by Bill Scott | Mar 25, 2017
For the second straight season, the Wisconsin’s NCAA Tournament run ended in the Sweet 16. Florida guard Chris Chiozza hit a floating three-pointer to send the Gators to a 84-83 overtime victory over Badgers. Wisconsin jumped out to a fast start, then blew a...
by Bill Scott | Mar 19, 2017
The 8th-seeded Wisconsin Badgers are headed back to the “Sweet 16”, coming from behind to knock off Villanova 65-62 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament in Buffalo. The Badgers trailed 57-50 with just over five minutes left. Villanova would score...
by Bill Scott | Mar 6, 2017
Five members of the Wisconsin men’s basketball team received season-ending awards from the Big Ten Conference on Monday, led by Ethan Happ, who earned first-team All-Big Ten recognition. Happ joins Michael Finley (1993) as the only Wisconsin players to earn...
by Bill Scott | Feb 17, 2017
Playing without senior point guard Bronson Koenig (left calf injury), the 10th ranked Wisconsin Badgers lost their second consecutive game, falling 64-58 to the Michigan Wolverines in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Ethan Happ finished with 22 points on 10 of 13 shooting, but 18...
by Bill Scott | Jan 25, 2017
After leading by just three points at halftime, an upset Greg Gard let his Wisconsin team know what he thought about their play. The Badgers turned things around in the second half and rolled to a 82-55 win over the Penn State Nittany Lions at the Kohl Center. The...
by Bill Scott | Jan 18, 2017
With the Badgers down, guard Bronson Koenig responded with a 10-point run in the second half, two driving baskets and two three-pointers to lead 17th ranked Wisconsin to a 68-64 win over the Michigan Wolverines at the Kohl Center. Wisconsin (15-3, 4-1 Big Ten) moved...
by Bill Scott | Nov 24, 2016
Kennedy Meeks had 15 points and a career-high 16 rebounds and Joel Berry II poured in 22 points to lead number-four North Carolina to a 71-56 win over the 16th ranked Wisconsin Badgers in the championship game of the Maui Invitational. The Tar Heels (7-0) held the...
by Bill Scott | Nov 18, 2016
A sloppy start for the Wisconsin Badgers saw head coach Greg Gard go to his bench early. The result, a 69-64 victory over Chicago State at the Kohl Center. Ethan Happ, Vitto Brown and Zack Showalter were all pulled from the game in the first two minutes and the bench...
by Bill Scott | Mar 19, 2016
The Wisconsin Badgers couldn’t throw one in the ocean early on yesterday, but Greg Gard’s team didn’t panick. The Badgers fell behind 12-3, by the second media timeout. The Badgers started 1 for 10 from the field, but they still managed to come from...
by Bill Scott | Mar 7, 2016
Wisconsin redshirt freshman Ethan Happ has been recognized as the Big Ten Freshman of the Year and forward Nigel Hayes has been named to the All-Big Ten first team, as the Big Ten Conference handed out its season-ending awards Monday night. Happ was selected by both...
by Bill Scott | Mar 3, 2016
The Minnesota Gophers played once again without three of their top players, after they were suspended for the remainder of the season. The Wisconsin Badgers jumped out early, built a comfortable lead and cruised to a 62-49 victory at Williams Arena. Wisconsin coach...
by Bill Scott | Feb 29, 2016
The Wisconsin Badgers continued their rise in the Big Ten on Sunday night, moving into a four-way tie for second place with a 68-57 win over the Michigan Wolverines. Bronson Koenig led four Badgers in double figures with 19 points. Nigel Hayes added 16, Vitto Brown...
by Bill Scott | Feb 22, 2016
After an ugly first half and a shaky start to the second, the Wisconsin Badgers put things together and pulled out a 69-60 win over Illinois, sweeping the two-game season series from the Illini. The Badgers trailed by 13-points in the second half before going on a...
by Bill Scott | Feb 16, 2016
Maryland has suspended freshman center Diamond Stone one game for his actions against Wisconsin’s Vitto Brown last Saturday. The athletic directors, coaches and even players have shared apologies and the Big Ten Conference has reprimanded Stone for his actions....
by Bill Scott | Feb 16, 2016
Maryland has suspended freshman center Diamond Stone one game on Monday for an incident late in the first half of its 70-57 loss to the Wisconsin Badgers on Saturday night in College Park, Maryland. Stone shoved Badgers junior forward Vitto Brown’s head to the...
by Bill Scott | Feb 14, 2016
At least for now, the Wisconsin Badgers shouldn’t have to worry about being on Joe Lunardi’s bubble. Junior center Vitto Brown scored a career high 21 points to lead for Badgers in double figures in a 70-57 win over second-ranked Maryland in College Park....
by Bill Scott | Feb 11, 2016
The Nebraska Cornhuskers used a 2-3 zone defense against the Wisconsin, trying to keep the Badgers from dominating the lane. But after a slow start, the Badgers got their outside game going again, hitting 11 of 18 from three-point distance for the game and pulling...
by Bill Scott | Feb 5, 2016
The Wisconsin Badgers ran their win streak to five games on Thursday night, knocking off Ohio State 79-68 at the Kohl Center. The Badgers entered the game shooting 32.0% from three-point range in Big Ten play. Last night, the Badgers hit 13 of 27 (48.1%) to help the...
by Bill Scott | Dec 13, 2015
Wisconsin still leads the all-time series, but for now, the Marquette Golden Eagles have grabbed bragging rights with a 57-55 win over the Wisconsin Badgers at the Kohl Center on Saturday. Henry Ellenson had 15 points and eleven rebounds and Luke Fischer had 12 points...
by Bill Scott | Nov 30, 2015
7th ranked Oklahoma jumped out to a 26-9 lead and cruised to a 65-48 win over the Wisconsin Badgers in men’s college basketball action on Sunday. Nigel Hayes (20 points, 11 rebounds) hit just 5 of 17 from the field and point guard Bronson Koenig (9 points) was 3...
