Category Archives: College Basketball
Marquette Somehow Someway Finds a Way To Beat Georgetown
The Big East conference took about a two-week hiatus from playing games over the holiday. They wanted the players to get a mental health break from playing and if they could safely, see their families. Thankfully for Marquette and Georgetown who played on Saturday, they
Badgers Fall Apart Late As The Defense Disappears in the Second Half
Wisconsin Badgers were riding high heading into Monday evening. They won five straight games against five good teams. Wisconsin had two straight Big Ten wins. They seemed to be the class of the Big Ten. But the thing with the Big Ten is it is
Marquette’s Defense Continues to Fall Apart As They Hit Rock Bottom
Marquette Golden Eagles were flying high a couple of weeks ago. They beat Creighton on a Monday night. This would be their second top 10 victory in the shortened season. Marquette had a great resume with many Big East games to play. But then things
The Axe Stays In Madison As Badgers Win An Overtime Thriller
Wisconsin Badgers had their Super Bowl on Saturday evening. They were playing Minnesota for Paul Bunyan’s Axe in the middle of December. Wisconsin-Minnesota got their game canceled in late November. These two teams still wanted to play each other. I didn’t blame either one of
Don’t Let Xavier’s Buzzer Beater Making You Forget Marquette’s Pathetic Defense
Marquette Golden Eagles played Xavier in their third game of the week. A 2-1 week in the Big East with two road games sounded pretty nice. Golden Eagles also would have two NCAA Tournament resume wins with beating Creighton and Xavier. Marquette jumped out to
Bad First Half & a Late Flop Doom Marquette Against Seton Hall
Marquette Golden Eagles were trying to follow up their big win against Creighton with an equally big win against Seton Hall. While the Pirates are missing Myles Powell from this year’s team, they still have an NCAA Tournament team. After all the torment Hall provided
Badgers’ Hot Shooting Douses Loyola
Wisconsin Badgers are showing they’re not afraid to play anyone. We talked about it yesterday that they carry that swagger about them. They welcomed in Loyola Chicago. Now, Loyola is expected to contend for the Missouri Valley Conference title. They’re a good team. But Wisconsin
Badgers Hoops Channeling Any Place, Any Time, Anywhere Mantra
Fresno State former legendary football coach Pat Hill had a phrase. The phrase went “Any time. Any Place. Anywhere.” Hill was a notorious hard scheduler where we would place Fresno State against some of the best teams in college football. Fresno State and Wisconsin met
Marquette Delivers The Second Half Stunner to Creighton
Marquette Golden Eagles started Big East play on Monday. It was not an easy turnaround for them as they went from Los Angeles to Omaha to play Creighton. The Jays are a top ten team in the country who just lost by a point to
Davison Leads Badgers’ Bounce Back Effort in Victory Against Rhode Island
Wisconsin Badgers lost their first game of the year last Friday falling to Marquette. It was a rough loss considering they were beaten on a buzzer-beater. Wisconsin thought they would be playing Louisville yesterday as part of the ACC/Big 10 Challenge, but due to COVID,