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Badger men’s basketball moves into 2nd place in Big Ten

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The Wisconsin Badger men’s basketball team extended their winning streak to four games, knocking off the Rutgers Scarlet Knights 79-71 in Big Ten Conference action on Sunday at the Kohl Center.

The Badgers improved their home record to 13-1 and moved into a four-way tie for second place in the Big Ten with Iowa, Michigan State and Penn State.

The Badgers (17-10, 10-6 Big Ten) lost the first meeting against the Scarlet Knights (18-10, 9-8) back in December.  Rutgers scored 23 second-chance points on 14 offensive rebounds in that first match-up.  On Sunday, the Badgers held Rutgers to just seven offensive rebounds and Wisconsin actually won the second chance points battle 7-6.

Micah Potter, who wasn’t eligible during the first meeting, led the Badgers with 18 points and nine rebounds.  He hit 4 of 5 three-pointers and 6 of 8 shots overall.

Nathan Reuvers and Brevin Pritzl added 17 points each and Brad Davison added 15 points, including his [Read more…]

Badgers lose physical battle in road loss to Rutgers

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Kobe King (Photo by David Stluka)

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 started Big Ten play with a 20-point win over Indiana last Saturday, but they couldn’t keep that momentum going on the road.  Wisconsin is now 0-5 on the road this season.  They’re 5-5 overall, 1-1 in the Big Ten.

Rutgers (7-3, 1-1) improved to 7-0 at home.  Geo Baker hit 9 of 18 shots from the floor and finished with 22 points.

Kobe King had 18 points on 7 of 12 shooting to lead the Badgers.  Trevor Anderson added 11.  King had 24 points to lead the Badgers in the Big Ten opener against Indiana.  But Wisconsin’s leading scorer, Nate Reuvers, hit just 2 of 8 shots and finished with six points.

The Badgers fell behind 9-0 to start but battled their way back and took a 1-point halftime lead.  Rutgers jumped back in front in the second half and never trailed the rest of the way.

The Badgers are off until a week from Saturday against UW-Milwaukee at the Kohl Center.  The Badgers will get transfer Micah Potter back for that game, his first game action as a Badger.

 

 

 

Strong second half lifts Badgers past Rutgers

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D’Mitrik Trice File Photo by David Stluka)

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 Rutgers Scarlet Knights in Big Ten action at the Kohl Center.  The Badgers improved to 8-1 on the season, their best start since starting 15-1 to begin the 2014-15 season.

Ethan Happ scored 20 points, D’Mitrik Trice added 14 and Nate Reuvers added 10 as the Badgers shot 58.6% in the second half.  Wisconsin committed just six turnovers, just one after halftime.  The Badgers outscored Rutgers (5-3, 0-2 Big Ten) 55-45 in the second half.

After a good first half, the Badgers clamped down defensively in the second, holding Rutgers to 40.6% shooting from the field.

The Badgers get a day off on Tuesday.  Their next game is Saturday against the rival Marquette at Fiserv Forum.

Badgers win Big Ten opener (AUDIO)

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Zak Showalter

The 14th ranked Wisconsin Badgers captured their Big Ten Conference opener for the 13th time in the last 14 years, knocking off Rutgers 72-52 at the Kohl Center.

Nigel Hayes scored 20 points, including 10 for 10 from the free throw line and Zak Showalter added 18 points to lead the Badgers (12-2, 1-0 Big Ten).

Wisconsin led 33-18 at halftime and went up by 21 midway through the second half before Rutgers put together a rally.  But the Badgers pulled away down the stretch, running their [Read more…]

Badgers tune-up for Big Ten with convincing win

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The 14th-ranked Wisconsin Badgers wrapped up exam week and went out and crushed Florida A & M in their final non-conference tune-up, 90-37 at the Kohl Center.

Thirteen players scored for the Badgers, led by freshman guard D’Mitrik Trice, who hit 4 of 5 three-pointers and finished with 14 points.  Trice improved to 18 of 30 (60%) from three-point range this season.

The Badgers improved to 11-2 and now will open Big Ten play on Tuesday night against Rutgers.  The Scarlet Knights are also 11-2, coming off a 72-61 loss on Friday night against Seton Hall.