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Wisconsin freshman Connor Essegian has earned the trust of his coaches and more minutes. Will his first start come Tuesday?

[ad_1] Connor Essegian had 14 points and 11 rebounds in 33 minutes Saturday at Indiana, his first double-double for Wisconsin. MADISON – One of the bright spots in Wisconsin’s 18-point loss at Indiana was the effort of Connor Essegian. The freshman guard played a season-high 33 minutes and contributed 14 …

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Wisconsin currently projected as an eight-seed in ESPN Bracketology

[ad_1] Coming into this weekend’s action across NCAA Men’s Basketball, Joe Lunardi and company at ESPN released their latest projections for the upcoming National Tournament in March. The projections were made prior to the Badgers’ 63-45 loss to Indiana on Saturday, but ESPN’s Bracketology currently expects the Badgers to be …

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IU basketball beats Wisconsin, snaps skid with one of its best performances of the year

[ad_1] BLOOMINGTON – IU stemmed the January bleeding with an impressive, important 63-45 win against No. 18 Wisconsin on Saturday. Here are three reasons why: Defense first Both teams came into Saturday’s game shorthanded key starters, trying to stop losing streaks. And both defended like it. Allowed freedom to be …

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Wisconsin Badgers leave their shooting touch in Madison, suffer their worst loss of the season at Indiana

[ad_1] Indiana forward Trayce Jackson-Davis shoots while Wisconsin forward Steven Crowl defends Saturday afternoon. BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The pain Wisconsin senior Tyler Wahl is experiencing must be excruciating. But which pain is more debilitating? The throbbing in his right ankle, the injury that has kept him on the sideline for …

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Badgers fall to Spartans for second consecutive conference defeat · The Badger Herald

[ad_1] With 4:11 to spare in the second half, Wisconsin big man Steven Crowl flipped in an up-and-under, acrobatic hook on the left block. His bucket extended the Badger advantage to five, and despite appearing stagnant at times, Greg Gard’s offensive schemes prevailed for nearly the entire contest. To almost no surprise, though, …

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Badgers fend off Gophers without Wahl, survive Minnesota’s second half surge · The Badger Herald

[ad_1] In a tight match against Minnesota (6-7), the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team (11-2) clinched a 63-60 win Jan. 3. With roughly 11 minutes to spare before intermission, UW’s swiss army knife, Tyler Wahl, departed the hardwood for the Badger locker room with an apparent ankle injury. Even …

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Key quotes from Tom Izzo’s weekly press conference following Michigan State basketball rivalry win

[ad_1] Michigan State basketball has had an unreal schedule this year, but were able to get healthy in time to handle business this weekend against their rival, Michigan. On Monday, Tom Izzo held his weekly press conference to discuss the Spartans’ season so far, preview Wisconsin, and more. You can …

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