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Badgers roll past Penn State to stay atop the Big Ten

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After leading by just three points at halftime, an upset Greg Gard let his Wisconsin team know what he thought about their play.  The Badgers turned things around in the second half and rolled to a 82-55 win over the Penn State Nittany Lions at the Kohl Center.

The Badgers won their 18th straight game at the Kohl Center and 18th straight over Penn State in Madison (15-0 at the Kohl Center).

Bronson Koenig hit 4 of 9  three-pointers and 8 of 13 shots overall, finishing with 20 points.  Vitto Brown added 16 points and six rebounds.

Big Ten Co-Player of the Week, Ethan Happ, finished with 14 points and eight rebounds.

Penn State started the night last in the Big Ten in shooting (40.9%) and 11th in three-point shooting (34.4%).  The Nittany Lions made 6 of 10 three-pointers (60%) and 12 of 23 shots (52.2%) in the first half.  The finished 50% (9 of 18) and 38.8% (38.8%) for the game.

The Badgers remain tied with Maryland for first place in the Big Ten at 6-1.  They’ll face Rutgers on Saturday.

AUDIO: Greg Gard needs more consistency from his team :21

AUDIO: Vitto Brown isn’t sure why they haven’t been putting a full game together :12

Badgers comeback to beat Michigan

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Bronson Koenig (File Photo by David Stluka)

With the Badgers down, guard Bronson Koenig responded with a 10-point run in the second half, two driving baskets and two three-pointers to lead 17th ranked Wisconsin to a 68-64 win over the Michigan Wolverines at the Kohl Center.

Wisconsin (15-3, 4-1 Big Ten) moved back into a first-place tie with Maryland (16-2, 4-1).  The Terrapins had the night off and will play next at Iowa on Thursday.

John Beilein’s struggles against Wisconsin continued.  The Wolverines (12-7, 2-4) are now 2-16 against the Badgers.

Koenig finished with 16 points to lead the Badgers.  Vitto Brown and Nigel Hayes added 13 points each.  Ethan Happ had 11 points, six rebounds and two steals.

Zak Irvin scored 21 points to lead the Wolverines.

The Badgers return to action on Saturday against the Minnesota Gophers in the Twin Cities.

AUDIO: Bronson Koenig on getting more aggressive in the second half :14

AUDIO: John Beilein on falling to 2-16 vs. Wisconsin :14

Badgers extend home court win streak to 16

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Bronson Koenig

The 17th ranked Wisconsin Badgers rebounded from their loss at Purdue with a 89-66 blowout victory over Ohio State at the Kohl Center.

The Badgers built an early double-digit lead and were never challenged.

Wisconsin (14-3, 3-1 Big Ten) remains in a pack of four teams with just one loss in conference play.

The Buckeyes (10-7, 0-4) suffered their fourth consecutive loss.

Wisconsin grabbed 14 offensive rebounds on 27 missed shots in the first half, leading to 16 second-chance points.

Bronson Koenig, who was held to nine points on eight field goal attempts at Purdue, led the Badgers with 21 points.  He finished five of seven from three-point range.

The Badgers hit 12 of 22 three-pointers (54.5%) and 36 of 73 shots overall (49.3%).

AUDIO: Bronson Koenig tried to be more aggressive :19

AUDIO: Greg Gard says they were much more active on the boards :17

 

 

Badgers see 9-game win streak end in West Lafayette

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Greg Gard

Number-11 Wisconsin were the last remaining unbeaten team in the Big Ten.  That ended on Sunday in West Lafayette, Indiana with a 66-55 loss to the Purdue Boilermakers at Mackey Arena.

The Badgers nine-game win streak ended when they shot just 34% from the floor in the first half and only 39% for the game.  They hit just 2 of 14 from beyond the arc (14%).  But the Badgers struggled to finish even around the rim, making just two of 14 from inside of two feet in the first half.

Ethan Happ hit just one of his first six shots from the field, banging with Purdue’s 7’2 big man Isaac Haas and 6’9 forward Caleb Swanigan.  Happ, to his credit, did figure things out in the second half and finished with 17 points for the game.

Nigel Hayes had 10 points and Bronson Koenig (14.1 avg) was held to nine points on just eight attempts for the game.

Purdue hit 46% of their three-point attempts (7 of 15) and shot 52% from the field overall.  Swanigan had 18 points and 13 rebounds for his eighth straight double-double.

The Badgers fell to 2-1 (13-3 overall) in the Big Ten, a half game behind Purdue, Minnesota, Nebraska and Michigan State.  Wisconsin returns home to host Ohio State on Thursday night at the Kohl Center.

AUDIO: Greg Gard on his teams 39% shooting :11

AUDIO: Greg Gard says his team couldn’t finish around the rim :14

Badgers run win streak to nine, knock off Hoosiers

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Ethan Happ

Ethan Happ scored 19 points and Bronson Koenig added 17 to lead the 13th ranked Wisconsin Badgers to a 75-68 win over the 25th ranked Indiana Hoosiers in Bloomington on Tuesday night.

The Badgers (13-2, 2-0 Big Ten) have won nine straight games.

The Badgers made their first five shots and their first four three-point field goals to jump out to a 16-2 lead.  Indiana would climb back and actually take a lead before the Badgers went on a late 10-2 run to pull away for the win. [Read more…]

Badgers knock off Syracuse in Challenge game (AUDIO)

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Ethan Happ

Ethan Happ

The 17th-ranked Wisconsin Badgers made quick work of Syracuse and their 2-3 zone defense, knocking off the Orange 77-60 in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge on Tuesday night at the Kohl Center.

Ethan Happ scored 24 points and pulled down 13 rebounds, hitting 10 of 12 from the field.  It was Happy that had 18 points and 15 rebounds in the Badgers 66-58 overtime win over Syracuse in this contest a year ago.

Bronson Koenig entered the game shooting just 27.3% from three-point range but hit six of nine from distance last night and finished with 20 points.

AUDIO: Greg Gard knew Koenig would come out of his slump :17 [Read more…]

Badgers rebound with blowout over Prairie View A & M

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Greg Gard

Greg Gard

The Wisconsin Badgers followed up their loss to North Carolina in the Maui Invitational Championship game by demolishing Prairie View A & M 95-50 at the Kohl Center on Sunday.

Nigel Hayes led six players in double figures with 17 points.  Ethan Happ had 12 points, Bronson Koenig and Zak Showalter added 11 points apiece and D’Mitrik Trice and Khalil Iverson had 10 points each off of the bench.

The Badgers (5-2) were coming off a 71-56 loss to fourth-ranked North Carolina last week.

The Badgers turn around on Tuesday night to face Syracuse in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.

AUDIO: Greg Gard says they played well :17

AUDIO: Greg Gard says it was a good bounce back game for the Badgers :11

Badgers fall to North Carolina in Maui

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Vitto Brown

Vitto Brown

Kennedy Meeks had 15 points and a career-high 16 rebounds and Joel Berry II poured in 22 points to lead number-four North Carolina to a 71-56 win over the 16th ranked Wisconsin Badgers in the championship game of the Maui Invitational.

The Tar Heels (7-0) held the Badgers to 38-percent shooting.  Wisconsin guard Bronson Koenig was held to just one-for-13 from the field.

Vitto Brown had 15 points and Ethan Happ 13 points to lead the Badgers (4-2). [Read more…]

Badgers in Maui title game

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Ethan Happ

Ethan Happ

The Wisconsin Badgers (4-1) will face the North Carolina Tarheels in the championship game of the Maui Invitational game tonight.

The Badgers pulled away on Tuesday night to beat the Georgetown Hoyas 73-57 to earn the right to face the Tarheels.

Bronson Koenig had 20 points and Ethan Happ added 19 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Badgers.

Wisconsin hit just five of 22 from three-point range, but they outscored the Hoya’s in the paint 38-16.

North Carolina advanced to tonight’s championship game (9 p.m.) by cruising to a 107-75 win over Oklahoma State.

 

Badgers face Georgetown tonight (AUDIO)

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motion-wThe 16th-ranked Wisconsin Badgers (3-1) will face the Georgetown Hoyas in the second round of the Maui Invitational tonight in Lahaina, Hawaii.

The Badgers jumped out to a 17-point lead in the first half, then held off the Tennessee Volunteers in the second half for a 74-62 victory.

Bronson Koenig scored 21 points and Nigel Hayes added 17 points and 10 rebounds.

Tennessee rallied to take the lead in the second half before Koenig and Hayes took over to help the Badgers pull away and win.

Ethan Happ added 16 points for the Badgers, who shot 56% from the field and out-rebounded Tennessee by 11.

Wisconsin hit its first five shots to start the game with a 12-0 lead.

Georgetown beat number-12 Oregon 65-61, earning the right to face the Badgers in the second round tonight.

AUDIO: Greg Gard on Nigel Hayes most complete game of his career :18

AUDIO: Greg Gard says they were inconsistent and committed too many turnovers :11