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 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 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 7, 2021
The Wisconsin Badgers (14-6, 8-5 Big Ten) missed out on a chance to move into a tie for second place in the Big Ten, falling to Illinois (13-5, 9-3) 75-60 on Saturday in Champaign. The Illini extended their winning streak to four games and moved to within one-half...
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 | 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 26, 2020
Nate Reuvers had 18 points and nine rebounds to lead the 7th ranked Wisconsin Badgers to a season opening 77-67 win over Eastern Illinois in their season opener at the Kohl Center on Wednesday night. Freshman Ben Carlson came off the bench to score 13 points and...
by Bill Scott | Nov 9, 2020
Wisconsin senior forward Nate Reuvers was named to the 2020-21 Preseason All-Big Ten Team on Monday. Reuvers is the only Badger to make the 10-person first team, voted on by a panel of conference media members. Reuvers started all 31 games for the Badgers last...
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 | 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 | 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...
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 18, 2020
Wisconsin’s streak of three straight wins against ranked opponents is over after falling to the Michigan State Spartans 67-55 at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan on Friday night. The Badgers struggled out of the gates, shooting just 29% from the...
by Bill Scott | Jan 15, 2020
Junior Brad Davison stole an inbound pass and knocked it off a Maryland player standing out of bounds, then hit the go-ahead three-pointer to give the Wisconsin Badgers a 56-54 win over the 17th ranked Terrapins on Tuesday night at the Kohl Center. The Badgers (11-6,...
