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Badgers shoot their way out of the NCAA Tournament

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It’s happened before, where the Wisconsin Badgers couldn’t throw the ball in the lake if they were standing right next to it.  They simply picked

Sam Dekker

Sam Dekker

the worst time of the year to do it again.

The Badgers, who made the Sweet 16 in each of the last two seasons, were knocked out of the 2013 tournament in the opening round, falling to Mississippi 57-46.

Many thought the Badgers had a favorable bracket and were headed for a deep run in the NCAA’s post-season, but the Rebels had other ideas.  Bo Ryan’s Badgers lost in their first tournament game for just the second time in his 12-seasons as head coach at Wisconsin.

Marshall Henderson scored 19 points and Murphy Holloway added 10 for Ole Miss.

Freshman Sam Dekker scored 14 points for Wisconsin, which hit just 8 of their 36 three-pointers (22.2%) and 15 of 59 shots overall (25.4%).

The Badgers got plenty of open looks, but they just couldn’t convert.  Wisconsin led 25-22 at halftime, but they were uncharacteristically sloppy with the ball.  Their 9-turnovers in the half matched their average for a game. [Read more…]

Badgers in the thick of Big Ten race

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The Wisconsin Badgers eclipsed 20 wins for the 7th-straight season, rolling to a 77-

Sam Dekker

Sam Dekker

46 Big Ten victory over the Nebraska Cornhuskers at the Kohl Center on Tuesday night.

Freshman Sam Dekker tied a career-high with 19 points to go along with 4-assists in 22-minutes.  He finished 5 of 6 from the field and 4 of 5 from 3-point range.

Ryan Evans added 14 points, including 2 of 2 from the free throw line.  Evans practiced jump shot free throws for the last week and last night used that method in the game.

AUDIO: Gary Close on Ryan Evans jump shot free throws :07

The free throw struggles have a season-long deal.  After shooting 81% from the line last season, Evans entered the game just over 40%.  But one thing Evans hasn’t done, is let his free throw woes affect the rest of his game. [Read more…]

Evans considering a free throw change (AUDIO)

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Watching Wisconsin Badger forward Ryan Evans shoot free throws this season, it’s

Ryan Evans

Ryan Evans

hard to believe he was an 81% shooter from the charity stripe last season.

Evans is hitting just 40.5% from the line on the season (51 of 126), a 40% difference from a year ago.

The Badgers have been able to get by with Evans in the lineup late in games without having his free throw difficulties kill them, but it’s been a little shaky at times.

Evans has banked free throws (made & missed), and he’s failed to hit the rim 4 times. [Read more…]

Badgers OT run ends against Gophers

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After a pair of thrilling overtime wins against Iowa and Michigan last week, the thirdJared Berggren time would not be a charm for the Wisconsin Badgers in Minnesota.

The Badgers managed just 6-points in the final 11-minutes of action last night and fell to the Gophers 58-53 in overtime.

Wisconsin’s Jared Berggren knows the Badgers had their chances and he’s hoping this one doesn’t catch up with them down the road.

AUDIO: Jared Berggren says this one could come back to haunt them :13

The Badgers have 6-games left in the Big Ten.  Had they won last night’s game, their Big Ten title hopes were realistic.  Now they’re 2-games back and their prospects aren’t nearly as good. [Read more…]

Badgers sweep Illini with victory in Champaign

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After a slow start on Sunday afternoon, the Wisconsin Badgers started to heat things

Ben Brust

Ben Brust

up and beat Illinois 74-68 in Champaign.

Ben Brust scored 20 points, Frank Kaminsky added 19 and Ryan Evans 15 to keep the Badgers in 5th place in the Big Ten at 6-3.

The Illini have lost 7 of 9 and dropped to 10th place in the Big Ten.

The Badgers (15-7, 6-3 Big Ten) shot under 30 percent for most of the first half and combined with the Illini to score 14 points in the game’s first eight minutes.

The Badgers eventually started to make baskets and the Illini didn’t, at least until it was too late.

Joseph Bertrand’s 17 points led the Illini.

The Badgers didn’t attempt a single free throw in the last game against Ohio State.  Yesterday, they attempted 42 and made 28, both are season highs.

Badgers sit atop the Big Ten

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The Wisconsin Badgers are beginning to think Assembly Hall in Bloomington,

Ryan Evans

Ryan Evans

Indiana is their home away from home.

Ryan Evans scored 13 points and Traevon Jackson added 11 to help the unranked Badgers beat the 2nd ranked Indiana Hoosiers 64-59.  It ended Indiana’s 6-game win streak and their 18-game home court win streak.

The Badgers have won 7-straight overall and 11-straight games in the series.  They also extended their win streak in Bloomington to 5, after going 25 years without a win there. [Read more…]

Badgers win despite ugly shooting

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The Wisconsin Badgers continued shooting woes, yet found a way to beat Nebraska

Jared Berggren

Jared Berggren

47-41 to remain unbeaten in the Big Ten (11-4, 2-0 Big Ten).

Sunday marked the lowest point total in a Wisconsin Big Ten victory since a 35-29 win over Michigan State in 1951.

Wisconsin hit just 3 of its 13 free throws (23%).  The Badgers are shooting just 41% as a team in Big Ten play (16 of 39).

From three-point range, the Badgers hit just 4 of 17 (23.5%) and is hitting just 20.6% in league play through 2-games (7 of 34).

Jared Berggren scored 13 points and Ryan Evans added 10 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Badgers.

Defensively, Wisconsin held the Cornhuskers to 36.7% shooting, 33.3% in the second half.

The Badgers don’t play until Saturday when they host Illinois at the Kohl Center.

Badgers tune up for Big Ten with rout over Samford

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Bo Ryan

Bo Ryan

Just two days after the death of his mother, Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan led his Badgers to a 87-51 non-conference win over Samford at the Kohl Center.

Bo Ryan’s mother Louise Ryan passed away at the age of 86 in Florida.

Forward Mike Bruesewitz returned to the lineup (concussion) and scored a season high 13 points.  All 13 came in the first half when the Badgers (9-4) shot 58.1% from the floor.  They hit six 3-pointers, committed zero turnovers and jumped out to a 47-19 lead over Samford.

Sophomore Frank Kaminsky scored a career high 16 points to lead the Badgers.  Ryan Evans, Sam Dekker and Jared Berggren also scored in double figures.

The Badgers open Big Ten play Thursday against Penn State.

Evans slowly heating up for Badgers

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Wisconsin Badger senior forward Ryan Evans has started the season in a

Ryan Evans

horrendous shooting slump, but he’s starting to slowly heat up.  Evans scored 13 points on Wednesday night to lead the Wisconsin Badgers to a 65-54 win over the Green Bay Phoenix at the Kohl Center.

Evans hit his first two free-throw attempts, which drew a huge ovation from the crowd.  The Badgers overcame sluggish start and pulled out the teams 7th win of the season.  Evans finished with 13 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocked shots. [Read more…]

Badgers start slow, come on strong in exhibition win

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The Wisconsin Badgers fell behind UW-Oshkosh 7-0 and 12-6 before going on a

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29-2 run and rolling to a 96-44 win over the Titans in an exhibition at the Kohl Center. 

Senior forward Ryan Evans and redshirt freshman guard George Marshall each scored 7 points during the run.  Evans finished with 11 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists.  Marshall had 11 points, 1 assist and 1 turnover. 

Senior forward Jared Berggren had 16 points to lead five Badgers in double figures.  Sophomore forward Frank Kaminsky and junior guard Ben Brust added 12 points each as the Badgers shot 57% from the field.

Freshman Sam Dekker contributed 5 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and a block, but coach Bo Ryan wasn’t happy with Dekker’s intensity.

AUDIO: Bo Ryan is looking for more from Sam Dekker on defense :21

Junior guard Dylan Wurtz (Kimberly, WI) scored 15 points to lead the Titans.

The Badgers open the regular season Sunday against Southeastern Louisiana.