| With the college basketball season in
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| | again as the loss last Saturday woke it
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| full swing, Matt Fargo takes a look at
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| | up and the Badgers want to keep their
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| three big games on tap that you cannot
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| | hold on the Big Ten lead.Old Dominion
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| miss this Saturday.Wisconsin Badgers at
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| | Monarchs at George Mason Patriots 2:00 PM
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| Michigan Wolverines 2:30 PM ETWisconsin
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| | ETFirst place will be on the line in
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| is the lowest of the five ranked teams
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| | Fairfax on Saturday as the two preseason
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| from the Big Ten yet the Badgers are
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| | favorites are living up to their billing.
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| alone in first place. With a win they can
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| | Both teams have just one loss in the
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| knock one of the five teams that trail
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| | month of January and both sit atop the
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| them by a single game down further in the
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| | Colonial with 8-2 conference records. A
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| standings. Michigan is one of those teams
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| | game and a half separates the top six
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| and the Wolverines have quietly gone
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| | teams in the league so every game at this
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| about their business this season with a
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| | stage of the season is important and the
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| 14-3 record including a 4-2 mark in the
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| | teams that can pull out road wins will
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| conference. Surprisingly, they are not
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| | benefit come conference tournament
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| ranked.Wisconsin bounced back in fine
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| | time.Old Dominion overcame a halftime
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| fashion following a loss last Saturday at
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| | deficit at home against Drexel on
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| home to North Dakota St. by taking its
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| | Thursday and now must hit the road the
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| frustrations out on Penn St. on Wednesday
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| | where the Monarchs are 4-3 on the season.
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| with a 29-point win. The Badgers improved
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| | They have won three straight away from
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| to 5-1 in the Big Ten but four of those
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| | home, all in dominating fashion, but this
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| wins came at home and Wisconsin is just
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| | will be the toughest CAA road test hands
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| 1-3 on the road this season. The lone
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| | down. Road games against Georgia,
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| victory came in a nail biter at Minnesota
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| | Wisconsin and UAB have helped in the
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| that the Badgers won by a field
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| | preparation but those first two were on a
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| goal.Michigan is coming off a win over
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| | neutral floor.The Patriots are hot as
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| rival Michigan St. on Wednesday and has
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| | they have won seven of eight games and
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| now won three straight games. Both
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| | their last three losses have been by a
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| conference losses came on the road at
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| | combined nine points. George Mason
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| Iowa and Illinois, who are a combined
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| | dropped its second league game of the
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| 23-0 at home, by a total of 12 points.
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| | season last Saturday at NC-Wilmington but
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| The Wolverines are 10-1 at home this
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| | rebounded on Thursday with a 23-point win
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| season with the lone loss coming against
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| | over William & Mary. The Patriots are 7-1
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| 17th ranked UCLA. After finishing last
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| | at home this season, losing only to
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| season with 12 losses in their last 13
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| | Creighton way back in November in their
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| games, Michigan is looking to avoid a
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| | home opener.The first meeting was won by
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| similar finish.Wisconsin has dominated
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| | the Monarchs in dramatic fashion as they
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| this series of late winning four of the
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| | hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer from 25
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| last five meetings including an 11-point
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| | feet to pull out the one-point victory.
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| victory in Ann Arbor last season. The
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| | George Mason held the Monarchs to just
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| home team has won seven of the last eight
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| | 32.2 percent shooting but the difference
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| meetings however and Michigan is poised
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| | was at the free throw line as the
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| to continue that trend on Saturday.
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| | Patriots had only eight attempts on the
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| Wisconsin though will be focused once
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| | night.
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