If I told you a free falling team lost a much needed game because of a complete inability to generate late stops on defense, you probably would have guessed it was the previously top-five Badgers (5-5 Big Ten, 18-5 overall).
The struggles for Wisconsin (4-5 Big Ten, 17-5 overall) continued Saturday afternoon, when Ohio State handed the Badgers their third consecutive home loss.
In what is normally a battle for the top of the Big Ten conference, the No. 14 Wisconsin (4-4 Big Ten, 17-4 overall) and No. 24 Ohio State (3-5, 16-5) men’s basketball teams will meet under different circumstances Saturday.
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There’s really no way to cut it, the Wisconsin men’s basketball team’s (4-3 Big Ten, 17-3 overall) last meeting with Northwestern (3-5, 10-11) was a total beatdown.
In the same state where their defense began to stumble, the Badgers were able to regain their footing and continue a very promising season.
The rough road for the Wisconsin men’s basketball team (3-3 Big Ten, 16-3 overall) this week wouldn’t get any smoother last night in Minneapolis, where the Gophers defeated the Badgers 81-68. This loss marks the third straight loss since beginning the season, a program-best, 16-0.
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It was a night of inversions: an undefeated team falling, a 10-point lead immediately erased by a 12-point run, fans of a perennial college basketball powerhouse storming the court. Indiana, an opponent that Wisconsin hadn’t lost to since sophomore forward Sam Dekker’s middle school years, finally turned the tide.
Starting a season 16-0 in any sport is a remarkable achievement, most notably in the National Football League for a perfect regular season. This was only done once after the league started playing 16 regular season games.
Beating an in-state rival and staying undefeated would normally be a season highlight. But as an impressive season continues, it’s beginning to feel all the more normal for the Badgers.
Expect the Kohl Center to be alive when Wisconsin’s two basketball powers meet for the 120th time this weekend.
A tough, ugly and defensive 48-38 win was all too fitting for head coach Bo Ryan as he celebrated his 300th career win with the Badgers.
When you think of a matchup between No. 8 Wisconsin (8-0) and Virginia (7-1), the word “slow” might jump immediately to your mind. But “low scoring?” With the way the Badgers are scoring this year, maybe not.
Even the uglier wins look better when they take place on the Mexican coastline.
The No. 12 Badgers (6-0 overall) continued their Cancun Challenge run with a 76-67 win over Oral Roberts at the Kohl Center Saturday.
After Tuesday’s performance, junior forward Frank Kaminsky knew he had to stay focused and not dwell on the past to win in the Badgers’ first game of the Cancun Challenge Thursday.
It is officially basketball season, and the NBA and college basketball are in full swing. It’s the time of year when basketball momentarily allows you to forget about the frigid weather outside.
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