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Clutch shooting boosts Wisconsin to tournament win

By Seth Kruger | Mar. 22

The two-seeded Badgers downed the Ducks on the road to earn a trip to Las Vegas for the NIT Final Four.

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Hepburn leads Wisconsin over Liberty in NIT second round

By Seth Kruger | Mar. 19

The Badgers earned their first back-to-back wins since early January behind a career game from Chucky Hepburn.

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Crowl’s career game leads Badgers to NIT win

By Seth Kruger | Mar. 17

In the opening round of the NIT, big man Steven Crowl dominated Bradley for a career high in points and 3-pointers.

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Badgers fall short of miraculous comeback against Ohio State in Big Ten tourney

By Seth Kruger | Mar. 9

Late misses helped the Buckeyes knock Wisconsin out of the tournament — the Badgers’ only first-night elimination in team history.

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Wisconsin sweeps Minnesota behind dominant interior scoring for vital season-closing win

By Seth Kruger | Mar. 6

Tyler Wahl and Steven Crowl combined for 42 points as Wisconsin secured an essential win over the Golden Gophers with Selection Sunday just a week away.

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Badgers lose yet again in final regular season home battle

By Dylan Goldman | Mar. 3

The No. 5 Boilermakers traveled to the Kohl Center for Wisconsin’s final regular season home game, in which the Badgers fell 63-61.

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Hepburn suffers knee injury in midst of up-and-down year

By Sofia Ung | Mar. 2

Sophomore guard Chucky Hepburn suffered an apparent right knee injury during Sunday’s loss to Michigan, possibly putting a disappointing cap on a rocky season.

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Badgers complete season sweep of Iowa for much-needed win

By Seth Kruger | Feb. 23

In the penultimate home game of the season, Wisconsin picked up a convincing win over the Hawkeyes behind a big scoring night from their freshmen and a double-double from Wahl.

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Wisconsin’s rocky path to the NCAA Tournament

By Jacob Szczap | Feb. 22

With so few games remaining in the Badgers’ regular season, the chances at a spot in the NCAA Tournament are slimming by the day.

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Badgers heat up in final minutes, unable to close out yet another close game

By Seth Kruger | Feb. 18

Bench players showed out for Wisconsin, but Rutgers bested the Badgers in heartbreaking fashion.

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Badger basketball woes: Who’s to blame?

By Dylan Goldman | Feb. 17

Just a year after earning a share of the Big Ten regular season title, the Badgers have been mired in mediocrity. Where does the program go from here?

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Essegian scores career high, Crowl records double-double in season-swinging win

By Seth Kruger | Feb. 15

Wisconsin found a way to close out a late comeback attempt from Michigan, even while enduring a 10 minute field goal scoring drought.

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Wisconsin fumbles 17 point lead, fail to close out Cornhuskers in overtime

By Seth Kruger | Feb. 12

In a road game crucial for tournament hopes, Wisconsin scored just once in overtime to lose at Nebraska.

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Offensive struggles disappear as Badgers pull through for crucial Big Ten road win

By Seth Kruger | Feb. 10

Wisconsin completed a regular season sweep of Penn State with a gritty overtime win on the road.

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Offensive woes continue to plague Wisconsin in another close home loss

By Seth Kruger | Feb. 7

In front of an electric Kohl Center crowd, the Badgers fell to Northwestern, unable to avenge their loss earlier in the season.

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Wisconsin pulls through late, picks up crucial win in Columbus

By Seth Kruger | Feb. 3

After building a 16 point halftime lead, the Badgers held off a late Buckeye rally to win on the road and break a three-game losing streak.

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Full-strength Badgers fall yet again, unable to take advantage of return home

By Seth Kruger | Jan. 29

In the first home game of spring semester with students back on campus, the Wisconsin Badgers dropped Saturday’s matchup against Illinois.

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Badgers unable to break out of mid-season funk, lose fifth of last six

By Seth Kruger | Jan. 27

In a rematch of Wisconsin’s first Big Ten win this season, Maryland took revenge and bested the Badgers in College Park.

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Badgers fall on the road in rescheduled game against Northwestern

By Seth Kruger | Jan. 25

Wisconsin dropped yet another close game on the front end of a three-day road trip with yet another starter injured.

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Badgers get back in win column with close victory over Penn State at home

By Seth Kruger | Jan. 18

Wahl returns, Crowl dominates as the Badgers end a three-game skid and reset with a tight home win over Penn State.