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La Crosse’s King gets first career start, scores 10 as No. 16 Wisconsin overwhelms Savannah State

December 14, 2018 Associated Press

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Finally, Wisconsin had a breather. The 16th-ranked Badgers dominated back home against an overmatched team following a seven-game stretch versus power conference foes. Brad Davison scored a season-high 24 points and Wisconsin had a school-record 69 first-half points to overwhelm Savannah State 101-60 on Thursday night. La Crosse native Kobe King […]

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Happ scores 20, rallies No. 12 Badgers past Rutgers 69-64

December 4, 2018 Associated Press

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin coach Greg Gard didn’t need to be reminded that the No. 12 Badgers used a second-half rally for the third straight game to secure a victory. Ethan Happ scored a game-high 20 points and D’Mitrik Trice added 14 as Wisconsin beat Rutgers 69-64 on Monday night in its Big Ten […]

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Happ’s double-double helps Badgers hold off NC State

November 27, 2018 Associated Press

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Ethan Happ had 19 points and 11 rebounds, D’Mitrik Trice hit a long jumper with 23.6 seconds left and No. 22 Wisconsin withstood North Carolina State’s in-your-face defense to rally for a 79-75 win on Tuesday night. Wisconsin’s Brad Davison drew a charging call on Markell Johnson on the perimeter with […]

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Young and old, rivalry games remain important in Big Ten

November 22, 2018 Associated Press

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Barry Alvarez was pacing the sideline as coach the last time that Wisconsin lost Paul Bunyan’s Axe to Minnesota. It was 2003, but the empty feeling that comes with losing the rivalry game remains fresh. Losing stings. It’s all the education that younger fans and players need to understand why rivalry […]

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Happ with double-double, Reuvers blocks nine as Badgers move to 4-0

November 21, 2018 Associated Press

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PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas — Ethan Happ had 16 points and 12 rebounds before fouling out late, and No. 25 Wisconsin beat Stanford 62-46 in Wednesday’s first round at the Battle 4 Atlantis. Sophomore Nate Reuvers had a tournament-record nine blocked shots for the Badgers (4-0), a total that also tied the longtime Wisconsin single-game record. Blocked!Swatted!Rejected!Denied!Turned […]

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Fancy footwork: Big man Ethan Happ paces No. 25 Wisconsin

November 21, 2018 Associated Press

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Every so often, Wisconsin’s Ethan Happ makes a move around the bucket that reminds some college basketball experts of an NBA Hall of Fame forward. It’s more about how Happ freed himself to get to the hoop for the 25th-ranked Badgers than the shot itself. Check out the footwork. It reminded […]

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Wisconsin RB Jonathan Taylor toughs it out

November 21, 2018 Associated Press

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — All the carries were starting to get to Wisconsin’s’ Jonathan Taylor. By his own admission, he wasn’t at full speed late in a marathon game against Purdue, though it sure didn’t look like it in triple overtime. Add last week’s performance in a thrilling win over Purdue to the highlight reel […]

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No. 4 Virginia, No. 25 Wisconsin top Battle 4 Atlantis field

November 21, 2018 Associated Press

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PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — Virginia coach Tony Bennett knows his fourth-ranked Cavaliers have plenty of veteran talent back from a team that won the Atlantic Coast Conference championship and reached No. 1 nationally last year. Still, he’s quick to note his team is blending in new pieces, too — which is why he wants […]

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Ethan Happ goes for 30, Kobe King quiet in Badgers win

November 13, 2018 Associated Press

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CINCINNATI (AP) — Ethan Happ flipped in a one-handed shot, and then drove past a defender for a dunk. With the game at a turning point, the 6-foot-10 forward did whatever he wanted and put Wisconsin in control. Happ followed his triple-double in Wisconsin’s opener with another dominant performance Tuesday night, getting 30 points and […]

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Off bench, La Crosse’s Kobe King scores eight in Badgers win over Coppin State

November 6, 2018 Associated Press

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — D’Mtrik Trice scored 21 points and Brevin Pritzl added 16 and Wisconsin upended Coppin State for an 85-63 win Tuesday night to open the season. Ethan Happ recorded the second triple-double in program history with 10 points, 11 rebounds and a career-high 12 assists. La Crosse native Kobe King, a redshirt […]

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