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Wisconsin was better but still falls short at Purdue

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Purdue’s 7’4 freshman center Zach Edey scored a career-high 21 points to lead the 23rd ranked Boilermakers to a 73-69 win over the 25th ranked Wisconsin Badgers in West LaFayette, Ind., on Tursday night.

With the Boilermakers dealing with foul trouble, Edey delivered, going 8 for 11 from the field and pulling down seven rebounds.

Purdue (17-8, 12-6 Big Ten) has won four straight and five of their last six, putting themselves in position for a first round bye in next weeks Big Ten Tournament.

Brad Davison had 15 points to lead the Badgers (16-10, 10-9).  Nate Reuvers and Micah Potter added 11 each, but the Badgers have dropped four of their last five and fell to 4-42 all-time at Mackey Arena.  Wisconsin is also now 0-7 against Big Ten teams in front of them in the standings.

If they Badgers are going to finish above .500 in the Big Ten regular season, they’re going to need to win at Iowa on Sunday.

The Badgers shot just 24.1% from three-point range (7-of-29) and were outrebounded 37-27.

 

Number-21 Wisconsin ends two-game slide (AUDIO)

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The No. 21 Wisconsin Badgers ended a two-game losing streak, knocking off the Northwestern Wildcats 68-51 in Evanston on Sunday night.

Micah Potter scored 19 points, D’Mitrik Trice added 13, Jonathan Davis and Brad Davison added 12 points each and Tyler Wahl had 10 points as the Badgers (16-8, 10-7 Big Ten) bounced back from a pair of deflating losses to Michigan and Iowa in the last week.  UW extended its win streak to six in their series with Northwestern.

Northwestern (6-14, 3-13) got 19 points from Boo Buie, but its 13th straight game.

The Badgers had a 31-15 point advantage off the bench and outrebounded the Wildcats 35-30.

The Badgers have now reached 10 Big Ten victories for the 18th time in the last 20 years.

The Badgers have three games left in the Big Ten regular season, starting with a home game against Illinois on Saturday afternoon.  The Badgers lost 75-60 to Illinois back on Feb. 6.  UW will then close out the regular season with road games against Purdue and Iowa.

AUDIO: Greg Gard said it was a good team win :19

AUDIO: Micah Potter said Sunday’s improvement means nothing if they can’t carry it forward :18

AUDIO: Micah Potter credits a team meeting for bringing them closer together :20

Badgers fall to Iowa, offense is a mess

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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 hit just 4 of 15 layups in the game.  UW had 17 offensive rebounds, yet scored just four second chance points.

The Badgers did make 5-of-14 three-pointers in the first half, but just 19-of-22 from inside the arc.

For the game, UW made 13-of-34 three’s (38.2%), but just 21-of-70 (30%) overall.  Micah Potter finished with 23 points on 8-of-15 shooting and Brad Davison hit 5-of-11 from the field, including 5-of-8 from three-point distance for 15 points.

But things were much worse for the rest of the Badgers.  Aleem Ford made 2-of-10 shots and finished with 6 points.  Tyler Wahl was 0-for-6, 0-for-2 from distance and 0-for-2 from the free throw line.  Potter’s 23-point night meant Nate Reuvers [Read more…]

Despite cold shooting, No. 21 Wisconsin gets by Nebraska (AUDIO)

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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 Cornhuskers in Lincoln, Neb.

Freshman Jonathan Davis scored 10 points, the only Badger in double figures to help UW pull away in the second half.

With five of their final six games against ranked opponents, the Badgers will most likely have to figure out their shooting woes or struggle to win games as a result.  The first test comes Sunday against 3rd ranked Michigan at the Kohl Center.

The Badgers (15-6, 9-5 Big Ten) swept their season series with the Huskers.  Nebraska (4-11, 0-8) has now lost 25 straight games in Big Ten play. [Read more…]

Illini turns out to be too much for Badgers

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File Photo – D’Mitrik Trice(Photo by David Stluka)

The Wisconsin Badgers (14-6, 8-5 Big Ten) missed out on a chance to move into a tie for second place in the Big Ten, falling to Illinois (13-5, 9-3) 75-60 on Saturday in Champaign.

The Illini extended their winning streak to four games and moved to within one-half game of the first-place Michigan Wolverines, who are still on pause and won’t play again until Feb. 14 against the Badgers.

Kofi Cockburn led the Illini with 23 points and 14 rebounds, collecting nine dunks against the Badgers.  Ayo Dosunmu added 21 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists for the Illini, who shot 52.8% (28 of 53) from the field.

The Badgers made a couple of small second half runs but could never get any closer than seven points.

D’Mitrik Trice shook off a short offensive slump by scoring 22 points for the Badgers in the loss.  Nate Reuvers added 11 points, while Tyler Wahl and Jonathan Davis added seven points each.  But senior guard Brad Davison missed all five of his three-point attempts and went scoreless for the game.

The Badgers missed all 9 three-point attempts in the first half and finished just 4 of 24 (16.7%) for the game from distance.

The Badgers string of seven-straight wins in Champaign came to an end.  They return to action on Thursday against the Nebraska Cornhuskers in Lincoln (4 p.m. CT – BTN).

 

 

 

Badgers break open a close game to beat Rutgers

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File Photo – D’Mitrik Trice(Photo by David Stluka)

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.

Trice scored eight points and assisted on another basket during a 12-0 Wisconsin run to give the Badgers a 54-44 lead and create some separation from what was a back and forth struggle in the second half.

Wisconsin (11-3, 5-2 Big Ten) shot just 35% from the field and hit just 6 of 25 (24%) from behind the three-point line for the game.  Rutgers (7-5, 3-5) shot 37% from the field and made just 2 of 19 (10.5%) from three-point distance.

The Badgers let by as many as 10 points in the first half, but the Scarlet Knights cut the lead to one (33-32) at halftime.

Jacob Young led Rutgers with a game-high 17 points and the Scarlet Knights won the rebound battle 50-35.  But the Badgers made 16 of 21 (76.2%) free throw attempts, while Rutgers attempted just seven free throws for the game, making just 2 of 7 (28.6%).

It was a good bounce back win for the Badgers, after their blowout loss at Michigan on Tuesday.

The Badgers return to action on Wednesday night against Northwestern in Madison.  Rutgers is at Penn State on Thursday.

 

Defense Leads Badgers To Victory After Slow Start

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Brad Davison (Photo by David Stluka)

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 win over the Nebraska Cornhuskers at the Kohl Center on Tuesday night.

Brad Davison had 15 points to lead four players in double figures.  He added seven assists and three rebounds in the win.  Aleem Ford added 13 points and eight rebounds and Micah Potter had a double double with 10 points and 11 rebounds for the Badgers (7-1, 1-0 Big Ten).

The Badgers didn’t score until 4 minutes and 43 seconds had elapsed and it came from freshman Jonathan Davis, a three-pointer off the bench.

The difference in the game, besides the Badgers solid defensive play of course, was Wisconsin picked up their shooting, while Nebraska (4-4, 0-1) didn’t.  The Huskers hit just 18 of 54 field goal attempts and 8 of 27 from three-point range.

The Badgers will hit the road on Christmas Day to face the Michigan State Spartans at the Breslin Center in East Lansing.

Badgers Strong From Distance In Win Over Loyola (AUDIO)

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The 12th-ranked Wisconsin Badgers fell behind 7-0 early but quickly rebounded with some hot shooting and a pair of runs to roll to a 77-63 win over the Loyola Ramblers on Tuesday night at the Kohl Center.

Six Badgers hit three-point shots and finished 10 of 18 (55.6%) from distance as a team against the Ramblers.  The Badgers entered the game shooting 37% from distance and improved their average to 39.7% for the season.

Brad Davison and D’Mitrik Trice scored 17 points each for the Badgers (5-1) and UW hit 17 of their 23 free throw attempts.  The Badgers also got 13 points and seven rebounds from Micah Potter and 12 points off the bench from freshman Jonathan Davis on 5 of 10 shooting. [Read more…]

Strong First Half Leads Badgers Against Rhode Island

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Brad Davison (Photo by David Stluka)

The Wisconsin Badgers (4-1) started strong both offensively and defensively, then held on to beat the Rhode Island Rams 73-62 at the Kohl Center on Wednesday.

The Badgers built a 17-point lead at halftime (33-16) with strong defensive work and some hot early shooting from guard Brad Davison.  Davison hit his first three 3-point attempts and scored 17 of his 23 points in the first half.  The Badger guard was also perfect at the free throw line, hitting all 12 of his attempts.

D’Mitrik Trice led the Badgers defensively, holding Rams guard Fatts Russell to eight points.  Russell entered the game averaging 17.6 points a game but made just 3 of  his 14 field goal attempts.

Nate Reuvers recorded three blocks to break Ethan Happ’s program record of 154.  Reuvers now had 157, but he also spent time on the bench while dealing with foul trouble.  He had just 5 points on 2 of 8 shooting from the field. [Read more…]

Badgers improve to 3-0 with rout of Green Bay

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The 4th ranked Wisconsin Badgers stumbled out of the gates but quickly regained their footing and went in to rout the Green Bay Phoenix 82-42 at the Kohl Center on Tuesday night.

Sophomore forward Tyler Wahl gave the Badgers (3-0) some instant energy off the bench and finished with 11 points, 15 rebounds, four assists and two blocks as the Badgers pulled away.

The Badgers continued to get good balance from their deep team.  Micah Potter had 14 points and eight rebounds to lead the way.  Nate Reuvers, who played just 19 minutes because of foul trouble, still chipped in with 13 points, four rebounds and two blocked shots.

Brad Davison added 10 points and point guard D’Mitrik Trice  finished with four points, four rebounds and five assists. [Read more…]