Michigan Wolverines
February 3, 2001

Andy Kowske: B
Kowske was quite a bit more involved on the offensive end, though he was usually pushed a step beyond where his post moves looked comfortable, resulting in a rough shooting night. He was a rebounding force however as he grabbed 10 boards, 5 on the offensive end. Played a solid defensive game on Josh Asselin.

Charlie Wills: B
Minutes were a bit limited with Kowske playing better, but still hit 3 of 4 shots.

Roy Boone: A-
Roy's point production continued, including some solid shooting from beyond the arc. However, what was really significant with Boone was his ball distribution, finishing with 7 assists to only 2 turnovers. Boone also did a pretty solid job of keeping the much smaller Queen from penetrating and distributing on the other end of the court.

Kirk Penney: A-
While Kirk didn't have gaudy shooting percentage numbers, it was his second half offensive outburst that put the game away for the Badgers. He put on a clinic on cutting without the ball and using screens to find open wing jumpers. Also of note was the fact that he made all 5 of his free throws and didn't turn the ball over.

Mike Kelley: B
Was not a factor at all offensively, but put the clamps on LaVell Blanchard before spending some time on Robinson. Bernard hit some shots against Kelley, but most were pretty spectacular shots, so Kelley did his job defensively.

Ricky Bower: B
Hit a nice jumper coming off a screen, but didn't do much else.

Mark Vershaw: C-
Vershaw had some trouble with Young early, forcing Wisconsin to go to double teams, opening up some perimeter jumpers for Michigan. Offensively he wasn't very effective against the big Michigan front line, but did pass the ball well and didn't force many shots so he didn't hurt the offensive per se.

Maurice Linton: C
Linton still seems to be struggling with his shot, specifically in finding his spots on the floor within the context of the offense. However, he continues to provide a fairly solid floor game (4 rebounds/2 assists).

Travon Davis: C
Was a general non-entity.

Owens, Schmit, Ukawuba, Mader, Grusczynski: INC
Garbage time minutes only. Gruscynski put up a shot after a nice ball fake and Ike hit a jumper.

Return to Game Previews/Evaluations Page
Return to Badgermaniac's Badger News and Views Page

This page hosted by Get your own Free Home Page