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Time set for Badgers regular season finale

February 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment

The Big Ten announced the game times for the final day of the Big Ten regular season.

The Wisconsin Badgers close out on Sunday, March 4 at the Kohl Center against Illinois.  That game will air live on the Big Ten Network and tip-off at Noon on that day.

The matchup against the Illini also serves as Senior Day for the Badgers’ Jordan Taylor and Rob Wilson.

AUDIO: Rob Wilson said his career is winding down :14

Wilson and Taylor has combined to play in 235 games and score 1,623 career points.  Wisconsin has won 10 straight Senior Day games.

Wisconsin won the first meeting in Champaign earlier this season, 67-63.  Taylor led all scorers in that game with 19 points.

Also on March 4;

Michigan at Penn State  Noon  (ESPN)
Ohio State at Michigan State   3pm     (CBS)

 

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Kohl Center Ice Sheet to be named for Badger Bob

February 20, 2012 By

The ice sheet which the University of Wisconsin hockey teams play on is

Kohl Center Ice

being named for one of the school’s legendary coaches.

The Kohl Center ice will be named “Bob Johnson Rink” in recognition of the men’s hockey coach who guided the Badgers to three NCAA titles during a career that also included coaching stints in the Olympics, World Championships and the National Hockey League.

During his fifteen years at the helm of the Badger program, Johnson coached Wisconsin to seven NCAA tournaments, winning three championships in 1973, 1977 and 1981.  He coached numerous individual players to conference and national awards.  He also led the United States at the 1976 Olympics, three Canada Cups and four IIHF Men’s World Championships. [Read more...]

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Badger women fall at Nebraska

February 20, 2012 By

The Wisconsin Badger women hit just 19 of 50 field goals (38%) and fell to the Nebraska Cornhuskers 68-59 in Lincoln on Sunday.

The Badgers were outscored 23-6 in the last 8 1/2 minutes of the first half and fell behind 42-24 at the half.  The Badgers would never get closer than 8-points in the second half, dropping their 4th in a row.

Jordan Hooper had 19 points and 18 rebounds for Nebraska.  Morgan Paige had 15 and Taylor Wurtz 14 for the Badgers (8-18, 4-10 Big Ten) in defeat.

 

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Badgers shoot their way to win over Penn State

February 20, 2012 By

Josh Gasser scored 15 points to lead the 15th ranked Wisconsin Badgers to a

Josh Gasser

65-55 win over the Penn State Nittany Lions at the Kohl Center on Sunday.

Gasser teams with Jordan Taylor and Jarred Berggren to hit three 3-pointers each as the Badgers broke out of a home court shooting slump with 11 out of 22 from distance in the win. 

Jared Berggren added 13 points and Ryan Evans and Jordan Taylor added 11 points each as the Badgers improved to 20-7 overall and 9-5 in Big Ten play. 

Tim Frazier had 20 points for Penn State (12-16, 4-11) in defeat.  The Nittany Lions haven’t won in Madison since 1995, a span of 15 games.

 

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Badgers out-played in East Lansing

February 17, 2012 By

The Wisconsin Badgers dropped its 7th straight game at the Breslin Center,

Ryan Evans

falling to the Michigan State Spartans 69-55.  The loss dropped the Badgers 2-full games behind Big Ten co-leaders Michigan State and Ohio State.

Michigan State raced to a 31-19 halftime lead after the Badgers managed to shoot just 31% from the field in the first half, including 11% from three-point range.  Things didn’t get much better from there with the Badgers shooting just 34% for the game.

Ryan Evans had 17 points to lead the Badgers, but guard Jordan Taylor had just 13 and missed 10 of 13 from the field.

Senior forward Draymond Green had 20 points and 10 rebounds while Keith Appling added 20 points for the Spartans.

The Badgers (19-7, 9-4 Big Ten) return home to the Kohl Center Sunday to host Penn State.

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