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 | Mar 3, 2021
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,...
by Bill Scott | Feb 22, 2021
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...
by Bill Scott | Feb 19, 2021
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...
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 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 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 23, 2020
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...
by Bill Scott | Dec 16, 2020
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%)...
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 | Dec 2, 2020
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...
by Bill Scott | Nov 6, 2020
Wisconsin senior forward Micah Potter has been named a candidate for the 2021 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award on Friday. Potter is one of 20 watch list candidates, and one of five from the Big Ten, for the nation’s best center. The Mentor, Ohio...
by Bill Scott | Jul 28, 2020
Former Wisconsin Badger guard Brevin Pritzl is taking his game to Serbia after agreeing to a deal to play for KK Tamis of the Basketball League Serbia. Pritzl averaged 8.0 points and 3.7 rebounds in 31 games for the Badgers last season. Pritzl’s 37% mark from...
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 28, 2020
The 22nd-ranked Michigan Wolverines entered Thursday nights home game against Wisconsin as the hottest team in the Big Ten Conference, having won five straight. The Badgers were next, riding a four-game winning streak. When the dust settled, the Badgers (18-10, 11-6...
