Dekker averaged a team-leading 12.6 points over the final eight games of the regular season. ? Bruesewitz hasn't reached double figures since scoring 10 points against Michigan State on Jan. 22.
About the Wolverines
Probable starters
No. Pos. Player Ht. Yr. Stats
1 F Glenn Robinson III 6-6 Fr. 10.8 ppg
52 F Jordan Morgan 6-8 Jr. 5.3 ppg
3 G Trey Burke 6-0 So. 19.2 ppg
10 G Tim Hardaway Jr. 6-6 Jr. 14.8 ppg
11 G Nik Stauskas 6-6 Fr. 11.7 ppg
Key reserves
No. Pos. Player Ht. Yr. Stats
4 C Mitch McGary 6-10 Fr. 6.1 ppg
23 G Caris LeVert 6-5 Fr. 2.6 ppg
15 F Jon Horford 6-10 So. 2.8 ppg
Coach: John Beilein, 112-79 in his sixth season at Michigan.
Player to watch: Trey Burke. The Big Ten player of the year scored 19 points against UW earlier this season, but it took him 21 shots to reach that total. He also had five rebounds, four assists, two steals and just one turnover in 40 minutes that day.
You should know: The Wolverines went 5-5 in their last 10 games of the regular season. ? Morgan, a member of the Big Ten's all-defensive team, didn't play in the game against UW because of an ankle injury. ? Hardaway scored 18 points the first time around against UW, including a 3-pointer from 25 feet with 2.4 seconds remaining in regulation to give the Wolverines a three-point lead that Brust later wiped out. ? Michigan attempted just two free throws in these teams' first meeting.
