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Wisconsin Basketball: Top five performances of Ethan Happ’s career

By Zach Stearman

NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 01: Ethan Happ #22 of the Wisconsin Badgers celebrates the 59-54 win over the Maryland Terrapins during the second round of the Big Ten Basketball Tournament at Madison Square Garden on March 1, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 01: Ethan Happ #22 of the Wisconsin Badgers celebrates the 59-54 win over the Maryland Terrapins during the second round of the Big Ten Basketball Tournament at Madison Square Garden on March 1, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /
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MADISON, WISCONSIN – FEBRUARY 12: Ethan Happ #22 of the Wisconsin Badgers dribbles the ball while being guarded by Xavier Tillman #23 of the Michigan State Spartans in the second half at the Kohl Center on February 12, 2019 in Madison, Wisconsin. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
MADISON, WISCONSIN – FEBRUARY 12: Ethan Happ #22 of the Wisconsin Badgers dribbles the ball while being guarded by Xavier Tillman #23 of the Michigan State Spartans in the second half at the Kohl Center on February 12, 2019 in Madison, Wisconsin. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) /

5. Wisconsin @ Xavier (November 13, 2018)

Xavier came into the game riding a 41 game home winning streak vs non-conference opponents. Ethan Happ dominated the Musketeers in the low post, however, racking up 30 points and 13 rebounds en route to a 77-68 victory. Happ was coming off a game where he recorded only the second triple-double in Wisconsin history vs Coppin State, but the performance against Xavier somehow upstaged it.

The Badgers climbed out to an early lead, but Xavier clawed back within two just before halftime. Wisconsin started the second half with an 18-4 run led by Happ, and they never let Xavier close again. Happ had 8 points and 2 assists in the run after the break. The early season win helped propel Wisconsin to an 8-1 start to the season, allowing them to rise as high as #12 in the AP Poll.

From an analytics standpoint, Happ had a 46.8% usage rate, showing the Badgers offense ran almost entirely through him. He was efficient, making 15 of his 23 shot attempts and only recording 2 turnovers despite carrying the heavy workload.

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