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One thing nobody has mentioned in any analysis I've seen, is that Davidson has come from behind by double-digits in both of their tourney wins... from 17 behind vs. GTown!!! (AND WON'T BE ABLE TO DO SO vs. WISC). It should be noted that if you fall behind Wisconsin by 12 or 15, it is not the piece of cake it might be against most other teams to rally back... A) Because of the suffocating defense... B) Because Wisconsin limits the number of possessions in games by preventing ANY fastbreaks off rebounds C) They utilize clock on each possession with patient offense, with MINIMAL TURNOVERS... and last and most importantly, they are well-coached in understanding momentum and rallies - they do NOT get rattled, they give you your short run, then come back with their own spurt, and it's GAME OVER. They step on your throat midway through the second half. If you review their season, their are a lot of games that were close at halftime, that ended up in double-digit wins.
One final observation - not sure if there is a statistic for this, but just watch what happens immediately at the start of the second half - when the Badgers come out after halftime, it seems that Bo has always identified and exploited weakness in the opponent. In those first five minutes, I'd be willing to bet that they outscore opponents, on average, like 12-5 or so ... GO BUCKY!
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