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While Happ's triple-double made headlines, UW's backcourt polished off Northwestern

By Jake Nisse | Jan. 26, 2019

How does one record a quiet triple-double?

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Ethan Happ gets another triple-double as Wisconsin defeats Northwestern

By Sebastian van Bastelaer | Jan. 26, 2019

Propelled by a euphoric crowd and yet another heroic performance from senior center Ethan Happ, Wisconsin (6-3 Big Ten, 14-6 overall) defeated Northwestern 62-46 (3-6 Big Ten, 12-8 overall) to win their third consecutive game Saturday. Happ scored the third triple-double in school history, his second of the year. In a victory similar to the early season successes, the Badgers took advantage of Happ’s all-around dominance, a strong defensive performance and hot three-point shooting to halt the Wildcats’ two-game winning streak.

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Pankowski collects 100th assist as Badgers roll St. Cloud 5-0 in opener

By Kalli Anderson | Jan. 26, 2019

The Wisconsin Badgers (21-3-0 overall, 11-3-0 WCHA) returned home to sold-out LaBahn Arena Friday night to host the St. Cloud State Huskies (8-16-2 overall, 3-12-0 WCHA). The Badgers shut out the Huskies 5-0 in the first game of the weekend, pouring in 44 shots on goal in the dominant victory.

The Badgers finished 15-18 last year, an improvement from previous seasons under head coach Jonathan Tsipis. UW will look to improve that record this year starting with their opener Tuesday night.

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Wisconsin's slide stretches to six with 65-59 loss to Penn State

By Jacob Lebowitz | Jan. 25, 2019

Wisconsin (1-7 Big Ten, 10-10 overall) dropped its straight game in a close contest with the Penn State Lady Lions (3-5 Big Ten, 10-9 overall), falling 65-59 to continue a slide that has undone the excitement of the season’s strong start.

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Badgers overcome turnovers, foul trouble to capture key road win over Illinois

By Sebastian van Bastelaer | Jan. 24, 2019

Wisconsin triumphed 72-60 over Illinois Wednesday night at the State Farm Center in Champaign to improve to 5-3 in Big Ten play (13-6 overall) — its 14th consecutive win against the Illini (1-7 Big Ten, 5-14 overall). Sophomore forward Nate Reuvers led the way with a career-high 22 points and 10 rebounds. Illinois seven-footer Giorgi Bezhanishvilli paced the Illini with 20.

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Road Reversal: After years of success away from home, Badgers struggling to find results this season

By Cameron Lane-Flehinger | Jan. 23, 2019

At the start of head coach Tony Granato’s tenure, Wisconsin went into opposing teams’ buildings and played like they had slept the night in their own beds. The Badgers went 14-13-1 away from Madison in the first two years under Granato — better than their 15-18-4 record in the Kohl Center — despite traveling to some of the toughest road environments in college hockey.

Minnesota native Presley Norby tied for a team high with five shots on goal in Wisconsin's loss to the Gophers on Saturday.

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Deja-Vu: No. 1 Badgers split weekend series with No. 2 Minnesota for second time this season

By Kalli Anderson | Jan. 23, 2019

In its second series of the new year, No. 1 Wisconsin (11-3-0 WCHA, 21-3-0 overall) split its rivalry series with No. 2 Minnesota (12-3-1-0 WCHA, 22-3-1). The Badgers walked away with a 2-1 win on Friday night but dropped Saturday’s rematch 3-1 as the top two teams in the nation faced off at Minnesota’s Ridder Arena.

Freshman Kobe King has averaged 29 minutes of action in Wisconsin's last two games, and his presence has provided more space for Ethan Happ and the rest of the offense.

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Starter or not, Kobe King is emerging as Wisconsin's offensive X-factor

By Jake Nisse | Jan. 23, 2019

Wisconsin needed a change. The Badgers had just lost at home to Purdue in overtime — their second home loss of the season and third loss in four games.

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Son of a star, freshman Tai Strickland is learning to embrace his family legacy

By Jake Nisse | Jan. 22, 2019

Tai Strickland has always been the son of a household name. His father, Rod Strickland, was a first round draft selection, played 17 seasons in the NBA and ranked seventh all-time in assists when he retired in 2005.

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Badgers ride hustle plays, hard-nosed defense and Happ to an unforgettable moment at the Kohl Center

By Sebastian van Bastelaer | Jan. 19, 2019

There are some moments in a team’s history that live forever in the memory of its fans and those of us fortunate enough to cover its games. Saturday at the Kohl Center, against one of the only two unbeatens remaining in the nation, Wisconsin’s basketball team delivered just such a moment.

Senior forward Ethan Happ scored his 2000th career point with six minutes left Tuesday night, but the Badgers couldn't find any other offense down the stretch in a loss.

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Morning Madness: Fans storm court as Happ hands No. 2 Michigan first loss in Saturday stunner

By Jake Nisse | Jan. 19, 2019

Forget the deflating losses to Minnesota and Purdue, or the schedule-fillers earlier in the season; Saturday morning was the Kohl Center in its purest form, the Badgers showing up for a big-time rival and feeding off of a raucous mid-winter crowd.

Senior forward Marsha Howard followed up her 1000th career point against Ohio State with a dominant game at home Wednesday night versus Illinois.

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Badgers host Gophers as both teams look to halt conference losing streaks

By Jerry Barnett | Jan. 17, 2019

After their third straight loss, the Wisconsin Badgers (1-4 Big Ten, 10-4 overall) look to regroup against a familiar opponent whose season is also in free-fall: the Minnesota Golden Gophers (1-4, 12-4). This will be the second showdown between these two border rivals as they met earlier this season in an ugly 56-74 defeat for Wisconsin.

Despite a strong performance from sophomore forward Nate Reuvers, the Badgers fell short to the Maryland Terrapins.

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Badgers fall to Terrapins 64-60 after another horrible first half

By Sebastian van Bastelaer | Jan. 14, 2019

A sense of déjà vu permeated Wisconsin’s (3-3 Big Ten, 11-6 overall) loss to Maryland Monday. Terrapin junior guard Anthony Cowan Jr. scored 21 points and knocked down a dagger three-pointer in the final minute as Maryland (4-1, 15-3) held off a late Wisconsin comeback to win 64-60. Sophomore forward Nate Reuvers led the way for the Badgers with a career-high 18 points.

Niya Beverely recorded 10 points and six assists in UW's 71-55 first round win over Illinois, contributing to the team's season-high 22 assists in the game.

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First quarter dooms Badgers against Hoosiers in 75-68 loss

By Jacob Lebowitz | Jan. 14, 2019

Wisconsin (1-4 Big Ten, 10-7 overall) lost its third straight game in a 75-68 loss to the 25th ranked Indiana Hoosiers (4-1, 15-2).

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Wisconsin looks to break slump against No. 25 Indiana Hoosiers

By Jacob Lebowitz | Jan. 13, 2019

The Wisconsin women’s basketball team (1-3 Big Ten, 10-6 overall) will look to break a recent slump as they play the No. 25 Indiana Hoosiers (3-1, 14-2) Sunday.

D'Mitrik Trice played his best game of the season so far, recording 11 points, seven assists and a career-high eight rebounds en route to UW's 88-70 win.

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Badgers fall in overtime to Boilermakers 84-80

By Sebastian van Bastelaer | Jan. 11, 2019

In a matchup of bona fide superstars, the Purdue Boilermakers (3-2 Big Ten, 10-6 overall) and junior guard Carsen Edwards bested senior forward Ethan Happ and the Wisconsin Badgers (3-2, 11-5). In need of a win to keep pace in the Big Ten race, the Badgers instead turned in a sloppy performance, falling 84-80 in overtime despite late heroics at the end of regulation. Here are the key takeaways from the disappointing result.

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Four Takeaways: Happ heats up, Trice stays cold as Badgers stop skid with much needed road win over Penn State

By Sebastian van Bastelaer and Jake Nisse | Jan. 6, 2019

After a humiliating home defeat to rival Minnesota three days earlier, No. 22 Wisconsin traveled to Happy Valley to take on a struggling Penn State team, and came away with a 71-52 victory that was just the tonic it needed. The Badgers improved to 3-1 in Big Ten play, (11-4 overall), as the Nittany Lions (0-4 Big Ten, 7-8 overall) posted another listless performance in a rebuilding year.

Senior forward Marsha Howard had 16 points while Imani Lewis put up 18 in Wisconsin's loss to Rutgers Monday night.

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Badgers look to slow Hawkeyes' leading scorer Gustafson, upend losing history against Iowa

By Peyton Kadlecek | Jan. 6, 2019

Wisconsin (1-2 Big Ten, 10-5 overall) looks to bounce back after its second conference loss of the season as it prepares to take on No. 19 Iowa (1-1 Big Ten, 10-3 overall) Monday at the Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

Junior goaltender Jack Berry produced one of his best performances of the season in his first action in over a month, but it wasn't enough for the Badgers to come out with a win against Denver.

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Saturday night magic runs out for Wisconsin as Badgers drop overtime thriller to Denver

By Nathan Denzin | Jan. 5, 2019

Even Wisconsin’s (4-3-3 Big Ten, 8-9-3 overall) magic on Saturday night couldn’t save them from losing another tough game to No. 8 Denver (4-4-0 NCHC, 12-4-2 overall).

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First-half shooting slump dooms Wisconsin in historic home loss to rival Minnesota

By Jake Nisse | Jan. 3, 2019

Wisconsin made history Thursday night. It wasn’t the paltry 14 points that the No. 22 Badgers (2-1 Big Ten, 10-4 overall) finished the first half with, or the 11 turnovers, or the 17 three-point attempts they clanked throughout the night — Though none of those things helped.