Wisconsin Badgers spanks the Hoosiers for the fifth time in a row at home. Tuesday night in Assembly Hall, temperature 33, partly cloudy, wind factor blowing around 9 SSW, the pesky Wisconsin Badgers came away with a win and beat the number two ranked team in the nation – the Indiana Hoosiers. Come tomorrow, Hoosiers will have more than likely dropped out of the Top 10 and may fall outside of the best fifteen.
The Badgers meanwhile are not currently ranked and don’t posses any real star power but in traditional Wisconsin fashion relied on a team-ball concept based on ball movement, getting guys open shots and solid defensive play. Again nothing spectacular, nothing overly impressive, just the basics. Ryan Evans and Traevon Jackson scored 13 and 11 points respectively while Mike Bruesewitz added 10.
However what was impressive was the ability to go out on the road and beat a highly ranked team in an arena that is supposed to be difficult to win. By the end of the evening, it was Badgers 64, Hoosiers 59 as well as Wisconsin grabbing the top spot of the Big 10 with an overall record of 13-4 but 4-0 in the conference.
Meanwhile Cody Zoeller finished with 23 points, 18 of which came in the first half while Christian Watford had 11 and Victor Oladipo with 10. It’s hard to say that Indiana came out flat or wasn’t up for the game, the Badgers have just owned them at home. One must wonder who is Indiana really and when will they start becoming a more aggressive team? Only time will tell if things can ever heat up in Assembly Hall.
PLAYER ROSTER/STATS AREA
| # | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Class | PPG | RPG | APG | TO | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Ryan Evans | F | 6’6′ | 210 | Sr. | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Mike Bruesewitz | F | 6’6′ | 222 | Sr. | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Jared Berggren | C | 6’10’ | 235 | Sr. | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Traevon Jackson | G | 6’2′ | 208 | So. | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Ben Brust | G | 6’1′ | 190 | Jr. | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | George Marshall | G | 5’11’ | 180 | Fr. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Franklin Kaminsky | F | 6’11’ | 230 | So. | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Sam Dekker | F | 6’8′ | 215 | Fr. | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Evan Anderson | C | 6’10’ | 260 | So. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Duje Dukan | F | 6’8′ | 205 | Jr. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Dan Fahey | G | 6’3′ | 195 | Sr. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Josh Gasser | G | 6’3′ | 190 | Jr. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Jordan Smith | G | 6’1′ | 175 | So. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | JD Wise | G | 6’0′ | 185 | Sr. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Zach Bohannon | F | 6’6′ | 210 | Jr. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Zak Showalter | G | 6’2′ | 180 | Fr. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TEAM SCHEDULE AREA
| Date | Opponent |
|---|---|
| Jan. 19 | at Iowa |
| Jan. 22 | Michigan State |
| Jan. 26 | Minnesota |
| Jan. 29 | at Ohio State |
| Feb. 03 | at Illinois |
| Feb. 06 | Iowa |
| Feb. 09 | Michigan |
| Feb. 14 | at Minnesota |
| Feb. 17 | Ohio State |
| Feb. 20 | at Northwestern |
| Feb. 26 | Nebraska |
| Mar. 02 | Purdue |
| Mar. 07 | at Michigan State |
| Mar. 10 | at Penn State |
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By Roy George
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