The Wisconsin basketball team broke its recent trend of close losses and beat Michigan State, but how did the Badgers pull out the victory? As you’ll see below, it’s all about the free throws.
As you can see, below, the Badgers dominated at the line, and if you read my preview, you know that was expected. Michigan State is the green bars, Wisconsin is the red bars, and the black bars show the percentage edge the Badgers enjoyed in each stat.
In fact, this post-game summary looks a lot like the predictions, with the Badgers’ skill at getting to and converting from the free throw line making up for deficiencies from the field.