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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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Taylor leads Badgers over Gophers

February 10, 2012 By

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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Badgers’ Taylor is finalist for 2012 Cousy Award

February 3, 2012 By

For the second straight season, Wisconsin Badger point guard Jordan Taylor

Jordan Taylor

has been selected as one of 11 finalists for the 2012 Bob Cousy Collegiate Point Guard of the Year Award.

The annual honor is named after Hall of Famer and former Boston Celtic Bob Cousy, recognizing the top point guards in college basketball.  An original list of 60+ candidates was trimmed by a Hall of Fame appointed, nationally-based committee to a list of 20 and now 11 student athletes.

Taylor, who was one of five finalists for the 2011 Cousy Award, leads the Badgers by averaging 14.1 points and 4.3 assists a game, while adding 4.2 rebounds and 1.0 steals per game.

The list of 11 finalists for the 2012 award will be narrowed down to 5 players on March 8th.  The final five players in contention will be presented to Cousy and the Hall of Fame’s selection committee.

 

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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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