Illinois vs Wisconsin: Hard Hedging Screens

0:00On March 12, Illinois faces a tough challenge Friday in the big 10 tournament quarter finals against Wisconsin. The Badgers rely heavily on guards John Blackwell and Nick Boyd, who combined for 49 points in their upset win over the fighting Illini back. In February, those two just lit it up again, dropping 57 points together in Thursday's win over Washington. Blackwell led with 34 and they hit 11 threes as a duo to advance. In that earlier matchup at home, Blackwell and Boyd made eight threes and attacked the rim easily. Illinois missed key players Andrei Stogecovich and Kylin Boswell due to injuries, creating missed matches the Badgers exploited. Now with those Alaney guards back, Wisconsin will still target screens and switches. Illinois typically drops back on pick and rolls, but that leaves Badger Biggs open for threes or forces bad switches onto speedy guards. Start hedging the screens could force the ball away from Boyd and Blackwell, limiting their damage.

1:00This game will test Illinois's shaky defense and decide if they can get revenge.