Wisconsin headed to Sweet 16 after beating Vanderbilt, 60-57
ALBUQUERQUE, NM (AP) — Ryan Evans scored 11 points and grabbed a crucial rebound in the closing seconds, helping Wisconsin hold off Vanderbilt 60-57 Saturday night to advance to the round of 16 in the NCAA tournament.John Jenkins took a 3-pointer that would have given the Commodores the lead, but it bounced high off the rim and Evans pulled down the rebound and was fouled with 2.1 seconds left.
Marquette pounds past Murray State, 62-53
LOUISVILLE, KY (AP) -- Jae Crowder scored 12 of his 17 points in the second half, and Marquette used a late run to overcome Murray State 62-53 Saturday, sending the Golden Eagles to the West Regional semifinals.Trailing 46-41 with 7:43 to play, Marquette went on a 14-2 run.While Crowder and Davante Gardner took care of the offense, scoring all but two points during the spurt, the Golden Eagles used their size and strength to wear down the pesky Racers.Isaiah Canaan scored 16 for Murray State, (31-2) which is still looking to get out of the first weekend of the NCAA tournament.It's the second time in three years Murray State has fallen short of the regional semifinals.Marquette (27-7) plays the winner of Norfolk State-Florida next Thursday in Phoenix.
NCAA, St. Pat's Day makes for busy weekend at bars
MILWAUKEE -- Saturday night is always a busy night for bars and restaurants in southeast Wisconsin, but because Saturday, March 17th is St.
Marquette, UW play Thursday as March Madness kicks off
MILWAUKEE -- March Madness 2012 kicked off on Thursday, March 15th, and Dairy State basketball fans found themselves in a peculiar position.
Marquette holds off BYU, 88-68
LOUISVILLE, KY (AP) -- Jae Crowder finished with 25 points and 16 rebounds, Darius Johnson-Odom had 12 of his 20 points in the second half and Marquette withstood another furious BYU rally for an 88-68 Thursday.Brandon Davies had 19 points and 12 rebounds for the 14th-seeded Cougars (26-9), who looked for a brief while as if they might have a chance to top their historic comeback in the First Four on Tuesday night.
Wisconsin cruises past Montana, 73-49
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- Rob Evans scored 18 points and Jordan Taylor added 17 points and six assists for Wisconsin, which ended Montana's school record 14-game winning streak with a 73-49 win over the Grizzlies on Thursday.The fourth-seeded Badgers (25-9) improved to 10-1 in their NCAA tournament openers under Bo Ryan, the winningest coach in the program's history.Wisconsin will face the Vanderbilt-Harvard winner in the next round of the East Regional on Saturday at the Pit.Art Steward's 18 points led the Grizzles (25-7), who were familiar with the Badgers' style because one of their assistants, Freddie Owens, played at Wisconsin from 2001-04.
Germantown basketball team a father and son affair
GERMANTOWN -- Young athletes usually get excited when parents come see them play.
Kentucky, Syracuse, N. Carolina, MSU get top NCAA seeds
(AP) -- This time around, the madness began before the brackets even came out.Kentucky, Syracuse and North Carolina all earned top seeding for the NCAA tournament Sunday despite weekend losses that brought even more intrigue to the three-week, 67-game tournament better known as March Madness.Michigan State earned the other No. 1 seed and was the only one of the four top-billed teams to win its conference tournament.
No. 8 Michigan St. beats No. 10 Wisconsin, 65-52
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Michigan State's Draymond Green finished with 14 points and 16 rebounds, and Austin Thornton scored all 12 of his points on 3-pointers Saturday, leading No. 8 Michigan State past No. 14 Wisconsin 65-52 and into its first conference title game since 2000."It's just another opportunity for us.
Warhawks move on to Division 3 Elite Eight
WHITEWATER -- UW-Whitewater broke from the gate with a 13-2 run to establish a lead that #24 Wheaton College (IL) was never able to recover from in a NCAA III Tournament sectional game on the WIlliams Center court, Friday night. #8 UW-W, (26-4), will host #6 Virginia Wesleyan, (27-3), Saturday night for the right to advance to the Division III final four.
Wisconsin beats Indiana 79-71 in Big Ten tourney
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Rob Wilson scored a career-high 30 points and No. 14 Wisconsin tied the Big Ten tournament record with 13 3-pointers to get past No. 15 Indiana 79-71 in Friday's Big Ten tournament quarterfinals.The Badgers (24-8) will face No. 8 Michigan State in Saturday's semifinal round.Three Indiana players -- Christian Watford, Cody Zeller and Jordan Hulls -- each scored 17 points.
Louisville pounds No. 9 Marquette, 84-71
NEW YORK (AP) -- Kyle Kuric scored 20 points, Peyton Siva added 18 and Louisville forced No. 9 Marquette into a season-high 26 turnovers, advancing to the Big East tournament semifinals with an 84-71 victory Thursday night.Wearing a new set of bright orange, neon-looking uniforms, the seventh-seeded Cardinals flashed their quick hands all over the court and held Big East Player of the Year Jae Crowder to 10 points in 31 foul-plagued minutes.
TIME LAPSE: High-speed changeover at the Bradley Center
Take a look at this nifty time lapse video of the flooring changeover that took place at the Bradley Center over the weekend.
Seniors shine, Badgers beat Illini
MADISON -- Jordan Taylor and Josh Gasser each scored 16 points as 14th-ranked Wisconsin whipped Illinois, 70-56 on Senior Day at the Kohl Center; Coach Bo Ryan picked up his 265th victory since becoming the Badgers coach, tying Bud Foster for most wins in the program's history.Taylor, a senior, tied Kirk Penney for 8th on the school's all-time scoring list.
Badgers wake up bury Gophers
MADISON -- After Sunday's stirring win at Ohio State, the Wisconsin Badgers had to wake up from a first half slumber to put away Minnesota, 52-45 on Tuesday night at the Kohl Center.Coach Bo Ryan's team made just four of 21 shots in the first half, and trailed 23-16 (the 16 points represented a season-low).
Berggren, Badgers bounce Buckeyes
COLUMBUS -- Jared Berggren was almost a "no show" in Wisconsin's loss to Ohio State in Madison on February 4th.
UW Badgers shot down at Iowa
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- When Iowa came to the Kohl Center and beat Wisconsin on New Year's Eve, it seemed like a stunning upset.
Four Marquette players disciplined for game at WVU
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) -- Marquette leading scorer Darius Johnson-Odom is among four Golden Eagles players disciplined for the game at West Virginia for an undisclosed violation of team rules.Marquette spokesman Scott Kuykendall says starters Johnson-Odom, Junior Cadougan and Vander Blue were benched for the first half Friday night.
No. 10 Marquette edges West Virginia, 61-60
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Buzz Williams danced a slow jig in front of a booing crowd as John Denver's "Country Roads" played on the loudspeakers, a brief celebration of Marquette's comeback win over West Virginia.Only when the coach realized the song — the Mountaineers' unofficial anthem played after every game — contained the words "West Virginia" did he catch himself and stop."I apologize," Williams said. "It was very unprofessional.
Iowa knocks off No. 16 Wisconsin 67-66
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) -- Senior Matt Gatens scored a career-high 33 points and Iowa beat No. 16 Wisconsin 67-66 on Thursday night for its second straight win over a ranked opponent.It was the second straight career-high for Gatens, who had 30 points in Iowa's win over then-No. 18 Indiana on Sunday.Wisconsin (20-8, 9-6 Big Ten) lost for just the third time in 11 games.