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Badgers miss chances on the road, fall in OT

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Tuesday’s Big Ten game between the Badgers and Hoosiers in Bloomington was like a trip to the dentist.  It was painful to watch and seemed at times like nobody really wanted the win.

But when the dust settled, it was the Hoosiers that ended their five-game losing streak, knocking off the Badgers 75-73 in double overtime.

Freshman Romeo Langford’s driving layup in the final second gave the Hoosiers the victory, just their second since January 3rd.

Langford’s game winner came after D’Mitrik Trice hit three free throws with 9.6 seconds left to tie the game 73-73.

The Badgers (19-9, 11-6 Big Ten) hit just 13 of 25 free throws, including just 5 of 11 in the second overtime.  They missed a chance to tie Maryland (21-7, 12-5) for fourth place in the Big Ten.  Instead, they’re a full game back with three to play.

Maryland faces Penn State on Wednesday night.  The Nittany Lions are in Madison to face the Badgers on Saturday. [Read more…]

Georgia is the next stop for Tom Crean

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After nine seasons at Marquette and nine more at Indiana, Tom Crean has his next building project.  Crean was hired as the next head coach of the Georgia Bulldogs.  ESPN’s Adrina Wojnarowski reported the deal is for six years.

Crean spent the last year as an analyst for ESPN after being fired at Indiana following an 18-16 season in Bloomington in 2016-17.

Georgia has a news conference scheduled for Friday afternoon to make the announcement official.

Crean’s hiring comes one day after former Ohio State coach Thad Matta withdrew from the Georgia coaching search.

Mark Fox was fired on Saturday after making just two NCAA Tournament appearances in his nine seasons.

While at Indiana, Crean led the Hoosiers into the NCAA Tournament four times, reaching the Sweet 16 three times.

Taylor named Big Ten Freshman of the Week

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Jonathan Taylor

For the fifth time this season, Wisconsin running back Jonathan Taylor has been named the Big Ten Conference Freshman of the Week.

Taylor carried the ball 29 times for 183 yards and a touchdown in the Badger’s 45-17 win over Indiana, topping the 100-yard rushing mark for the sixth time in nine career games.

Taylor scored on a 32-yard touchdown run in the third quarter, his Big Ten-leading 12th rushing score of the season.

Taylor’s 5th Big Ten Freshman of the Week award ties him for third-most in conference history alongside Penn State’s Christian Hackenbert (2013) and trailing only Ohio State’s J.T. Barrett (seven honors in 2014) and Illinois’ Nathan Scheelhaase (six in 2010).

Taylor and the Badgers will face the Iowa Hawkeyes this Saturday (2:30 p.m.) at Camp Randall Stadium.  The Hawkeyes are coming off of a 55-24 win over the Ohio State Buckeyes on Saturday in Iowa City.

Hawkeyes quarterback Nate Stanley threw for 226 yards and five touchdowns and Josh Jackson added three interceptions for the Hawkeyes (6-3, 3-3 Big Ten).

Purdue grabs share of Big Ten title

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The 16th ranked Purdue Boilermakers grabbed a share of the Big Ten men’s basketball regular season title by knocking off the Indiana Hoosiers 86-75 in West Lafayette, Indiana on Tuesday night.

Caleb Swanigan scored 21 points, 17 in the second half, to lead the Boilermakers.  Teammate Dakota Mathias scored 17 of his 19 in the first half as the Boilermakers (24-6, 13-4 Big Ten) can do no worst than share the Big Ten title.

James Blackmon Jr. had 16 points to lead Indiana (16-14, 6-11), which has now dropped eight of their last 10 games. [Read more…]

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 lack of defense means first loss

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How big was last night’s 75-72 Indiana victory over the 3rd ranked Wisconsin

Traevon Jackson

Traevon Jackson

Badgers?  Big enough for Hoosier fans to storm the court in celebration once the clock struck zero.

The wild celebration came after the Hoosiers ended their 12-game losing streak against the Badgers, including 5-straight losses at Assembly Hall.

The Badgers didn’t lose because of their offense.  They shot 53% from the field.  Wisconsin lost because they played their worst defense in recent memory.

Indiana took the ball to the hole all night.  52 of their 75 points came in the paint.  Assistant coach Gary Close said their help defense was a step slow.  That is being awfully generous.  Wisconsin’s help defense was non-existent. [Read more…]

Badgers roll over Hoosiers, the Axe is (AUDIO)

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So much for the vaunted Indiana offense giving the 17th ranked Badger defense a run for their money.

James White

James White

On a rainy, foggy day in Madison, the Badgers rolled to a 51-3 win over the Hoosiers, before 77,849 at Camp Randall.  Wisconsin improved to 8-2 overall and 5-1 in the Big Ten, while the Hoosiers fell to 4-6 and 2-4.In his pregame speech, Wisconsin coach Gary Anderson asked his players to “start fast and stay steady”.  A 93-yard touchdown run by James White on Wisconsin’s first offensive play took care of the fast start and a steady display of offensive and defensive dominance took care of the steady part.

A year ago, the Badgers rushed for a school record 564 yards in a 62-14 win over the Hoosiers in Bloomington.  They almost beat that total on Saturday, rushing for 554 yards on 50 carries (11.1 ypc avg.).

Wisconsin finished with 676 yards of offense, the second-highest total in school history.  The Badgers have had 600 yard days in three of the last six meetings with the Hoosiers.  Wisconsin’s school record of 705 yards came against Indiana in 1999.

James White rushed for a career high 205 yards on 20 carries.  Melvin Gordon added 146 yards on 13 carries for the Badgers.

AUDIO: Gary Anderson on his teams ground attack :22

The Hoosiers came in averaging 43.1 points and 527.1 yards a game, both in the top 10 nationally.  But the Badgers on this day, held the Hoosiers to 224 yards and 3 points. [Read more…]

Badgers run over Indiana and into Big Ten title game

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Head coach Bielema impressed with record setting run game against Indiana

The Wisconsin Badgers have solidified their spot in the Big Ten title game by blowing out the Indiana Hoosiers 62-14 in Bloomington on Saturday.  They will face 14th ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers or the 21st ranked Michigan Wolverines.

The Badgers (7-3, 4-2 Big Ten) racked up a school-record 564 rushing yards against the Hoosiers (4-6, 2-4 Big Ten).  Junior running back James White rushed for 163 yards on 14 carries and had two touchdowns.  Senior running back Montee Ball rushed for 208 yards on 27 carries and three touchdowns.

AUDIO: Bielema on Ball’s performance :13

Senior quarterback Curt Phillips, in his first collegiate start,  threw for only 41 yards and a touchdown, but added 68 yards on the ground.   Bielema’s plan was to keep the pressure off Phillips, but was impressed with the senior quarterback.

AUDIO: Bielema on plan for QB Phillips :20 [Read more…]