Wisconsin Ends Losing Streak; Beats Illini 78-69

Champagne, I.L. ~ The Wisconsin Badgers continuously beat the Illinois Fighting Illini, even in one of the most disappointing seasons in recent memory. Two of the Badgers three Big 10 wins have come against Illinois and have swept them for the sixth straight season. Ethan Happ, a junior center, scored 27 points to go along with 8 assists and Wisconsin beat the Illini 78-69. Riding, a five game losing streak, the Badgers came to the State Farm Center in Champagne Illinois

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Gonzaga’s transfer trio survives South Carolina rally ; UNC defeats Oregon

GONZAGA 77  SOUTH CAROLINA 73 Phoenix , AZ ~  The Gonzaga Zags, hardly an underdog anymore, fended off a 12-0 run by South Carolina and kept their heads off to defeat the Gamecocks, the 7 seed from the East. Gonzaga has made 18 consecutive tournaments but have failed to get to the Final Four in all of those except this one. The Zags finally came through in a big game and beat the South Carolina Gamecocks 77-73. Every year Gonzaga

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Final Four Preview and Predictions

The Final Four is set as South Carolina and Gonzaga, and Oregon and North Carolina get ready to square off this weekend in Phoenix Arizona. You have the Tar Heels from North Carolina who have been a basketball powerhouse which will be appearing in its 20th all-time Final Four. Then you have the Gonzaga Bulldogs a small school in Washington that became a powerhouse and have now made it to their first Final Four. The Oregon Ducks, the 3 seed

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Wisconsin’s season ends with heartbreaking loss to Florida

FLORIDA 84 WISCONSIN 83 OT  New York City, N.Y. ~ The Wisconsin Badgers season came to an end and in a painful way against Florida on a buzzer beater made by Chris Chiozza at the Madison Square Garden in New York City. After Nigel Hayes sank both free throws Chiozza ran down the court and  made the exact same shot made by Zak Showlater, who tied it up and sent it to overtime for the Badgers. Florida will play South Carolina

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Badgers rally to upset 1 seed Villanova

WISCONSIN 65 VILLANOVA 62 Buffalo N.Y. ~ The Wisconsin Badgers rallied back down by seven and finished on a 15-5 run to take down the defending champions, Villanova Wildcats. There would be no buzzer beating shots to win it or confetti and trophy presenting for the Wildcats this year as they fell to the 8 seeded Badgers. Nigel Hayes played his best game of the season, scoring 19 points and made a spin move layup with 11.4 seconds left to give

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Wisconsin defeats Virginia Tech to move on in tournament

WISCONSIN 84 VIRGINIA TECH 74 Buffalo N.Y. ~  The Wisconsin Badgers survived and advanced vs Virginia Tech Thursday night in Buffalo, New York. After a week of debate on how the Badgers should’ve been seeded higher, Wisconsin got back to playing basketball and will play Villanova at 1:40 tomorrow. Bronson Koenig scored 28 points and 8 three-pointers a school tournament record. Fellow senior, Nigel Hayes scored 16 points and went 8 for 9 from the free throw line, while grabbing

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Badgers look to move on in Big Ten Tournament vs Indiana

The Wisconsin Badgers will take on the Indiana Hoosiers tonight at the Verizon Center in Washington D.C. in Wisconsin’s first game in the Big Ten Tournament.  Last night the Hoosiers dominated Iowa 95-73 to move on and play Wisconsin to possibly advance to the semifinals.  Indiana looked tough last night as four of their players scored in double digits.  James Blackmon led the way and went 4-5 from beyond the three-point line. The Badgers come in ready to play after

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Big Ten Tournament Preview

As the Big Ten Tournament approaches lets take a look at who could stand possibly make a run and win it. It’s been a weird, odd, down year for Big Ten basketball. There’s a lot of good teams in this conference,probably 7 or 8 teams will make the NCAA Tournament, just not a great one. Saying that, this Big Ten Tournament will probably be an exciting one with some unexpected wins and some drama. The Purdue Boilermakers are probably the

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