Ice cold Badgers burned by Northwestern 65-56
MADISON -- The Badgers stopped a 3 game skid with a win at Purdue last Saturday-only to fall back into the loss column with a 65-56 loss to Northwestern Wednesday night.The Wildcats won for the first time ever at the Kohl Center and for the first time in Madison since 1996.Wisconsin connected on just 15 of 57 shots for a frigid 26 percent; they missed 19 of 24 three pointers.Leading by one at the break, Bo Ryan's team went without a field goal for over 12 minutes in the 2nd half.This was the Badgers 4th defeat in 5 games; they suffered back to back home losses for the first time since 1998.Drew Crawford poured in a season-high 30 points for the lowest-scoring team in the Big Ten; Ben Brust led UW with 21.
Badgers snap 3 game losing streak
LAFAYETTE (WITI)-- The Wisconsin Badgers finally snapped their 3 game losing streak when they beat Purdue 72-58.Sam Dekker was huge from the charity stripe going 8-11 and finishing with 15 points and 7 rebounds.Frank Kaminksy lead the Badgers with 16 points and 6 rebounds.
Badgers lose 3rd straight, 81-68 at Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS, MN -- The ninth-ranked Wisconsin Badgers have now lost 3 straight conference games for the first time in 3 years, thanks to Minnesota's 81-68 win on Wednesday night in the Twin Cities.As has been the case during the skid, Bo Ryan's guys, once 16-0 and ranked as high as 3rd in the country, couldn't keep an opponent out of the paint.
Badgers pick up back to back loses, fall to Michigan
MADISON (WITI)-- For the first time since March 2013, the Wisconsin Badgers picked up consecutive loses.
Croatian-born Duje Dukan contributing to Badgers this season
MADISON (WITI) -- With players on the court like Sam Dekker, Ben Brust and Nigel Hayes, the Badgers have their fair share of big names on the roster, but this season, Bo Ryan is looking for production from a player whose name was somewhat of a mystery when he first arrived on campus."Dool-yay, Dool-jay -- Coach called me Do-ay for awhile, but he finally got it down pat now!" Badgers forward Duje Dukan said.Redshirt Dukan is proving to be a key contributor for Wisconsin this season, but his basketball roots go deeper than just the college level -- and grow beyond the borders of the United States."I was born in Croatia.
Boo Hoo Badgers lose to Yogi IU 75-72
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Tom Crean's Indiana Hoosiers finally beat Wisconsin 75-72, Tuesday night in Bloomington; in the process, IU handed Bo Ryan's 3rd ranked Badgers their first loss in 17 games; in addition, UW saw its' 12 game winning streak over Indiana snapped; the Hoosiers had never lost 13 in a row to any team.Yogi Ferrell was the star; after being benched by Crean, he game back to score 19 of his game high 25 points in the 2nd half as the host (12-5, 2-2 Big Ten) rallied from a 52-42 deficit.Traevon Jackson led the Badgers (16-1, 3-1 Big Ten) with a career-high 21.
Sweet 16-0 Badgers blast Illini 95-70
MADISON -- Ben Brust scored 18 points and Sam Dekker added 17 as the fourth-ranked Wisconsin Badgers used a 20-0 run in the first half to easily beat 23rd ranked Illinois, 95-70 Wednesday night at the Kohl Center.
Marquette beats conference rival DePaul, 66-56
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Davante Gardner stole the show in the Golden Eagle's contest with Conference rival, DePaul.Marquette trailed 14-3 to start the game and Gardner gave them their first field goal hitting a jumper (the first 3 points were free throws).
14-0 Badgers belt Northwestern, 76-49
EVANSTON, Ill -- Freshman Nigel Hayes came off the bench to score a career-high 19 points as the Wisconsin Badgers won their 11th straight Big Ten Opener, 76-49 over Northwestern Thursday night in Evanston, Illinois.
Badgers fall in Capitol One Bowl 34-24 to South Carolina
ORLANDO (WITI)-- For the fourth year in a row, the Wisconsin Badgers lost a bowl game on New Year's Day, making their graduating seniors winless in bowl games played.The game started out pretty even.The South Carolina Gamecocks struck first when Bruce Ellington caught a Connor Shaw 39-yard touchdown pass.Bucky responded in the second quarter when Joel Stave hooked up with Sam Arneson for a one-yard touchdown, tying it up at 7.South Carolina got fancy a few minutes later and QB Connor Shaw caught a touchdown pass from Bruce Ellington.
Wisconsin, South Carolina governors wager on bowl game
MADISON (WITI) -- Gov.
VIDEO: Badgers football team reacts to Packers victory
ORLANDO, FL (WITI) -- The Wisconsin Badgers football team was in Orlando, Florida on Sunday, December 29th when the Packers locked up a playoff spot by beating the Chicago Bears.The team's reaction to the victory is absolutely priceless -- and was probably echoed in households across the Badger State.NOTE: Take a look at the Bears fan in the middle of the chaos.
Marquette picks up 8th win of the year with 71-48 win over Samford
MILWAUKEE (WITI)-- The Marquette Golden Eagles are now 8-5 on the year with a huge 71-48 win over the Samford Bulldogs.MU guard JaJuan Johnson lead the home team in scoring with 14 points off the bench.
Badgers remain undefeated, now 12-0
MADISON (WITI)-- The Wisconsin Badgers beat Eastern Kentucky Saturday afternoon at the Kohl center 86-61.The Badgers remained undefeated with the win and are now 12-0 to start the season.
Badgers sweep in state rivals, beat UW Milwaukee
MADISON (WITI)-- The Wisconsin Badgers remain undefeated at 11-0 with a win over UW Milwaukee 78-52.
Sophomore forward Sam Dekker of Sheboygan leads Wis. Badgers
MADISON (WITI) -- After back-to-back losses against their in-state rival, the Wisconsin Badgers finally beat Marquette University on Saturday, December 7th, and while there's no "I" in Badgers, a certain someone led them to victory.Sheboygan native Sam Dekker picked up his second double-double of his career against Buzz Williams' Golden Eagles on Saturday.The unstoppable Dekker finished with 20 points and 10 rebounds."I was pretty aggressive and pretty efficient from my standards, but I can get better with the opportunities I've passed up.
Funjet Vacations offers packages for Badgers fans for Capital One Bowl
MILWAUKEE (WITI) – Celebrating the Wisconsin Badgers season, Funjet Vacations has announced it will again provide vacation packages to follow the Badgers to their bowl destination – this year Orlando, Florida.Vacation packages will be for travel Sunday, December 29, 2013 through January 1, 2014 with flights returning after the game.Funjet Vacations, a Wisconsin-based provider of vacation packages and supporter of Badgers athletics, one again expects many fans to join Bucky in hopes of bringing a win back to its home state.Funjet Vacations’ Capital One package starts at $1,799 per person and includes:
Badgers 48 Virginia 38, #300 for Bo
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- The Badgers used defense, rebounding and tenacity to grind-out a 48-38 win at Virginia and hand Bo Ryan his 300th victory as UW's coach.The 8th ranked Badgers, now 9-0, were led by Josh Gasser's 11 points; the Port Washington native also played tremendous defense on Cavaliers sharpshooter Joe Harris, holding him to just 2 points.Virginia, coached by former Ryan assistant Tony Bennett, came to Madison and beat the Badgers in last year's Big Ten/ACC Challenge when Gasser was sidelined all season by a severe knee injury.
Marquette gets offensive in 86-66 win over Cal St. Fullerton
FULLERTON, Calif. -- Jamil Wilson scored 24 points and grabbed 9 rebounds, as No 25 Marquette routed tournament host Cal State-Fullerton 86-66 on Thanksgivng.
Badgers deck West Virginia 70-63 win Cancun Challenge
PUERTO AVENTURAS, Mexico -- Sam Dekker had a career night as the 10th ranked Wisconsin Badgers kept their unbeaten record intact with a 70-63 win over West Virginia to win the Cancun Challenge Wednesday.Sam had a "Double Dekker" for Bo Ryan's team; he scored 21 points and snared 12 rebounds; both are career highs.Guard Ben Brust added 16 points for the 8-0 Badgers.