Streaking down the court with his arms lowered to the floor making the “three” sign with both hands nearly scraping the hardwood, Rocket Watts felt the love from thousands of fans inside the Breslin Center last Friday.
The freshman guard had caught fire in the second half, going on a personal 8-0 run where he drilled a couple of big 3-pointers over Wisconsin defenders, including a nasty step-back over Brad Davison which had the roof about to pop off Breslin.
Watts finished the game with 11 points on 4-of-7 shooting and 3-for-5 from deep. He added three assists and three rebounds in 16 minutes and for the first time in his young career, he broke double digits in the scoring column in consecutive games.