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UW v. Davidson by the numbers

The Capital Times  —  3/29/2008 6:47 am

1.03 -- Wisconsin's points per possession

1.35 -- Davidson's points per possession

2 -- assists by the Badgers in the second half, when they made just 5-of-21 shots

9 -- highest-seeded team the Badgers have beaten in the NCAA tournament under coach Bo Ryan. UW has lost to teams with a worse seed each of the last two seasons.

12 -- games the Badgers had gone without surrendering 70 points before Davidson surpassed that mark Friday

12 -- 3-pointers by Davidson, the most by UW opponent this season

18 -- assists by Davidson on 26 baskets; 11 were produced by point guard Jason Richards

18-2 -- Davidson's edge in fast-break points

18-4 -- Davidson's edge in points off turnovers

22-18 -- Davidson's edge in points in the paint

33 -- points by Davidson sophomore Stephen Curry, the most by an individual player against Wisconsin this season

37 -- second-half points for Davison, the most surrendered in a half by Wisconsin since its most recent defeat, Feb. 9 to Purdue at Kohl Center. The Boilermakers scored 42 in the first half of that game.

49.1 -- Davidson's shooting percentage Friday.

96 -- Career blocks by Greg Stiemsma, who finishes fifth in school history. He had two blocks Friday.

1,115 -- career points for Brian Butch, including 11 in his final game for the Badgers. He finishes 24th on the all-time scoring list at Wisconsin.

The Capital Times  —  3/29/2008 6:47 am