After losing to the Greensboro Swarm earlier in the week, the Wisconsin Herd got their revenge with an impressive win on Thursday night.
A late slump in Tuesday’s game between the Wisconsin Herd and Greensboro Swarm cost the Milwaukee Bucks’ affiliate the game, but a much stronger finish against the same opponent on Thursday night saw them avenge that recent loss.
Having led by 13 points at half time, it felt like the Herd’s second half weaknesses may have been about to come back to bite them again when the lead was shaved to four points with 4:44 remaining in the final period.
To Wisconsin’s credit, the players rallied and found one last push to secure an impressive win.
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As the penultimate game in the calendar year for the Herd, Wisconsin looks well placed to cross over into 2018 with an excellent. They’re currently 13-8, leaving them just one game back of the Eastern Conference lead.
Key players who have put them in that strong position also showed up in a big way on Thursday, as James Young, Xavier Munford and Cliff Alexander all put in impressive performances.
With all of that in mind, let’s take a closer look at how the game played out and what the biggest takeaways for the Herd should be.