Madison,WI – Marquette fans have to go back to the Al McGuire years to remember a center-forward combination as skilled as the Golden Eagles’ present day combination of center Luke Fischer and forward Henry Ellenson. Both players put their considerable skills on display on Saturday afternoon combining for 27 points and 19 rebounds to help […]
Wisconsin Edges VCU in 2K Classic Consolation
New York, NY – Wisconsin point guard Bronson Koenig was not the first player in college basketball history to struggle in his first game on the big stage of Madison Square Garden when he shot 2-for-12 on Friday night as his Badgers fell to Georgetown, 71-61. But in the consolation game of the 2K Classic […]
Georgetown Tops Badgers at 2K Classic
New York, NY – Starting their season with an upset loss to Radford and a hard fought defeat to Maryland, the Georgetown Hoyas came to the 2K Classic in Madison Square Garden on Friday night looking for their first victory of the season and finding a worthy opponent in the Wisconsin Badgers looking to keep them winless. […]
Xavier Upsets No. 24 Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI – Michigan and Xavier faced off for the first time since Round 1 of the 1989 NCAA Tournament. The Wolverines went on to win their only championship that year. Tonight did not go as well. Xavier beat Michigan 86-70 by dominating the glass in the second half and stopping everyone on Michigan […]
Iowa Destroys Marquette in Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI – The University of Iowa is rarely mentioned among the top contenders in the Big Ten Conference this season, but after traveling to Milwaukee and soundly defeating Marquette, 89-61, on Thursday night, maybe it should be. Iowa starts four seniors and a junior and all scored in double figures as the Hawkeyes jumped on […]
Barrage of Threes Leads Michigan Past Elon
Ann Arbor, MI – After a lackluster first game for Michigan’s Derrick Walton, he came out firing against Elon with a deep three on the game’s first possession. Elon’s Brian Dawkins quickly answered, but eventually the Wolverines pulled away early in the second half for a 88-68 win. Until the final 5 minutes of the […]
Maryland Validates Number 3 Ranking
College Park, MD – Maryland showed why they are the number three ranked team in the country, easily defeating Mount St. Mary’s 80 – 56. Maryland was clicking on all cylinders as they shot 66 percent going into halftime, and ended the game at an extremely efficient 58 percent. The Mount did the best they […]
Michigan Rolls in Season Opener
Ann Arbor, MI – On the 100th anniversary of Michigan basketball, the Wolverines beat the Northern Michigan Wildcats 70-44 to open the season. Despite hanging tough early, the outcome was never in question with Michigan getting easy buckets by forcing the Wildcats into 19 turnovers. After several sloppy plays early, Michigan guard Caris Levert went […]
Wisconsin and Frank Kaminsky
Chicago, IL – The Wisconsin Badgers edged the Michigan State Spartans running away in overtime to win 80-69 clinching the Big Ten Conference Tournament Championship and securing a number one seed in next week’s NCAA Tournament. Leading the way for the champions was their Wooden award candidate and Big Ten Player of the Year, Frank […]