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Happ headlines Big Ten season honors

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Five members of the Wisconsin men’s basketball team received season-ending awards from the Big Ten Conference on Monday, led by Ethan Happ, who earned first-team All-Big Ten recognition.

Happ joins Michael Finley (1993) as the only Wisconsin players to earn first-team honors in their sophomore season.

Happ, who was a first-team All-Big Ten pick by both the coaches and the media, was also named to the league’s all-defensive team for the second straight season.  He led the Big Ten in steals during conference play (2.3 per game) and leads UW with 38 blocks on the year.

Bronson Koenig earned second-team All-Big Ten praise from the coaches and third-team All-Big Ten selection from the media.  Nigel Hayes was  tabbed with third-team All-Big Ten honors. [Read more…]

Badgers end losing streak, knock off rival Gophers on Senior Day

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Bronson Koenig

After sitting all but five minutes of the first half with foul trouble, senior guard Bronson Koenig took over in the second half, scoring 17 points to lead the Wisconsin Badgers to a 66-49 win over the Minnesota Gophers on Senior Day at the Kohl Center.

Koenig hit five of seven three-pointers in the second half, after the Badgers trailed by two at halftime.

The Badgers (23-8, 12-6 Big Ten) snapped a three game losing streak and secured the number-two seed and double bye in the Big Ten Tournament in Washington D.C. this week.  The Badgers finished tied for second place in the Big Ten with Maryland (24-7, 12-6), but the Badgers won the head-to-head tiebreaker.

Wisconsin will open Big Ten Tournament play in Friday’s quarterfinals at 5:3o p.m. against the winner of Thursday’s game between 10th seeded Indiana and seventh seeded Iowa. [Read more…]

Badgers unable to hang on to lead, fall to Iowa

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Greg Gard

The Wisconsin Badgers certainly weren’t setting the world on fire, but they did appear as if they would pick up a much needed Big Ten win to stay in the Big Ten title hunt.

Then a play here and play there, a couple of missed free throws and the heroics of an opposing freshman turned victory into defeat as the Iowa Hawkeyes escaped the Kohl Center with a 59-57 win over Wisconsin.

The Badgers suffered their third straight defeat and fifth in the last six games and will now play their final regular season game on Sunday against Minnesota in a battle for the 2-seed in the upcoming Big Ten Tournament.  The Badgers can still secure that with a win on Senior Day.

Purdue clinched the Big Ten title outright with Wisconsin’s latest loss.

The Badgers led by nine points with 4 minutes and 46 seconds left.  They were up five with 2:03 left to play.  But two turnovers against Iowa’s full-court pressure and the Hawkeyes closed the game on a 7-0 run to pull out the win. [Read more…]

Badgers miss chance to move back into first place

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Nigel Hayes

After Purdue did Wisconsin a favor by losing on Saturday, the Badgers missed a chance to move back into first place atop the Big Ten, falling to Michigan State 84-74 on Sunday in East Lansing, Michigan.

The Badgers (22-7, 11-5 Big Ten) lost for the fourth time in five games.  It was also their 10th straight loss at the Breslin Center.

Michigan State (18-11, 10-6) continued to look like a team destined for the NCAA Tournament, winning for the fourth time in their last five games.

Nigel Hayes scored 22 points and pulled down 11 rebounds, but missed eight of his 12 free throw attempts.  The Badgers as a team made just 13 of 25 at the line. [Read more…]

Defensive lapse costs Badgers (AUDIO)

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The 15th-ranked Wisconsin Badgers (22-6, 11-4 Big Ten) picked a poor time to let up defensively, falling to the Ohio State Buckeyes 83-73 in Big Ten action on Thursday night in Columbus, Ohio.

The loss cost the Badgers a spot at the top of the conference standings, where Purdue (23-5, 12-3) now enjoys a full one game lead on the Badgers with three games remaining.  The Boilermakers also own a head-to-head tiebreaker over the Badgers.

Purdue plays Saturday at Michigan, while Wisconsin is at Michigan State on Sunday.

The Buckeyes (16-13, 6-10) lost to the Badgers by 23 points (89-66) earlier this season.  They turned the tables on Wisconsin last night, hitting 10 of 16 three pointers (62.5%) and out-rebounding the Badgers 38-25. [Read more…]

Koenig expected to start at Ohio State on Thursday (AUDIO)

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Bronson Koenig

Wisconsin Badger senior guard Bronson Koenig says he came out of Sunday’s win over Maryland feeling good and expects to start Thursday’s Big Ten Conference matchup with Ohio State in Columbus.

Koenig was held out of the Michigan game last week with a left-calf injury and came off the bench against Maryland.  But he played 31 minutes in Wisconsin’s 71-60 win over the Terrapins.

The Badgers (22-5, 11-3 Big Ten) need a win Thursday night to move back into a tie with Purdue (23-5, 12-3), a 74-70 overtime winner over Penn State on Tuesday night.

Koenig’s shooting numbers slumped after he suffered the injury in a January 24 game against Penn State.  But he still hit several big shots along the way.

While Koenig isn’t fully recovered, but he is feeling much better.  Koenig is hoping his shooting touch will return, just in time for the stretch drive and the upcoming NCAA Tournament.

AUDIO: Bronson Koenig felt good after playing 31 minutes on Sunday :09

AUDIO: Bronson Koenig says it was good to hit shots against Maryland :08

AUDIO: Koenig says in hindsight, not playing at Michigan was good :15

 

Badgers rebound, end 2-game slide (AUDIO)

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Nigel Hayes and Ethan Happ combined for 41 points and 17 rebounds, helping the 10th ranked Wisconsin Badgers end a two-game losing streak with a 71-60 win over Maryland at the Kohl Center.

The Badgers trailed the 24th-ranked Terrapins by six points at halftime but dominated the second half to pull out the win.

Both teams dealt with foul trouble throughout and the Badgers dealt with poor shooting in the first half before turning things around.

Wisconsin failed to shoot 40% or better in five of their last six games and started Sunday’s game by hitting just 28% from the floor (7 of 25) in the opening half.  But this time the Badgers rebounded, shooting 51.5% (17 of 33) in the second half. [Read more…]

Badgers fall to Michigan, Seniors need to step up (AUDIO)

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Nigel Hayes

Playing without senior point guard Bronson Koenig (left calf injury), the 10th ranked Wisconsin Badgers lost their second consecutive game, falling 64-58 to the Michigan Wolverines in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Ethan Happ finished with 22 points on 10 of 13 shooting, but 18 of the 22 came in the first half.  The Badgers committed crucial turnovers and missed shots down the stretch as they fell into a first place tie with Maryland and Purdue atop the Big Ten Conference, all with 10-3 league records.

The Badgers (21-5, 10-3) will host Maryland (22-4, 10-3) on Sunday at the Kohl Center.  Purdue (21-5, 10-3) will host Michigan State on Saturday. [Read more…]

Trice to get the start for Wisconsin tonight

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D’Mitrik Trice – (Photo by David Stluka)

The Wisconsin Badgers will go with freshman D’Mitrik Trice at point guard tonight, replacing injured senior Bronson Koenig against the Michigan Wolverines in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Badger coach Greg Gard made the announcement this morning after Koenig missed the last two days of practice with a left-calf injury.

Koenig is averaging 13.4 points a game this season, shooting 41.6% overall and 37.9% from three-point range.  But he has struggled since suffering the calf injury in late January.  Over the last five games, Koenig has hit just 25% of his field goal opportunities and 22% from distance.

Trice averaged 6.7 points in 13 non-conference games, shooting 50% from the field and 60% from three-point range.  In 12 Big Ten games, those numbers of dropped to 4.3 points while shooting 34% from the field and 27% from distance.

Trice did play much better against Northwestern on Sunday, scoring 11 points and pulling down six rebounds.

The Badgers head into tonight’s game against the Wolverines, just a half-game in front of both Purdue and Maryland.

Wisconsin beat Michigan in the first meeting this season, 68-64 in Madison.

Northwestern upsets Wisconsin, ending Badgers 8-game win streak

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Bronson Koenig (File Photo by David Stluka)

Bryant McIntosh scored 25 points and added 7 rebounds and 7 assists as the Northwestern Wildcats knocked off the 5/7 ranked Wisconsin Badgers 66-59 on Sunday night at the Kohl Center.

It’s a big win for the Wildcats, who are trying to secure a bid to their first-ever NCAA tournament.  Northwestern beat Wisconsin for the second straight year and third time in the last five meetings.

The race for the Big Ten title drew closer as well.  Wisconsin’s loss means the Badgers have just a one game lead over both Maryland and Purdue.

Followers of Wisconsin basketball could see this coming.  The Badgers (21-4, 10-2 Big Ten) struggled with their shooting over the past four games (37% FG & 25% 3-point FG). [Read more…]