Men's Basketball: Badgers to host Nebraska-Omaha
Fresh off its dismantling of previously unranked California, the Badgers (5-3 overall) will host Nebraska-Omaha (2-7) Tuesday at the Kohl Center.
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Fresh off its dismantling of previously unranked California, the Badgers (5-3 overall) will host Nebraska-Omaha (2-7) Tuesday at the Kohl Center.
INDIANAPOLIS—Moments after Montee Ball hoisted the Grange-Griffin trophy, presented to the Big Ten Football Championship Game’s most valuable player, he tried to hand it off the stage to Melvin Gordon.
Redshirt senior forward Jared Berggren scored 18 points on 7-of-9 shooting and grabbed eight rebounds Sunday.
Having started off the week with a dismal effort in Wednesday’s loss to Virginia, Wisconsin men’s basketball got back on track quickly Sunday as it cruised to an 81-56 win over previously undefeated California.
INDIANAPOLIS—As kickoff between No. 14 Nebraska (10-2 overall, 7-1 Big Ten) and Wisconsin (7-5, 4-4) approaches, The Daily Cardinal will have full coverage of the 2012 Big Ten Championship Game at Lucas Oil Stadium. Check back this afternoon for more pregame coverage. Here are some quick hits about the matchup.
Normally the Wisconsin men’s basketball team (4-3 overall) thrives in tight, slug-it-out type games, but Wednesday, the Badgers were given a taste of their own medicine, falling to Virginia 60-54 in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge.
Jared Abbrederis did not even seem to notice the question.
The Wisconsin football team was once again well represented on the Big Ten all-conference teams on both sides of the ball and claimed the top player in the conference at two offensive positions.
Football
After a poor defensive effort Friday night that ended with an 84-74 loss to No. 14 Creighton, Wisconsin needed a bounce back effort Saturday against Arkansas to avoid heading into the ACC/Big Ten Challenge in a tailspin. Although the Badgers continued to struggle en route to a 40-29 halftime deficit, they recovered with their best half of basketball thus far this season and left Sin City with a 77-70 victory in the third-place game of the Las Vegas Invitational.
Having seemingly righted the ship after their blowout loss last week against Florida, Wisconsin once again struggled to contain the attack of a ranked opponent, losing 84-74 to No. 14 Creighton in the semifinals of the Las Vegas Invitational.
Coming off an 88-43 win Tuesday over Presbyterian College, Wisconsin now heads to Las Vegas for the Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational and a Friday night matchup with No. 14 Creighton.
Looking to rebound from a poor effort at Florida, No. 20/22 Wisconsin (2-1) responded Sunday afternoon at the Kohl Center with a 73-40 victory over Cornell (1-3) in the first of two regional round games in the Las Vegas Invitational.
When Montee Ball left his feet at the two-yard line, it looked as though he might come down in the end zone and on top of the NCAA record book.
Fresh off its 74-56 defeat to No. 10 Florida in Gainesville, Fla., No. 22 Wisconsin (1-1 overall) will look to bounce back when it hosts Cornell (1-1) Sunday at the Kohl Center.
Size matters? It does in basketball, and that is exactly what Southeastern Louisiana (0-1 overall) lacked Sunday, dressing no players listed above 6-foot-8 and losing to Wisconsin (1-0 overall), 87-47. The Badgers exploited their size advantage all game, leading them to their 11th straight regular-season-opening win.
Five Badgers scored in double figures during Wisconsin’s 96-44 exhibition victory over the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Wednesday at the Kohl Center.
ROSEMONT, Ill.—Despite an NCAA title in 1941, Wisconsin men’s basketball has a history largely defined by consistent futility. After that 1941 title, UW appeared in the Big Dance just three times over the next 57 years, never reaching the Sweet 16. But since 1999, the Badgers have gone dancing 14 consecutive years, reaching the Sweet 16 six times.
Redshirt senior forward Ryan Evans led the Red squad with 18 points in a 78-61 win over the White squad during Wisconsin’s inter-team scrimmage Sunday at the Kohl Center.