February 10, 2012

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Taylor leads Badgers over Gophers

February 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Jordan Taylor scored 27 points to earn his first college win in his home state,

Jordan Taylor

helping the Badgers beat the Minnesota Gophers 68-61 in overtime on Thursday night at Williams Arena in Minneapolis.

The Badgers (19-6, 8-4 Big Ten) let a 13-point second half lead get away.  They failed to score for the final 7+ minutes of the second half and watched as Minnesota tied things up and forced overtime.

AUDIO: Asst. Coach Gary Close says they regrouped in OT :16

Ryan Evans added 17 points and 11 rebounds for the Badgers.  The win allowed the Badgers to move into a 3rd place tie with Michigan.  Both teams trail second place Michigan State by just 1/2 game.  They’re 1 1/2 games behind first-place Ohio State.

The Badgers are off until next Thursday when they travel to East Lansing to face the Michigan State Spartans.

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Badger women drop 20th straight game against Buckeyes

February 7, 2012 By

Despite hitting a school record 12 three-pointers, the Badger women’s basketball team fell 72-58 at 10th ranked Ohio State on Monday night.

The Badgers hit 12 of 24 shots from distance, breaking the previous record of 11 treys set in seven different games, including three earlier this season.

Taylor Wurtz had 20 points to lead the Badgers (8-15 overall, 4-7 Big Ten).

As a result of the Badgers playing on the perimeter, they shot just one free throw on the night.  The Buckeyes hit 12 of 17 from the free throw line.

The Badger women continue their 2-game road trip on Thursday with a game at #18 Penn State.

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Lady Badgers fall in overtime

February 3, 2012 By

The Wisconsin Badger women’s basketball team fell to Iowa 85-79 in overtime at the Kohl Center on Thursday night.  The loss ended Wisconsin’s 3-game winning streak as the Badgers fell to 4-6 in Big Ten action (8-14 overall).

Taylor Wurtz tied her career high 27 points, Morgan Paige added 17 and Jade Davis 16 for the Badgers.  Morgan Johnson had 27 to lead the Hawkeyes.

The Badgers return to action Monday in Columbus against #11 Ohio State.

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Bret Bielema’s 2012 recruiting class

February 2, 2012 By

Bret Bielema’s 2012 recruiting class is complete, 12 scholarship players and 7 preferred walk-ons.

Wisconsin lost out on a couple of big time offensive lineman, Kyle Dodson who signed with Ohio State and J.J. Denman, who bolted for Rutgers. 

But the Badgers were able to find help by signing 6’6, 320 pound Jake Meador out of Whiteland, Indiana.  Meador chose the Badgers over Florida. [Read more...]

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Badgers survive trap game, look to Ohio State next

February 1, 2012 By

It wasn’t easy, but the 19th ranked Wisconsin Badgers held off gritty Penn

Jordan Taylor

State 52-46 to earn their 6th straight win.  The Badgers (18-5, 7-3 Big Ten) moved into second place in the Big Ten standings, 1/2 game behind the first place Ohio State Buckeyes.  The Badgers and Buckeyes will square off on Saturday at the Kohl Center.

Jordan Taylor scored 18 for the Badgers, including 6 free throws in the final minute to preserve the victory. 

Wisconsin started slow, shooting just under 27% from the field in the first half and trailing 23-17 at the break.  But the Badgers quickly turned that deficit into a lead early in the second half. 

Ryan Evans added 11 points and Jared Berggren 10 points for the Badgers. 

Guard Tim Frazier scored 21 points to lead Penn State.  17 of the 21 came in the second half.

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