No. 19 Wisconsin aims to avoid letdown vs. Texas Rio Grande Valley

Impressive 11-game win streak on the line for Badgers

No. 19 Wisconsin will look to avoid a letdown when it hosts Texas Rio Grande Valley on Friday night in Madison, Wis.

The Badgers (11-2) are coming off a 63-60 victory over rival Marquette on Monday night. Wisconsin has won 11 straight games since a 73-63 loss at Wake Forest on Nov. 29.

Texas Rio Grande Valley (4-9) is coming off a 79-63 loss to New Mexico State on Monday night. The Vaqueros have lost six of their last seven games.

Wisconsin seeks balanced attack

Wisconsin has been getting contributions from a number of players during its winning streak.

Junior forward Tyler Wahl is averaging 13.7 points and 6.2 rebounds per game. Sophomore guard Connor Essegian is averaging 12.7 points per game. And senior guard Max Klesmit is averaging 11.5 points per game.

The Badgers are shooting 46.8 percent from the field and 36.7 percent from 3-point range during their winning streak.

Texas Rio Grande Valley looks to slow down Wisconsin

Texas Rio Grande Valley will need to play a physical game to slow down Wisconsin.

The Vaqueros are allowing opponents to shoot 45.2 percent from the field and 35.1 percent from 3-point range this season.

Texas Rio Grande Valley will also need to take care of the ball. The Vaqueros are averaging 14.2 turnovers per game this season.

Matchup to watch

The matchup to watch in this game will be between Wahl and Texas Rio Grande Valley forward Justin Johnson.

Wahl is a skilled scorer and rebounder who can also defend. Johnson is averaging 16.3 points and 8.1 rebounds per game.

The player who can control the paint will likely be the player who leads his team to victory.