Leuer's Hot Start Propels Badgers

It didn't take long for Wisconsin forward John Leuer to get going on Thursday night against Coppin State. Scoring the first 14 Badger points in the Badgers' last non-conference victory of the season.

Following a basket by Coppin State's Branden Doughty, Leuer lit up the Kohl Center with four consecutive three pointers. Resulting in the first 12 points of the night for the Badgers. Following those three pointers Leuer hit from inside the arch for the first time all night, and then got an assist on a Tim Jarsmz three pointer that bolted the Badgers to an early 17-9 lead.

The rest of the way Leuer would be held to just five points, but another Badger star was ready to pick up the slack.

Jordan Taylor would be silent for most of the first half until he hit a three pointer of his own. Kick starting his own 19 point night, but it would be his assists that would help lead the Badgers to victory.

With six assists on the night it looked like a below average night for Taylor. That is until you see the number of turnovers he racked up. A whopping doughnut is exactly how many turnovers the junior point guard tallied. Bringing his turnover to assist ratio to almost an impressive 4 assists per turnover.

Not turning the ball over combined with shooting a high percentage from the field helped propel the Badgers to a big 80-56 victory over Coppin State.