For the first time since Feb. 1, Wisconsin (12-6 Big Ten, 25-6 overall) lost. This one should certainly leave a bad taste in the Badgers’ mouth as the Big Ten tournament starts up.
Nebraska is fourth in the Big Ten standings. The weird part: It’s in basketball.
A recent and unfortunate trend in college basketball right now is the on-court behavior by coaches.
In a season defined by scoring records, win streaks and plenty of adversity, No. 9 Wisconsin (12-5 Big Ten, 25-5 overall) wrapped up its final home game with a team victory over Purdue.
When the lights dim in the Kohl Center Wednesday night, there will be one senior whose achievements the whole crowd will feel lucky to remember: Ben Brust.
As the Big Ten season closes, so do the college basketball careers for three Badgers.
Men’s Basketball
The Wisconsin men’s basketball team (11-5 Big Ten, 24-5 overall) started off college basketball’s most notorious month with a victory at Penn State Sunday afternoon.
With the regular season coming to a close, the possible season outcomes for Wisconsin (10-5 Big Ten, 23-5 overall) have begun to tighten up. The No. 3 Badgers lie two games back from conference leader Michigan, with Michigan State in between, and hold a 1.5-game lead over No. 4 Ohio State.
By halftime, it seemed like Wisconsin had tempted fate by giving the student section ‘three’ signs. The Badgers (10-5 Big Ten, 23-5 overall) were down 29-19 to a reeling Indiana team (5-9, 15-12) and had shot an anemic 1-for-10 from deep.
A little over a month ago, then-No. 3 Wisconsin suffered its first loss of the season at Indiana. Tomorrow, the Badgers (9-5 Big Ten, 22-5 overall) will look to avenge their loss and earn their sixth straight conference win.
In the past decade of Big Ten basketball, the Badgers (9-5 Big Ten, 22-5 overall) have only finished lower than fourth once. Their quest to continue this trend was put to the test in Iowa City Saturday morning.
While not quite as shiny as their 16-0 undefeated start, the Badgers (8-5 Big Ten, 21-5 overall) will be traveling to Iowa City on quite a hot streak.
The Badgers’ (8-5 Big Ten, 21-5 overall) January loss to the Wolverines (10-3, 18-7) hurt arguably as much as the Indiana loss that ruined an undefeated season.
The last time Wisconsin (7-5 Big Ten, 20-5 overall) met Michigan at the Kohl Center it was the No. 3 Badgers who had the target on their back. This Sunday in Ann Arbor it will be the No. 15 Wolverines that have to protect their home court and a Big Ten conference lead against a rejuvenated UW team.
The Wisconsin men’s basketball team turned the tables on a talented Minnesota team that gave the Badgers a beating earlier this season in Minneapolis.
The last time the Badgers (6-5 Big Ten, 19-5 overall) took on Minnesota (5-6, 16-8), they came away with a loss that seemed to cement their status as a team in free-fall.
When you’re born in Ohio, being a fan of Ohio State is inherent.
Traevon Jackson has been a controversial player for the Badgers (6-5 Big Ten, 19-5 overall). He’s known as “Mr. Clutch” for making multiple game-winners, but also as a player who makes multiple mistakes that can cost his team. Badger fans saw both sides of that today, and it was infuriating at first, but was then followed by exhilaration.
The roller coaster of a season Wisconsin (5-5 Big Ten, 18-5 overall) will only get crazier this weekend.
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