Postgame notes after Wisconsin’s 104-83 win over Providence
Notes and notable statistics from the Badgers' victory over the Providence Friars.
The Wisconsin men’s basketball team bounced back after their tough loss to BYU by thoroughly dismantling the Providence Friars in their opening game in the Rady Children’s Invitational in San Diego, California.
Senior guard Nick Boyd went off, scoring 36 points on 15/25 (60%) from the field, while going 4/9 from 3-point range.
Sophomore forward Austin Rapp added 20 points and 8 rebounds, hitting 5/11 from deep.
Here are the postgame notes and notable team and individual statistics following Wisconsin’s victory over Providence via the Wisconsin athletic department.
Team Notes
Wisconsin improved to 5-1 on the season with a 104-83 win over Providence on Thursday in the semifinals of the Rady Children’s Invitational in San Diego, California.
The Badgers have now started the season 5-1 or better in back-to-back years, and the 6th time in the Greg Gard era.
Best 6-Game Starts, Greg Gard Era
Record Season
6-0 2024-25
5-1 2018-19
5-1 2025-26
5-1 2020-21
5-1 2021-22
5-1 2022-23
Wisconsin moved to 2-5 all-time against Providence, recording its first win over the Friars since Dec. 26, 1961.
The Badgers have won 7 of their last 8 – and 12 of their last 14 – regular-season neutral site games dating back to 2021-22.
2025-26 (1-1 vs. BYU and Rady Children’s)
2024-25 (3-0 vs. Butler in Indianapolis and Greenbrier Tip-Off)
2022-23 (2-0 in Ft. Myers Tip-Off)
2022-23 (3-1 in vs. Stanford in Brew City Battle and Battle 4 Atlantis)
2021-22 (3-0 in Maui Invitational)
Head coach Greg Gard improved his overall record to 218-118 (.649).
UW is now 79-24 (.767) in regular-season, non-conference games under Gard.
UW’s 104 points are the team’s most in a non-conference game since a 105-70 win over Eastern Illinois on Dec. 28, 1995.
This also matches the most points UW has ever scored against a major conference team in a non-conference game. The Badgers topped Georgia Tech, 104-84, on Dec. 28, 1963.
Wisconsin improved to 17-0 when scoring at least 90 points under Greg Gard.
The Badgers are averaging 91.2 ppg on the season, the team’s 3rd-highest scoring average through 6 games in school history.
Highest Scoring Avg, First 6 Games
Avg. Pts Season
95.5 469 1993-94
93.7 466 1970-71
91.2 458 2025-26
89.2 449 1967-68
The Friars entered the game averaging 93.1 ppg and Wisconsin held them to their 2nd-lowest scoring output of the season and 10.3 points below their average.
Including 14 3FGs on Thursday, the Badgers are averaging 11.7 3FGs per game, which is tied with Nebraska for tops in the Big Ten and 11th nationally.
Wisconsin’s 40 3FGAs tied the school’s single-game record, previously established againstTemple on Dec. 3, 2001.
UW turned it over just 8 times and is now averaging just 9.5 turnovers per game on the season, which ranks 3rd in the Big Ten.
The Badgers dished out 21 assists, their 3rd game with 20+ dimes this season. In all of last season, UW had a TOTAL of 3 games with 20+ assists.
UW tallied 10 steals, the team’s second-highest mark of the season (11 vs. Campbell).
The Badgers had 10+ steals in just 2 games all of last season.
14 offensive rebounds against Providence, the Badgers have now posted 10+ O-Reb in all 6 games this season, averaging 13.7 orpg.
Individual Notes
Graduate student Nick Boyd scored a career-high 36 points on 15-for-25 shooting. He also added 7 rebounds and 7 assists, his highest marks in both stats as a Badger.
Boyd has scored in double figures in all games this season, including 4 games with 20+.
Boyd ranks 2nd in the Big Ten, averaging 21.5 ppg this season.
Boyd is 13-for-37 (35.1%) from 3-point range, averaging 2.1 3FGs per game.
Junior Nolan Winter registered his 4th double-double in 6 games this season, finishing with 19 points and 10 rebounds.
Winter now has 7 career doubles. He scored in double figures for the 22nd time, and UW is 18-4 in such games.
Sophomore Austin Rapp tallied 20 points, his most as a Badger, going 5-for-11 from 3-point range. He added 8 rebounds and 3 blocks, both matching his most in a UW uniform.
Rapp has scored in double figures in 4 of 6 games as a Badger, averaging 11.5 ppg on the season.
Junior John Blackwell finished with 11 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals.
Blackwell scored in double figures for the 5th time in 6 games this season and the 49th time in his career.
Redshirt sophomore Jack Janicki posted a season-high 9 points on 3-for-3 shooting from behind the arc, matching his career-high for 3FGs in a game.
Wisconsin will take on TCU today after the Horned Frogs upset the No. 10 Florida Gators in the game prior to the Badgers’. Wisconsin will see a familiar foe when it takes the floor against the Horned Frogs. Guard Brock Harding transferred to TCU from Iowa after last season. He scored 19 points in their win over Florida yesterday.
The Badgers and Horned Frogs will tip off at 4:30 PM on FOX this afternoon.
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