There have been enough occasions when the University of Wisconsin women's basketball team has been on the receiving end of this treatment.

Take the Badgers' 67-53 loss to Marquette in their second game of the season, when the Golden Eagles pressured UW into 29 turnovers.

So the Badgers had to savor the defensive performance they put on Tuesday night at the Kohl Center.

An announced crowd of 5,069 watched UW harass intrastate rival UW-Green Bay all over the court on its way to an 81-58 win.

The Badgers (6-3) forced a season-high 23 turnovers, 16 of which came in the first half, by mixing occasional full-court pressure with aggressive on-ball defense.

Phoenix junior point guard Kati Harty alone committed nine turnovers, and six Green Bay players had at least two. UW outscored the Phoenix (4-3) 24-8 in points off turnovers, and held a 15-0 advantage in the first half.

"That's when we're at our best," Badgers coach Lisa Stone said. "Our best offense is our best defense."

The offense wasn't too bad, either. UW used a balanced attack, with all five starters in double figures. Senior guard Jolene Anderson led the way with 20 points and six assists, while senior guard Janese Banks added 16 points.

"When I'm looking at a scouting report and I see an opponent, all five are averaging double figures, I'm like, 'OK, they've got a nice little balance,' " Banks said. "So if people see that in us, I think they know they can't just key in on me and Jolene."

In total, the Badgers recorded assists on 22 of their 34 field goals, compared to only 11 turnovers.

"You can look at the assist-to-turnover ratio and that tells the story," Stone said.

And had UW made its free throws, the final margin could have been much larger: The Badgers made just eight of their 21 attempts.

All this came without freshman forward Tara Steinbauer, who was listed as day-to-day after suffering an unspecified lower right leg injury. Steinbauer, who had given UW a major lift since being inserted into the starting lineup Dec. 2 against Indiana-Purdue-Fort Wayne, was wearing a protective boot on her right foot and will miss the Badgers' game Friday against South Dakota State.

With Steinbauer out, sophomore guard Teah Gant started and filled in just fine. Gant had 10 points, three assists and three steals in 26 minutes.

And with the 5-foot-10 Gant replacing the 6-1 Steinbauer, UW was able to turn up the pressure defensively. The Badgers limited the Phoenix to just 39 shots; UW attempted 67.

"When we got shots, we were able to score," said Green Bay coach Matt Bollant, whose team shot 52.6 percent in the first half. "I felt like at the start of the game, we didn't have that confidence and that bounce that we normally have."