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Wisconsin 59 South Dakota 10: Rapid Reaction

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Head Coach Bret Bielema has improved to 24-0 in regular season non-conference games as the #6/#7 Wisconsin Badgers (4-0) dismantled the South Dakota Coyotes (2-2) by the score of 59-10 Wide Receiver Nick Toon had a monster game with seven receptions for 155 yards and two touchdowns in front of 78,880 fans at Camp Randall Stadium. QB Russell Wilson was just as great as he … [Read more...] about Wisconsin 59 South Dakota 10: Rapid Reaction

Wisconsin 49, Northern Illinois 7: Rapid Reaction

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The Soldier Field Showdown II quickly turned into the Soldier Field Beatdown as the #7/#8 Wisconsin Badgers (3-0) flashed their offensive dominance in a 49-7 win over the Northern Illinois Huskies (1-2). It's time to start calling QB Russell Wilson "Mr. Efficient" because the guy was almost perfect while completing 23 of his 32 passes for 347 yards, three touchdowns and just … [Read more...] about Wisconsin 49, Northern Illinois 7: Rapid Reaction

Wisconsin 51, UNLV 17: Rapid Reaction

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Thursday's opener was a hot and muggy one, but the weather had no effect on the Wisconsin Badgers (1-0) who absolutely dominated UNLV (0-1) by the score of 51-17. The Badgers have now won 14-straight season-openers and improve to 21-0 versus non-conference foes under Head Coach Bret Bielema. Russell Wilson's debut was everything we imagined it would be and more as he … [Read more...] about Wisconsin 51, UNLV 17: Rapid Reaction

Butler Overpowers Wisconsin 61-54: Sweet 16 Rapid Reaction

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Wisconsin's dynamic duo of Jordan Taylor and Jon Leuer appeared to run out of gas as they combined for an ugly 7-of-31 (.226) from the field in a 61-54 loss to the #8-seeded Butler Bulldogs. For the fifth straight year, the Badgers have been knocked out of the NCAA Tournament by a mid-major team (UNLV, Davidson, Xavier, Cornell and Butler). "We just needed to put a few … [Read more...] about Butler Overpowers Wisconsin 61-54: Sweet 16 Rapid Reaction

Wisconsin Nips the Wildcats 70-65: NCAA 3rd Round Rapid Reaction

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Jordan Taylor didn't have his best game shooting (2-of-16), but came through in the end with the biggest block of his life as the #4 Wisconsin Badgers defeated the #5 Kansas State Wildcats 70-65 in another March Madness thriller. The Wildcats Jacob Pullen scored a crazy game-high 38 points and became Kansas State's all-time scoring leader, but it wasn't enough because … [Read more...] about Wisconsin Nips the Wildcats 70-65: NCAA 3rd Round Rapid Reaction

Wisconsin Downs Belmont 72-58: NCAA 2nd Round Rapid Reaction

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So much for the #13 Belmont Bruins being that trendy 13-4 upset pick. The #4 Wisconsin Badgers offense returned to form in a 72-58 victory in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Jon Leuer exploded for 17 of his game-high 22 points in the second half to lead the Badgers to their fifth consecutive opening-game win. "We knew we were playing a very good team. We knew we … [Read more...] about Wisconsin Downs Belmont 72-58: NCAA 2nd Round Rapid Reaction

Wisconsin 78, Northwestern 63: Rapid Reaction

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With the season-sweep of the Northwestern Wildcats, the #12 Wisconsin Badgers have won their 19th straight at home and finished a perfect 16-0 at the Kohl Center in 2010-11. For the Badgers (22-7, 12-4), it's only the third time they've completed an undefeated home schedule in 80 years. The Wildcats (16-12, 6-11) didn't make it easy for Wisconsin as they pulled within three … [Read more...] about Wisconsin 78, Northwestern 63: Rapid Reaction

Wisconsin Badgers Take Down #1 Undefeated Ohio State

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For the second time this season, a Wisconsin Badgers program has knocked off an undefeated Ohio State Buckeyes team ranked #1 by the AP. The football team did it in October and now the #13 Badgers (19-5, 9-3) have done it in basketball as they knocked off #1 Ohio State (24-1, 11-1) 71-67 on Saturday. Jordan Taylor was magnificent while leading the Badgers with 27 points and … [Read more...] about Wisconsin Badgers Take Down #1 Undefeated Ohio State

Rapid Reaction: Wisconsin 66 Purdue 59

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For the 19th straight time, the #18 Wisconsin Badgers have followed a loss with a win as they upended #10 Purdue by the score of 66-59. Tuesday's game at the Kohl Center began as ugly as the blizzard which hit the Midwest at about the same time. Through fifteen minutes in the first half, Purdue (18-5, 7-3) had 10 turnovers and the Badgers (16-5, 6-3) were shooting around … [Read more...] about Rapid Reaction: Wisconsin 66 Purdue 59