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#Badgers suffered a 72-59 loss to Providence in basketball. The team struggled with shooting, defense, and free-throw attempts. Blackwell led UW with 13 points. In football, the Badgers faced a 35-7 defeat against Northwestern, with defensive issues and offensive struggles. The game marked a significant loss for the Badgers.
#Badgers Blackwell with 13 points (all this half), two rebounds, two steals and one assist. He is 2-3 from deep, 3-3 overall and 5-5 from the FT line. Earning his minutes.
#Badgers' FT shooting up to 68% (17 of 25).
Save for giving up a couple three-point bombs, #Badgers defense has been better this half. Lead is 63-56 with 7:07 left. Blackwell with all eight points this half. McGee giving UW quality minutes as well.
#Badgers Crowl just 2-6 from FT line and UW down to 13-20.
#Badgers 0-8 from deep.
The good news for the #Badgers is Crowl and Wahl with a combined 23 points (8-9 FGs). The bad news for UW is getting outscored from deep, 21-0.
#Badgers did several things well but gave up 7 threes on 14 attempts to a team shooting 31.7% from three in first three games. Robert Morris within two thanks to a 21-0 edge from deep.
#Badgers are 10-15 on twos tonight. They are 0-6 on threes.
#Badgers got off to a decent start with a 10-3 lead but are struggling on both ends now. We have 3:31 left in the half and knotted at 28-28.
Game getting a bit ragged. #Badgers 8-13 from FT line and 0-1 from deep. Lead is 26-22, largely because Robert Morris is 5-10 from deep.
#Badgers have six FTAs and no three-point attempts in first 4:19 of the game.
#Badgers with six FTAs in first 2-plus minutes.
Areas the #Badgers hoped to improve: defense, paint points and getting to the FT line/converting. They did not do well in any of those areas.
#Badgers obviously list this game in first half. Providence much better earlier. Blackwell steadied UW for a minute or two bit when your defense is porous and you can’t score you can’t win. The numbers were brutal across the board. Starters have to do more, especially early
FINAL: Providence 72, #Badgers 59. Story coming soon.
Tennessee shot 50% vs. #Badgers last week. Friars are at 64.9% with 3:39 left. Lead is 71-46.
#Badgers had clawed back to within 15 but a turnover and Providence had scored on last two possessions. Lead back to 20 with 7:26 left.
#Badgers starters a combined 1-11 from deep and 7-29 overall. Deficit is 51-33 wit 11:38 left in the game.
Providence opens this half w/8-2 run and #Badgers' deficit is 22 with 16:31 left.
#Badgers are shooting 1-for-11 from 3 and have allowed Providence to shoot 63.2% in the first half. It’s the Tennessee game all over again.
#Badgers' deficit is 16 at the break. Starters are a combined 4-23 shooting for UW. Blackwell leads the way with nine points and four rebounds.
#Badgers at the FT line for first time...1:07 left.
Free-throw attempts: Friars 10; #Badgers 0.
See if the Friars and close this half well and maintain a healthy lead. Up 30-15 and have dominated, even with Josh Oduro out since the 11:31 mark with 2 fouls. Wisconsin scuffling away (7-of-28) from the floor.
#Badgers have zero FTAs, six points in the paint and are 1-10 from three. And Providence is shooting 64.7%. Deficit is 15 with 3:37 left in half.
Providence guards dominating their counterparts with Wisconsin right now. #Badgers just can't shoot or defend. And it shows down 18 points in first half.
Providence shooting 75.0% from three and a chilly 68.8% overall. #Badgers trail, 29-11, with 7:55 left in first half.
#Badgers 1-6 from deep and just 4-14 overall. Providence with a nine-point edge from deep.
Providence 3-3 from deep and 6-8 overall. #Badgers teetering early, 16-7, with 14:15 left in half.
#Badgers came out like crap (rushed) on both ends. It took a three by John Blackwell, who replaced Storr, to settle them. Providence 7-5 with 15:52 left in half. UW missed first five shots; Providence hit first three.
The #Badgers shaved just seven points off Northwestern's 21-point halftime lead...despite holding the Cats to 25 yards on 21 plays in the second half.
#Badgers defense has allowed a total of 65 first-half points in the last four games, an average of 16.3 points per half. UW has lost three of those games.
#Badgers now averaging 22.2 points per game. That is on pace for worst mark since the 2004 team finished at 20.8 ppg. UW in league play is down to 18.1 ppg.
#Badgers Mordecai with a nice draw for 8 yards...and then fumbles. Cats ball with 10:43 left. This game is officially a disaster.
#Badgers had the ball twice in the third quarter -- at Cats' 48 and at UW 49 and got zero points. Northwestern came in ninth in the Big Ten in scoring defense in league games (25.5 ppg).
The Cats started from their 8 but have picked up two first downs. #Badgers' defense can't give up more ground.
#Badgers have time to rally but they are on pace to suffer their biggest loss to the Wildcats since 1995. UW was beaten, 35-0, in Evanston. I was there. It was ugly.
#Badgers start from their 49 and now face fourth and 19 from their 40.
#Badgers start from Cats' 48 after the punt. They face fourth and 4 at 8 but Mordecai to Anthony is INC. Cats take over on downs with 8:04 left.
#Badgers fashioned a 68-yard field-goal drive on their opening series and then were held to a total of 85 yards and 19 plays on their final four possessions.
#Badgers punting on fourth and 4 from Cats' 49 with 14 seconds left. Patrons did not agree with the decision.
#Badgers trail, 24-3, after a 28-yard FG. UW with one timeout left and 1:06 on the clock.
#Badgers stall at the Cats 22 and Vakos way wide left from 40. Northwestern 21-3 with 5:29 left.
#Badgers' defense is out of position, getting pushed around, missing tackles.
#Badgers facing third and 4. Another route short of the sticks. A 1-yard gain to the Cats' 42. UW punts. Fans boo.
Northwestern in league play came in at 17.7 ppg and 276.5 ypg. Cats have 14 points and 132 yards on two possessions. #Badgers' defense has major issues, particularly early in games.
And the #Badgers go three and out.
#Badgers bring the house on third down and a coverage bust results in a 22-yard TD pass on third and 11. Cats converted third and 4, third and 2, third and 5 and third and 11. Perfect execution.
#Badgers drive to the Cats' 16 but stall there. Vakos hits from 33 for a 3-0 lead with 10:25 left in quarter.