Category Archives: College Basketball
Second Half Goes Off The Rails As Wisconsin Falls to Penn State
Wisconsin Badgers tried to string together some momentum for the last month of the season. They bounced back nicely mid-week with a win over Maryland where they had control for most of the game. It seemed like that trend would repeat itself with a strong
Badgers Burst Out of Gates Early & Hold On To Avenge Maryland Defeat
Wisconsin Badgers had revenge on their minds when they went to Maryland on Wednesday night. Maryland came into the Kohl Center around Christmas time and pulled over a complete stunner against Wisconsin. Badgers played with a purpose immediately in this game. It felt like they
Badgers & Big Ten Will Not Opt-Out Of Postseason Touranments
One of the biggest conversations about college basketball is the conference tournament. No one knows what it will look like. Now as people have pointed out, these conferences are obligated to play them, or they stand to lose significant money. Multiply that by the money
Greg Gard’s Switch Is Paying Off For Wahl and Wisconsin
Greg Gard did the thing that many people including me thought he should have done last season. Make sure that Nate Reuvers and Micah Potter are not on the court together. Rather, he should have one starting, one on the bench. That began against Rutgers.
Annihilated in Ann Arbor: Badgers Suffer Their Worst Loss in Recent Memory
One of the things about Wisconsin basketball is that they do not get blown out. It is very rare to see Wisconsin basketball get ran off the court. The style of basketball that they play doesn’t lead to it. That’s why it was so jarring
Wisconsin Badgers Survive A Double-Overtime Thriller in a Kohl Center Classic
Wisconsin Badgers faced off against Indiana on Thursday night. Badgers looked to keep their winning ways going against Indiana. It is amazing how little success Indiana had against Wisconsin since the mid-90s. Wisconsin lost 31 straight games against Indiana, and since then, it has been
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
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
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