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Hockey Badgers drop playoff opener at Michigan

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Wisconsin and Michigan combined to score seven goals in the first period and it’s the Wolverines that prevailed in their Big Ten playoff opener, 6-5.

Wisconsin (14-18-4, 8-13-3-1 Big Ten) outshot the Wolverines (19-13-3, 11-10-3-2 Big Ten) by a 53-29 margin and clawed back from two deficits, but time expired before the Badgers could complete a third comeback in a game marked by momentum swings.

Michigan struck first at the 1:40 mark of the opening period, shortly after a Wisconsin goal was disallowed.  Wisconsin, however, would score three times in a 4:05 span to take a quick lead.  Goals by Tyler Inamoto, Matthew Freytag and Ryan Wagner gave the Badgers a 3-1 lead.  Inamoto’s goal was the first of his career.

Michigan then scored three straight power play goals to take a 4-3 lead into the first intermission.

The Wolverines then struck early in the second period to move in front 5-3, but the Badgers responded with a pair of power play goals from Linus Weissbach and Ryan Wagner to tie the game at five.

Michigan would score the go-ahead and eventual game winning goal at 11:07 in the third period off the stick of Tony Calderone.  It was Calderone’s fourth goal of the game.

Senior goaltender Kyle Hayton stopped 23 shots but took the loss in goal.

The two teams meet again Saturday night (6:30 p.m. CT) in Ann Arbor for the second game of the best-of-three first round series.

Badgers fall short against Michigan State, season is over

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Coach Greg Gard

The Wisconsin Badgers gave Michigan State all they could handle, but in the end, UW fell to the Spartans 63-60 in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals.

Unlike Thursday, when the Badgers beat Maryland on the boards and at the free throw line, Wisconsin lost both of those battles to Michigan State on Friday.

The Badgers were out-rebounded 41-27 and 16-10 on the offensive end.  Michigan State only shot 11 free throws, but they made 10 of them.  The Badgers attempted just six free throws and made only two.

The three-point loss guaranteed UW’s NCAA Tournament streak of 19 is over.  For 19 straight seasons, Wisconsin called the NCAA tournament their postseason home, but not this year.

The loss for Wisconsin (15-18) is also the third straight this season against Big Ten regular season champion Michigan State.

Michigan State (29-3) advances to the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament against cross-state rival Michigan.  The Wolverines (26-7) knocked off Nebraska 77-58 in the tournaments second quarterfinal game.

Ethan Happ hit 10 of 15 from the field and led the Badgers with 22 points.  Brad Davison, who poured in 30 points in last Sunday’s loss to the Spartans in Madison, finished with 10 points, as did Khalil Iverson. [Read more…]

Badgers live to play another day (AUDIO)

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Khalil Iverson

The Wisconsin Badgers made all the right plays down the stretch to knock off the Maryland Terrapins 59-54 in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Wisconsin (15-17) moves on to face top-seeded Michigan State (28-3) in the quarterfinals on Friday morning at 11 a.m.

The Spartans won both games against the Badgers during the regular season, 76-61 in East Lansing and 68-63 in Madison last Sunday.

The Badgers out-rebounded Maryland (19-13) 59-54 and hit 20 of 24 free throws (83.3%).  The Terrapins shot 88.9% from the free throw line but got just nine attempts, making eight of them.

Ethan Happ led four Badgers in double figures with 14 points.  He hit 6 of 7 free throws to help the Badgers improve to 15-17 on the season.

Wisconsin shot just 36% from the field for the game and hit just 3 of 18 (16.7%) from three-point range.  But when it counted, the Badgers made the plays. [Read more…]

Badgers drop to sixth seed with loss at Purdue

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Nigel Hayes

Nigel Hayes

With the third-seed in the upcoming Big Ten Tournament on the line, the Wisconsin Badgers ran into a red-hot Purdue Boilermakers team, falling 91-80 on Senior Day in West Lafayette.

Purdue (24-7, 12-6 Big Ten) hit the Badgers from both inside and out.  Outside, P.J. Thompson hit six of his eight three-pointers and finished with 22 points, well above his league scoring average of 5.5 points a game.

Vince Edwards (11 points) also hit three-of-five three-pointers and the Boilermakers finished 10 of 19 from three-point range (52.6%) and 28 of 45 overall (62.2%).

From inside, Freshman Caleb Swanigan hit the Badgers with 27 points and Senior A.J. Hammons added 16 as Purdue scored 28 points in the paint and had a field day (25 of 33) at the free throw line. [Read more…]

Badger Men’s Hockey Advances to Finals

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Wisconsin only trailed for 32-seconds on Friday during the Big Ten tournament semi-finals as the Badgers defeated the Nittany Lions 2-1.

Michael Mersch scored both of the badger goals in the second period and another strong performance from the Mike Richter award nominee, Jordan Rumpel, (saved 24 of 25 shots) sealed the win.

Wisconsin improved to 23-10-2 on the season and will face Ohio State for the Big Ten title.

Big Ten & Big East Tournament updates

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The Big Ten men’s basketball tournament opens this morning at the United Center in Chicago.

11am        Illinois vs. Minnesota
Michigan vs. Penn State

5:30pm  Purdue vs. Nebraska
Iowa vs. Northwestern

In the Big East Tournament at Madison Square Garden, Marquette will face Notre Dame in tonight in the quarterfinals.  The Irish knocked off Rutgers 69-61 last night.

Other Big East 2nd round finals

Cincinnati 61, Providence 44
Syracuse 75, Seton Hall 63
Villanova 66, St. John’s 53