by [email protected] | Mar 19, 2021
The Wisconsin Badgers played their most complete game of the season in defeating North Carolina in the opening-round of the NCAA Tournament 85-62 Friday night. Brad Davison had a career high 29 points on 10/15 shooting. D’Mitrik Trice added 21 points as the...
by Bill Scott | Mar 15, 2021
The Wisconsin Badgers (17-12) drew the number-9 seed in the South Regional and will square off against number-8 seeded North Carolina (18-10) in a first-round game Friday (6 p.m.) at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana (CBS). The winner will face either No. 1...
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 | Feb 3, 2021
Freshman Jonathan Davis scored a career-high 17 points to lead the 19th-ranked Wisconsin Badgers knocked off the Penn State Nittany Lions 72-56 on Tuesday night at the Kohl Center. Penn State had ended Wisconsin’s 13-game win streak in the series on Saturday...
by Bill Scott | Jan 28, 2021
After falling to Maryland 70-64 on December 28, allowing the Terrapins to score 38 points in the paint, the 14th ranked Wisconsin Badgers turned the tables last night, pulling out a 61-55 win in College Park. Everything went well for the Badgers in the first half, has...
by Bill Scott | Jan 21, 2021
After allowing Northwestern to score 34 points in the first half, Wisconsin coach Greg Gard said his team needed to be much better in the second half. The 10th ranked Badgers got the message, allowing just 18 points in the second half, holding the Wildcats to their...
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 | Jan 8, 2021
Tyler Wahl made back-to-back threes in double-overtime to help 8th ranked Wisconsin hold off the Indiana Hoosiers 80-73 on Thursday night at the Kohl Center. Wahl finished with a career high 12 points for the Badgers (10-2, 4-1 Big Ten). Senior point guard...
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 10, 2020
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...
by Bill Scott | Nov 13, 2020
The Wisconsin Badger men’s basketball team will enter the 2020-21 college basketball season as a top 10 team. Greg Gard’s Badgers came in at number-seven in the A.P. Top 25 on Monday. Thursday, the Badgers came in at number-seven again in the USA Today...
by Bill Scott | May 13, 2020
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh’s Adam Fravert has been selected the NCAA Division III Public School Men’s Player of the Year, while UW-Platteville head coach Jeff Gard was tabbed the NCAA Division II-III Men’s Coach of the Year by the Wisconsin...
by Bill Scott | Mar 9, 2020
Wisconsin Badger coach Greg Gard was named the 2020 Big Ten Coach of the Year, while juniors Nate Reuvers and D’Mitrik Trice were each named third-team all-big ten honorees. Gard led the Badgers to a share of the Big Ten title and eight-straight wins to finish...
by Bill Scott | Mar 7, 2020
The Wisconsin Badgers capped off a 9-point second half comeback to beat Indiana 60-56, securing a share of the Big Ten regular season title on Saturday in Bloomington. After an 18-point loss to the Minnesota Gophers on Feb. 5, the Badgers (21-10, 14-6 Big Ten) have...
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 6, 2020
The Wisconsin Badgers were riding high after last week’s upset victory over Michigan State, but the momentum from that win didn’t carry over to last night. Wisconsin traveled to Minneapolis and fell to the Minnesota Gophers 70-52 at Williams Arena. The...
by Bill Scott | Jan 28, 2020
The Wisconsin Badgers blew a 12-point second half lead, falling to the 18th ranked Iowa Hawkeyes 68-62 at Carver Hawkeye Arena on Monday night. The Hawkeyes (15-5, 6-3 Big Ten) trailed 57-45 with 7:13 left to play before going on a 19-2 run. Joe Toussaint’s...
by Bill Scott | Jan 9, 2020
The Wisconsin Badgers saw their four-game winning streak come to an end, falling to Illinois 71-70 on Wednesday night at the Kohl Center. The Badgers 15-game winning streak against the Illini also came to an end. Illinois (11-5, 3-2 Big Ten) defeated Wisconsin for...
