Badgers fall on buzzer beater in overtime (AUDIO)

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...

Happ headlines Big Ten season honors

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...

Badgers roll past Penn State to stay atop the Big Ten

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...

Badgers comeback to beat Michigan

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...

Badgers fall to North Carolina in Maui

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...

Hayes & Happ honored by Big Ten

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...

Badgers knock off short-handed Gophers

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...

Badgers Big Ten climb continues (AUDIO)

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...

Badgers second half comeback beats Illinois

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...

Brown leads Badgers to upset of Maryland

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....

Badgers run win streak to six

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...

Marquette grabs bragging rights from the Badgers

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...

Badgers go stone cold, fall to Oklahoma

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...