Wisconsin takes on second in-state rival in a row against Marquette
The No. 4 Wisconsin Badgers (3-0) will face off against in-state rival Marquette (2-1) Friday evening in the 127th matchup between the two programs.
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The No. 4 Wisconsin Badgers (3-0) will face off against in-state rival Marquette (2-1) Friday evening in the 127th matchup between the two programs.
The mentee has not become the mentor just yet, as Greg Gard’s No. 4 Wisconsin Badgers took down Will Ryan’s Green Bay Phoenix 82-42 Tuesday afternoon, coasting to a victory behind sophomore forward Tyler Wahl’s first career double-double.
The No. 7 Wisconsin Badgers (1-0) took care of business against the Eastern Illinois Panthers (0-1) Wednesday night, winning 77-67 in the Badgers first game against a real opponent in nearly nine months.
It’s extremely difficult to explain exactly why, but this Badger team feels like a Team of Destiny.
Leading from start to finish, the No. 24 Wisconsin Badgers (13-6 Big Ten, 20-10 overall) earned its seventh straight victory after defeating the Northwestern Wildcats (2-17 Big Ten, 7-22 overall) 63-48. The Badgers improved to 15-1 at home for the season as head coach Greg Gard secured career victory number 100.
Continuing in its success, Wisconsin (10-6 Big Ten, 17-10 overall) secured its fourth-straight win with a 79-71 victory over Rutgers (9-8 Big Ten, 18-10 overall) and improved to 13-1 at home this season.
Anyone else have a sense of deja vu?
Erik Helland, the director of strength and conditioning at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, resigned Thursday morning after UW officials became aware of a “racial epithet” he used in the presence of student-athletes.
It has been quite the week for Badger basketball.
Jordan Ford may have stole the show for the Saint Mary’s Gaels (1-0 overall) with a game-high 26 points, but Malik Fitts put the final dagger in the Wisconsin Badgers (0-1 overall) Tuesday night.
Ethan Happ has seen quite a bit at Wisconsin.
Oftentimes, the singularity of a veteran player’s greatness can be easily forgotten — it can take major milestones to jolt fans from their complacency and recognize a remarkable career.
MILWAUKEE — Sitting at the podium on Saturday night, senior center Ethan Happ couldn’t care less about his historic performance.
Every season it seems, Wisconsin suffers several self-inflicted losses. Missing free throws, failing to convert open looks and committing needless turnovers tend to be the primary culprits. Such a performance struck Saturday at the worst possible time: on the road against in-state foe Marquette.
For the fourth straight game, the Badgers (2-0 Big Ten, 8-1 overall) entered the second half without a lead.
Trailing Rutgers 27-17 in the waning moments of the first half Monday, it appeared likely the No. 12 Wisconsin basketball team (2-0 Big Ten, 8-1 overall) would earn themselves a dubious distinction. The Badgers had turned the ball over five times and made zero three-pointers and were poised to become the first team since January 2008 to lose as a ranked team at home to the Scarlet Knights (0-2, 5-3 overall).
Wisconsin’s Big Ten revenge tour began in style Friday night with a 72-66 victory over Iowa on the road to begin conference play. Here are the major takeaways from the encouraging victory:
Last season, the Badgers went to Charlottesville to take on a top-ranked Virginia team. They left having scored only 37 points in a humbling loss to the Cavaliers. This year, an improved UW team took on UVA with a chance to win the Battle 4 Atlantis, hoping for some vengeance. While the Badgers were able to break 40 points on this occasion, they return to Madison with the end result unchanged.
Wednesday’s Wisconsin-Stanford game took place in the Bahamas, but it might as well have been in the Bermuda Triangle.
Wisconsin beat Xavier 77-68 Tuesday in their first road test of the season, improving to 2-0 on the year.