Badgers lose physical battle in road loss to Rutgers

The Wisconsin Badgers committed 14 turnovers and allowed 14 offensive rebounds, falling to the Rutgers Scarlet Knights 72-65 in Big Ten action on Wednesday night. Rutgers held a 22-10 edge in points off turnovers and 23-5 edge in second-chance points. The Badgers...

Shooting goes cold, Badgers fall to Richmond

The Wisconsin Badgers four-game winning streak is over, falling to the Richmond Spiders 62-52 in the Legends Classic semifinals at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The Badgers were too dependent on three-pointers and hit just 7 of 27 (25.9%) from distance.  They hit...

Badgers wake up in second half to pull away to victory

The Wisconsin Badgers had to dig a little deeper on their bench on Wednesday night but eventually pulled away to beat McNeese State 83-63 at the Kohl Center. The Badgers were short-handed to start, playing with old Kobe King who injured his ankle in practice on...

Reuvers named Big Ten Player of the Week

Wisconsin Badger forward Nate Reuvers had a career week to open the season and was rewarded by being named the Big Ten Player of the Week on Monday. It marked the first career Big Ten Player of the Week honor for the junior forward, who averaged 18 points, 10 rebounds...

Badgers drop season opener in overtime

Jordan Ford scored 26 points and Malik Fitts added 16 to lead 20th ranked Saint Mary’s of California to a 65-63 overtime victory over the Wisconsin Badgers on Tuesday night in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The Badgers led by as many as eight points in the first...

Badgers extend win streak to four

The Wisconsin Badgers jumped out to an early 14-point lead on Nebraska, before the Cornhuskers bounced back to take a lead half way through the second half. That’s when Charlie Davis came off the bench to neutralize the threat and sophomore guard Brad Davison...

Reuvers to the rescue for the Badgers

It was another sloppy night of basketball for the Wisconsin Badgers on Wednesday night in Champaign, Ill., but in the end, Bucky found a way to persevere, 72-60 over Illinois. The Badgers (13-6, 5-3 Big Ten) extended their winning streak against the Illini (5-14, 1-7)...

Badgers rebound with road win at Penn State

The Wisconsin Badgers rebounded from a pair of losses to knock off the Penn State Nittany Lions 71-52 in Big Ten Conference action on Sunday night in State College, Pa. After shooting poorly in a loss to border rival Minnesota, the Badgers improved their offensive...

Strong second half lifts Badgers past Rutgers

For the third straight game, the Wisconsin Badgers needed a strong second half to win and that’s what happened again Monday night. Wisconsin trailed by as many as 10 points in the first half and five points at halftime before rebounding for a 69-64 win over the...

Badgers tip off Big Ten with win at Iowa

The Wisconsin Badgers stayed with the Iowa Hawkeyes in their Big Ten opener in Iowa City and in the end, pulled out a 72-66 victory. Ethan Happ fouled out with 45.8 seconds left, but the Badgers still got a big three-pointer from D’Mitrik Trice with 20 seconds...

Badgers drop 5th straight, falling just short at Maryland

The Wisconsin Badgers were in position to pull out a road win but fell short at Maryland, losing to the Terrapins 68-63. The Badgers trailed by ten points at halftime before coming back to lead by two points on a number of occasions in the final minutes.  Then, down...

Badgers tripped up at Iowa

The Iowa Hawkeyes entered Tuesday night’s Big Ten matchup against Wisconsin with a 1-7 Big Ten record and five double-digit conference losses.  But after being blown out by league-leading Purdue, the Hawkeyes rebounded for a 85-67 win over the Badgers at Carver...

Badgers rebound to win at Penn State

After suffering an embarrassing 83-58 loss to Ohio State on Saturday at the Kohl Center, the Wisconsin Badgers took to the road and pulled out a 64-63 victory over Penn State in State College, Pennsylvania. The Badgers built a 17-point lead in the second half, but had...