While the No. 4 ranked Wisconsin men’s basketball team (3-0, 0-0 Big Ten) started slow, the Badgers found their groove late in the first half, leading to a commanding 82–40 win against the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Phoenix (0-2, 0-0 Horizon League).
The Badgers waltzed out of the gates with no sense of urgency, shooting an abysmal 1/6 to start the game and committing four turnovers in the first nine minutes. Lacking energy, the Badgers needed a spark.
Such a spark, or even a lightning bolt, of energy came from sophomore Tyler Wahl. The six-foot-nine-inch sophomore from Lakeville, Minnesota enjoyed the best game of his young career in a Badgers uniform.