University of Wisconsin men’s basketball head coach Greg Gard earned a milestone victory as the Badgers avoided a disastrous second-half collapse to defeat the Ohio State Buckeyes 70-68 on Jan. 14. The Badgers started strong and took a 17-point lead into halftime.

That performance is a departure from Wisconsin’s impressive offensive renaissance. Gard and his staff have reworked the program’s approach in recent seasons, an initiative that has the team averaging 82.4 points per game and ranked No. 12 in KenPom offensive efficiency.

BOX SCORE:Wisconsin 80, Minnesota 59 Need a break ... “That second half we got the ball moving,” Badgers coach Greg Gard said. “We even did in the back half of the first and were able ...

Behind a balanced scoring attack and diligent second-half defense, the Wisconsin men’s basketball team overcame a slow start to handily defeat the Minnesota Golden Gophers 80-59 on Jan. 10.

The Badgers were one of four schools who earned a visit from a top international wing, whose looming decision day will mark the end of a process that has progressed

LOS ANGELES — Max Klesmit's pregame routine shows, if anything, he's trying. About an hour and a half before the University of Wisconsin men's basketball team tipped off against Ohio State and, again, five days later before its game at Southern Cal in Los Angeles, Klesmit worked through a one-on-one routine with Badgers assistant coach Kirk Penney.

The University of Wisconsin Badgers basketball program missed out on a major international prospect as Harun Zrno, a sharpshooter from Bosnia in the 2025 class,

Blackwell has needed to take on a much larger role in his sophomore campaign after Chucky Hepburn, the Badgers’ starting point guard over the last three years, transferred to Louisville and seven other players departed before the season. “Whatever position coach wants me to play,” Blackwell said in an interview earlier this year.

The buzz around Khaman Maluach entering college centered on his 7-foot-2 size, incredible wingspan and ability to block shots. While he's been a deterrent for opponents around the rim -- Duke ranks second in 2-point defense nationally -- Maluach is also starting to come on as a consistent offensive piece.

The Big Ten schedule is nearing the halfway point as January winds down. One team has separated itself at the top of the conference standings, but the league race is far from decided.

It continued to cement Greg Gard’s team as one of the better in the conference ... Ohio State went on the road and beat top-ranked Purdue, while last-place Minnesota defeated Iowa. Perceived quality doesn’t seem to matter in a conference loaded ...

We’re nearing the end of January and the race for the Big Ten is starting to get a bit clearer. Michigan’s stock has taken a hit after a surprise loss to Minnesota on the road that the Wolverines really couldn’t afford and now an absolute thumping at Mackey.