by Bill Scott | Feb 19, 2021
The number-21 Wisconsin Badgers shooting woes continued on Thursday night, falling to 11th ranked Iowa 77-62 at the Kohl Center. The shooting issues have plagued the Badgers for the better part of a month now and it reached new lows against the Hawkeyes when Wisconsin...
by Bill Scott | Feb 14, 2021
The third-ranked Michigan Wolverines returned from a three-week layoff, coming from 14 points down to knock off the 21st ranked Wisconsin Badgers 67-59 on Sunday afternoon at the Kohl Center, sweeping the two game season series. The Wolverines (14-1, 9-1 Big Ten)...
by Bill Scott | Feb 11, 2021
The Wisconsin Badgers may have been fortunate to be facing a Nebraska team that is still looking for its first Big Ten Conference victory. UW struggled again offensively, shooting just 32% from the field but still managed to pull out a 61-48 victory over the...
by Bill Scott | Jan 16, 2021
Aleem Ford and Brad Davison scored 14 points each and D’Mitrik Trice added 13 points to lead the 9th ranked Wisconsin Badgers to a 60-54 Big Ten Conference road victory over the Rutgers Scarlet Knights in Big Ten action on Friday night in Piscataway, New Jersey....
by Bill Scott | Jan 13, 2021
Fifth-ranked Michigan held number-9 Wisconsin scoreless for the final 6:18 of the first half and cruised to a 77-54 win over the Badgers at the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor. The Wolverines led by 17 at halftime and by as many as 40 points in the second half, holding...
by Bill Scott | Dec 29, 2020
Just hours after climbing to sixth in the Associated Press Top 25 Men’s College Basketball Poll, the Wisconsin Badgers were upset by the Maryland Terrapins 70-64 on Monday night at the Kohl Center. Wisconsin’s 10-game Big Ten win streak, which dated back...
by Bill Scott | Dec 23, 2020
The 9th ranked Wisconsin men’s basketball team got off to one of its worst starts in recent memory. They didn’t reach double-digit points until the 5:26 mark of the first half, but it was the defense that held strong in a 67-53 Big Ten Conference opening...
by Bill Scott | Mar 5, 2020
The 24th ranked Wisconsin Badgers have come a long way, moving into a tie for the Big Ten lead with Maryland and Michigan State with one game left to play in the regular season. The Badgers (20-10, 13-6 Big Ten) knocked off Northwestern 63-48. Nate Reuvers scored 11...
by Bill Scott | Mar 2, 2020
The Wisconsin Badgers ran their win streak to six-straight games, holding off the rival Minnesota Gophers 71-69 on Sunday night at the Kohl Center. Minnesota native Brad Davison scored 20 points and added seven rebounds and five assists for the Badgers. Davison took...
by Bill Scott | Feb 28, 2020
The 22nd-ranked Michigan Wolverines entered Thursday nights home game against Wisconsin as the hottest team in the Big Ten Conference, having won five straight. The Badgers were next, riding a four-game winning streak. When the dust settled, the Badgers (18-10, 11-6...
by Bill Scott | Feb 19, 2020
Aleem Ford scored a career-high 19 points on Tuesday night, helping the Wisconsin Badgers knock off the Purdue Boilermakers 69-65 in Big Ten action at the Kohl Center. Wisconsin (16-10, 9-6 Big Ten) built a second half lead and then held on to beat the Boilermakers...
by Bill Scott | Feb 10, 2020
The Wisconsin Badgers scored the final 16 points of the first half and led by 18 at the halftime break, on the way to a 70-57 win over the Ohio State Buckeyes on Sunday at the Kohl Center. Brevin Pritzl scored 19 points off the bench, including 5-of-6 from three, as...
by Bill Scott | Jan 1, 2020
The Wisconsin Badgers struggled against Rider’s zone defense in the first half, but Rider struggled even more against Wisconsin’s defense. They fell to the Badgers 65-37 on Tuesday night in Wisconsin’s final non-conference tuneup of the season....
by Bill Scott | Nov 18, 2019
Marquette’s All-American senior guard Markus Howard poured in 16 points on 6 of 12 shooting in the first half, but the Wisconsin Badgers made life much tougher on Howard in the second half and pulled out a 77-61 win over the Golden Eagles at the Kohl...
by Bill Scott | Nov 14, 2019
The Wisconsin Badgers had to dig a little deeper on their bench on Wednesday night but eventually pulled away to beat McNeese State 83-63 at the Kohl Center. The Badgers were short-handed to start, playing with old Kobe King who injured his ankle in practice on...
by Bill Scott | Nov 6, 2019
Jordan Ford scored 26 points and Malik Fitts added 16 to lead 20th ranked Saint Mary’s of California to a 65-63 overtime victory over the Wisconsin Badgers on Tuesday night in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The Badgers led by as many as eight points in the first...
by Bill Scott | Jan 20, 2019
The Wisconsin Badgers ended their two-game Big Ten losing streak, knocking off previously unbeaten Michigan 64-54 on Saturday at the Kohl Center. Wisconsin (12-6, 4-3 Big Ten) got a huge performance from their best player, senior Ethan Happ. He scored 26 points and...
by Bill Scott | Dec 1, 2018
The Wisconsin Badgers stayed with the Iowa Hawkeyes in their Big Ten opener in Iowa City and in the end, pulled out a 72-66 victory. Ethan Happ fouled out with 45.8 seconds left, but the Badgers still got a big three-pointer from D’Mitrik Trice with 20 seconds...
by Bill Scott | Oct 31, 2018
Wisconsin men’s basketball sophomore forward Aleem Ford suffered a knee injury and will undergo surgery on Wednesday. The UW Sports Medicine Staff says Ford will be out indefinitely, but is expected to return to the Badgers later this season. Ford...
by Bill Scott | Feb 4, 2018
The Wisconsin Badgers were in position to pull out a road win but fell short at Maryland, losing to the Terrapins 68-63. The Badgers trailed by ten points at halftime before coming back to lead by two points on a number of occasions in the final minutes. Then, down...