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Trailing by 13 with just over 12 minutes left in the game, Wisconsin appeared headed for a devastating home loss that would’ve dealt a serious blow to its NCAA Tournament aspirations.
Thursday’s lackluster performance in a loss to No. 8 Michigan State may have brought significant concern for players and fans, but the reality of the matter is that Wisconsin had an uncharismatic game and was defeated by arguably one of the nation’s top teams.
In one month, Michigan State altered the Badgers’ season in two very distinct ways. 31 days ago, Wisconsin defeated the Spartans at the Kohl Center, the beginning of a seven-game win streak that enabled them to get back into the NCAA Tournament picture.
In their penultimate game at the Kohl Center this season, Wisconsin (3-13 Big Ten, 7-18 overall) looked to seek revenge against an Illinois team (2-13, 9-17) whose lone win this conference season came against the Badgers in a close 71-65 game in Urbana-Champaign.
In the Big Ten season opener almost a month and a half ago, the Badgers (3-10 Big Ten, 7-16 overall) hosted Indiana (8-5, 16-9) and earned their first win of the conference season, 73-69. Now, 12 games later, the Badgers will travel to Bloomington, Ind. Sunday in an effort to win their second game against the Hoosiers.
Every time the Maryland Terrapins made a run and got within striking distance Saturday night, Wisconsin seemed to have an answer.
The Beverly, Massachusetts-based band Caspian performed a stunning set last Thursday evening at the High Noon Saloon. Accompanied by the Atlanta, Ga., rock band opener O’brother, the show kicked off on-schedule to a modest, yet excited crowd.
Tuesday afternoon, hours after the Wisconsin Badgers (3-10 Big Ten, 7-16 overall) knocked off the Purdue Boilermakers 64-57, Nicole Bauman seemed fatigued just thinking about the kind of effort it took for the team to record their first win since mid-January.
With his team up by 11 and threatening to open the floodgates on Nebraska midway through the second half, Vitto Brown added an exclamation point to his career night.
Led by a season-high 13 3-pointers, Wisconsin (6-4 Big Ten, 14-9 overall) extended its win streak to five by defeating a stingy Ohio State team (6-5, 14-10) 79-68 at the Kohl Center Thursday night.
Last spring when Michala Johnson decided to forgo playing for the New York Liberty of the WNBA, Wisconsin head coach Bobbie Kelsey was ecstatic, and for good reason. The team was getting back a player who only two years earlier led the Badgers in both points and rebounds per game. And while Johnson was coming off her second ACL tear in the past five years, it wasn’t that long ago she was a first-team All-Big Ten performer.
On a night where early foul trouble kept a couple of key players sidelined, the Badgers needed someone to step up from the bench and make a major impact.
After the Badgers (2-7 Big Ten, 6-13 overall) lost to Nebraska Wednesday, head coach Bobbie Kelsey was the most adamantly upset she has been all year. Generally, even after losses, Kelsey maintains a cool public demeanor. However, following the 75-62 loss, Kelsey exploded in the media room post-game, and her rant started trending all over the internet shortly thereafter.
Coming off its dramatic, last-second victory over Michigan State, Thursday night’s trip to University Park looked like it could potentially be a trap game for Wisconsin.
The Wisconsin Badgers are trying to build the championship culture that the Maryland Terrapins currently have. But as any and every championship team knows, a basketball game is a full four quarters. The Badgers learned that cruel lesson Wednesday night after leading by five points after one quarter, and eventually falling to the Terrapins 90-65.
It’s rare for head coach Bobbie Kelsey to give her team a motivational speech before games. While her players likely could have used a little more inspiration in the locker room after two consecutive lethargic starts, Kelsey fully expects her team to be ready to go in their toughest challenge yet against Maryland (5-1 Big Ten, 16-2 overall) Wednesday at the Kohl Center.
Following a tough, hard-fought loss against Michigan State last Saturday, the Badgers (1-2 Big Ten, 5-8 overall) looked to climb back over .500 in the Big Ten standings. Against Rutgers (2-1,11-4), however, the Badgers lacked the necessary ball movement and offensive drive to accomplish that goal. Instead, the Badgers’ poor shooting and inadequate finish ultimately lead to a 61-41 loss in New Jersey Thursday.
Wisconsin has had its difficulties closing out opponents at home this season, but thanks in large part to a career day from redshirt junior guard Zak Showalter, there was no drama at the Kohl Center Saturday afternoon.
Throughout the Badgers’ (2-4 Big Ten, 6-10 overall) season, when the team finds itself trailing, it usually finds a way to wage a tenacious and heartfelt effort to climb its way back into games. However, despite Wisconsin’s frequent comeback attempts, it often comes up just short. The Badgers’ game against Illinois (1-5, 9-9,) Sunday, their sixth Big Ten matchup of the year, was a microcosm of this season-long trend, as they fought their way back into the contest but ultimately lost 71-65.
Nicole Bauman
Solutions by The State News
