Jordan Taylor has no plans to become timid despite shooting just 30.2% from three-point range and 36.0% overall.

"I'm just going to keep shooting," Wisconsin's senior point guard said. "You've got to shoot until you get hot.

"Then if you get hot, keep shooting. But at the same time you've got to take good shots."

Taylor said he isn't hampered by the July 29 surgery on his right ankle, surgery that sidelined him for about 6½ weeks.

"No, I'm good," he said. "I'm good."

Jordan Taylor's usage rate is lower than season, as is his efficiency. Because Wisconsin is missing Jon Leuer following graduation, Taylor doesn't have a reliable running mate.

Leuer averaged 18.3 points and could also be a go-to-guy when Wisconsin needed a basket in end-game or end-clock situations. 

Jared Berggren and Ben Brust have been Wisconsin's primary second options.

Wisconsin ranks last in the country in the number of points it gets from the foul line. Only 10.2 percent of the Badgers’ points are the result of free throws. 

Last season, Jordan Taylor was a killer in isolation plays; according to Synergy Sports Technology, isos accounted for 30.5 percent of his possessions, and he averaged 1.023 points on those possessions.

This season, with him lacking a great pick-and-pop target like Keaton Nankivil or Jon Leuer (who both graduated), Taylor has relied even more on isos, with them jumping to 35.5 percent of his arsenal, but he's scoring just 0.636 points on those possessions.

North Carolina defeated Wisconsin by a final score of 60-57 in Chapel Hill on Wednesday.

The Tar Heels were outscored by Wisconsin on a points per possession basis (0.94 to 1.01) due to 14 turnovers against just four. But the Badgers were held to just 35.9% shooting from the floor, shot just six free throws and were outrebounded by 13.

Harrison Barnes scored a game-high 20 points on 12 shots from the floor, while John Henson had 17 rebounds.

Jordan Taylor led Wisconsin with 18 points, but needed 20 shots and went 3-for-11 from distance.