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Badgers earn the right to play for Big Ten West title

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The 14th ranked Wisconsin Badgers had a hard time shaking the Purdue Boilermakers early, but pulled away for a 45-24 win at Camp Randall Stadium on Saturday.

The win allows the Badgers (9-2, 6-2 Big Ten) an opportunity to play border rival Minnesota (10-1, 7-1) for the Big Ten West Division title and the right to face Ohio State for the Big Ten Championship.

Saturday’s match-up at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis will be the 129th meeting in the long rivalry with Paul Bunyan’s axe on the line.  The Badgers lost the axe last season in a 37-15 loss to the Gophers at Camp Randall.  It ended a streak of 14-straight Badger wins in the series.

The Badgers extended their win streak to 14 games with the victory.  Running back Jonathan Taylor rushed 28 times for 222 yards and a touchdown.  Taylor topped 200 yards for the 12th time in his career.

As a team, the Badgers rushed for 403 yards on 55 carries.

Quarterback Jack Coan completed 15 of 19 for 203 yards, one touchdown and one interception. [Read more…]

Head injury forces UW’s Van Lanen out of Saturday’s home finale

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The Wisconsin Badgers will be without their starting left tackle, Cole Van Lanen on Saturday against the Purdue Boilermakers.  The redshirt junior suffered a head injury during practice this week and won’t be available.

Van Lanen, who has started all 10 games this season, will be replaced by redshirt sophomore Tyler Beach.  Beach has one start under his belt at right tackle in UW’s loss at Illinois..

Senior Day

Thirteen seniors will play their final game at Camp Randall Stadium on Saturday, including linebackers Chris Orr and Zach Baun.

Orr leads the Badgers with 10 sacks, while Baun has registered nine and a half, leading the Badgers to a total of 37 sacks for the season.  That total ranks fifth nationally.

The Badgers have recorded six games with at least four sacks this season.  Only Ohio State (8) has more among FBS schools.

The other seniors playing their final game are:  OL Jason Erdmann, K Zach Hintze, P Connor Allen, OLB Tyler Johnson, P Anthony Lotti, OL David Moorman, DE David Pfaff, NT Gunnar Roberge, TB Bradrick Shaw, WR A.J. Taylor and ILB Travis Wiltjer.

Strong second half lifts Marquette past Purdue

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The Marquette Golden Eagles trailed by as many as 18 points in the first half and looked like they were headed towards their first loss of the season.  But the Golden Eagles started to hit some shots and played some lock-down defense to come from behind to beat the Purdue Boilermakers 65-55 in a Gavitt Tipoff game Wednesday night at Fiserv Forum.

The Golden Eagles improved to 1-3 in the annual competition between the Big East and Big Ten Conferences.

Junior guard Koby McEwen, who transferred from Utah State, led the second half charge, scoring 18 of his game-high 23 points after halftime.

Marquette hit just 2 of its 12 three-pointers in the first half and went down by 18 with 1:59 left in the first half.  But McEwen’s three-pointer with 30 seconds left in the first half to send the Golden Eagles into the break trailing 38-25. [Read more…]

Badgers miss chance to draw closer in title hunt (AUDIO)

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With Big Ten Conference leader Michigan and second place Purdue both losing last night, the Wisconsin Badgers missed a chance to climb to within a game of the conference lead.

Cassius Winston poured in 23 points to lead 11th ranked Michigan State to a 67-59 win over the 20th ranked Badgers on Tuesday night at the Kohl Center.

Ethan Happ had 20 points and 12 rebounds, reaching the 2,000 point mark for his career, but missed all six of his second half free throws and committed six of the Badgers 10 turnovers in the loss.

The Badgers didn’t get much help from their top two guards either.  D’Mitrik Trice and Brad Davison managed just 11 points combined, hitting just 4 of 18 field goals.

Wisconsin (17-7, 9-4) struggled down the stretch, going more than five minutes without a point as the Spartans put the game away. [Read more…]

Badgers knock off No. 6 Purdue, fans storm the court

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Frank Kaminsky

Fans usually don’t storm the court at Wisconsin.  The Badgers usually win at a healthy clip and such an idea would never enter the minds of the fans.

But this hasn’t been your normal season in Madison.  The Badgers were thinned by graduation and injuries with not much left in the cupboard.

Needless to say, it’s been a long year for the Badgers, entering play with a 11-16 overall record and 4-10 Big Ten mark, there hasn’t been much to write home about.  So enter 2015 National Player of the Year Frank Kaminsky.  He led the Badgers to back-to-back Final Fours in his final two seasons on campus and has gone on to a nice career in the NBA.

The UW decided it would be a great idea to honor Kaminsky by retiring his number-44, raising it high to the rafters of the Kohl Center.  It might not have had to do with all of the Badgers play, but it certainly had something to do with it and the Badgers would go on to knock off No. 6 Purdue 57-53 before 17,287 at the Kohl Center.

When the final horn went off, many of the excited fans flooded the court to celebrate with their team. [Read more…]

Badgers blown out by Purdue

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The Wisconsin Badgers went down by double digits in the first three minutes of last night’s Big Ten matchup in West Lafayette and never mounted any kind of challenge.  The Badgers fell to 3rd ranked Purdue 78-50.

Vincent Edwards scored 21 points and Carsen Edwards added 20 points to lead Purdue to its 14th straight win and 19th straight at home.  The Boilermakers (18-2, 7-0 Big Ten) matched the best 20-game record in school history.

Ethan Happ had 15 points, seven assists and six rebounds to lead the Badgers (9-10, 2-4), who have now lost three straight.  But Happ also tied teammate Brad Davison with seven turnovers each.  The Badgers finished with a season high 20 turnovers as a team.

Purdue entered the game shooting 41.5% from three-point range.  They hit 14 of 22 (63.6%) against the Badgers.  Purdue hit their first four three-point attempts to jump out to a 12-0 lead.

The Badgers are now 0-5 against ranked opponents this season.  They’ll return home to host Illinois on Friday night.  It’ll be their first home game since January 2.  Illinois is winless in the Big Ten after losing on a last second three-point shot against Nebraska on Monday night.

Green Bay bows out of NCAA Tournament, falling to Purdue

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Mehryn Kraker (file photo)

The Green Bay Phoenix fell behind early and would never catch up in falling to Purdue 74-62 in the opening round of the NCAA Women’s Basketball tournament in South Bend, Indiana.

The Phoenix missed their first seven shots to start the game and shot just 32.9% from the field.  The Boilermakers shot 51.2% overall, 50% from three-point range (6 for 12) and 86.7% (26 for 30) from the free throw line.  Purdue did have 23 turnovers that Green Bay converted into 18 points.

Senior forward Mehryn Kraker led Green Bay with 23 points.  Junior forward Jessica Lindstrom had 15 points and 12 rebounds before fouling out.

Green Bay was hoping to beat the Boilermakers and get another shot at No. 1 seeded Notre Dame.  They lost to the Irish in South Bend earlier this season by four points.

Phoenix to open NCAA women’s tournament against Purdue

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Green Bay Phoenix women celebrate their matchup against Purdue.

The Green Bay Phoenix women’s basketball team received a number-eight seed and will play 9th-seeded Purdue in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday afternoon (4 p.m. ESPN2) in South Bend, Indiana.

The Phoenix played at the same venue earlier this season, facing then, number-one ranked Notre Dame.  Green Bay took the Irish to the wire before suffering a 71-67 loss.

Green Bay is making its 17th appearance in the NCAA Tournament, going 6-16 all time in tournament play.  It is the sixth time they have earned a single digit seed and the second time in the last three years. [Read more…]

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 rebound, end 2-game slide (AUDIO)

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Nigel Hayes and Ethan Happ combined for 41 points and 17 rebounds, helping the 10th ranked Wisconsin Badgers end a two-game losing streak with a 71-60 win over Maryland at the Kohl Center.

The Badgers trailed the 24th-ranked Terrapins by six points at halftime but dominated the second half to pull out the win.

Both teams dealt with foul trouble throughout and the Badgers dealt with poor shooting in the first half before turning things around.

Wisconsin failed to shoot 40% or better in five of their last six games and started Sunday’s game by hitting just 28% from the floor (7 of 25) in the opening half.  But this time the Badgers rebounded, shooting 51.5% (17 of 33) in the second half. [Read more…]