Indiana began the season with 12 consecutive victories.But coach Tom Crean said IU is a better team now than they were after capturing that 12th straight victory Dec. 22 against Maryland-Baltimore County.The No.When: Noon
Where: Memorial Stadium (52,692/FieldTurf), Bloomington
TV: Big Ten Network
Radio: 100.1 FM
Line: Wisconsin by 10 1/2
Records: Indiana 4-5, 1-4 Big Ten; Wisconsin 6-2, 3-2
Series: Wisconsin leads 35-18-2
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INDIANA
Offensive statistics
Points per game: 23.7 (86th in NCAA)
Yards per game: 354 (78th)
Passing yards per game: 232 (47th)
Rushing yards per game: 122 (93rd)
Defensive statistics
Points per game: 28.2 (85th)
Yards per game: 402.2 (tied-92nd)
Passing yards per game: 256.7 (107th)
Rushing yards per game: 145.6 (67th)
Keys
Top 3 offensive players: Tandon Doss, WR, leads the team with 59 catches for 751 yards; Ben Chappell, QB, has 2,054 passing yards, 10 touchdowns, 10 interceptions this season; Darius Willis, RB, leads the team with 459 rushing yards and six rushing touchdowns
Top 3 defensive players: Jammie Kirlew, DE, leads the team with 5 1/2 sacks; Matt Mayberry, LB, leads the team with 80 tackles; Greg Middleton, DE, has three sacks
Key to victory: IU has forced turnovers the last two weeks (three against Northwestern, six against Iowa), but didn’t make either team pay. The Hoosiers have to start cashing in on other teams’ mistakes. It’s made the difference in two fourth-quarter losses.
Injury: DE Darius Johnson (shoulder), DB Chris Atkins (elbow), DT Jarrod Smith (back), CB Ray Fisher (knee), S Jarrell Drane (thigh), OL Cody Faulkner (shoulder), DL Terrance Thomas (shoulder), out; S Jerimy Finch (hamstring) questionable; RB Zach Davis-Walker (foot), S Nick Polk (ankle), RB Darius Willis (ankle), DE Fred Jones (foot) probable
Wisconsin
Offensive statistics
Points per game: 29.4 (43rd in NCAA)
Yards per game: 393.1 (48th)
Passing yards per game: 198.5 (82nd)
Rushing yards per game: 194.6 (22nd)
Defensive statistics
Points per game: 21.8 (40th)
Yards per game: 302.9 (21st)
Passing yards per game: 195.1 (35th)
Rushing yards per game: 107.6 (25th)
Keys
Top 3 offensive players: John Clay, RB, leads the Big Ten with 104.9 yards per game, has 10 rushing touchdowns; Scott Tolzien QB, has passed for 1,523 yards, nine touchdowns; Nick Toon, WR, has 32 catches for 412 yards
Top 3 defensive players: O’Brien Schofield, DE, tied for first nationally with 16 1/2 tackles for loss; Jaevery McFadden, LB, 51 tackles; Chris Borland, LB, three forced fumbles
Key to victory: Clay is coming off a 123-yard, three-touchdown rushing performance against Purdue. He ranks 20th nationally in rushing and will get plenty of carries today.
Injury: N/A
