LIVE GAME THREAD: Grambling State at Wisconsin
Grambling St. Tigers at Wisconsin Badgers, Dec 5, 2009 12:00 PM CST
The Badgers hope to avoid a letdown after one of the biggest wins in program history over Duke Wednesday night. Grambling State comes in with just one victory on the year and Wisconsin is 6-0 against SWAC teams, so even a slow start shouldn't be cause for concern.
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Badgers and Tigers set to tip off...
This isn’t quite the atmosphere of the Duke game, but important for the Badgers to maintain their winning streak.
-Jake Harris
Jon Leuer
Count it and a foul. Leuer had 17 against Duke, and his improvement has been a key for Wisconsin’s hot start this season.
-Jake Harris
Hughes tries a contested three-ball but misses
Leuer commits a loose-ball foul. Still 3-2 Wisconsin
-Jake Harris
It is pretty quiet in here right now...
Almost impossible to avoid an atmospheric letdown after what took place here Wednesday night.
-Jake Harris
Easy layup by Akpele
Grambling State has taken the lead over Wisconsin, something Duke never achieved in 40 minutes here.
-Jake Harris
Jordan Taylor with a shot that rolled around the rim at least 5 or 6 times
But went in! Akpele responds on the other end and it’s 8-6 Wisconsin
-Jake Harris
Hughes gets fouled on the other end.
Timeout on the floor, 15:26 remaining in the first half. Wisconsin up 8-6.
-Jake Harris
Quite a weekend for diehard Badger fans
Many of them will leave the Kohl Center at the end of this game, take a nap, grab some dinner, then come back here for men’s hockey at 7 and head to the bar to watch the football team’s late game at Hawaii!
-Jake Harris
Watching the BTN internet feed... really didn't want to give them my money but I was curious what it looked like
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Hughes makes both his free throws
The charity stripe has not been kind to the Badgers so far this season, but they are off to a good start today.
-Jake Harris
Alley-oop Taylor to Evans!
This freshman has some serious energy and is seeing some serious minutes!
-Jake Harris
Badgers holding the Tigers scoreless since the last timeout
Berggren goes up and gets fouled. Now HE needs to work on free throws….
-Jake Harris
Bruesewitz in for Bohannon
Bo going all bench now… Evans, Taylor, Wilson, Bruesewitz and Berggren on the floor.
-Jake Harris
Evans commits a foul fighting for a rebound
Leuer and Nankivil back in for the Badgers.
-Jake Harris
Mike Heller and Andy North on the call today with Lepay and Lucas in Hawaii
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Beautiful bounce-pass from Taylor to Wilson
Rob lays it in, Grambling State calls a 30-second timeout. Badgers doubling up on the Tigers 24-12.
-Jake Harris
Tigers' #11 fouls Badgers' #11
Taylor makes one of two free throws. Wisconsin up 31-18.
-Jake Harris
Nankivil commits a "blocking" foul
Definitely should have been a charge by Qualls. Bo and the entire bench are clapping for Keaton.
-Jake Harris
Bohannon turns the ball over
He was seeing a ton of pressure as he made his way up the court.
-Jake Harris
Balanced scoring for Wisconsin today
Timeout on the floor with 3:43 left in the half. Wisconsin up 35-20
-Jake Harris
Fuertado now has six points for the Tigers
One of only two players on the court for Grambling who has scored
-Jake Harris
Leuer in for Nankivil
Turnover by Hughes and Perkins scores for the Tigers on the other end. They have cut the lead to 11.
-Jake Harris
Jon Leuer deposits it in over his head!
Qualls responds with a bucket. 39-27 Wisconsin inside of one minute to play in the half.
-Jake Harris
We'll have some halftime notes up for you shortly.
Before we do, it’s obvious UW isn’t playing with maximum intensity today. It’s hard to blame the players, though. They’re facing a pretty bad team and have a 14-point halftime lead, despite playing with less than 110% effort. It’s a Saturday morning game, and it’s impressive they and the fans have anything left after Wednesday night. They will still win this game easily and then prepare for tougher games against Green Bay and Marquette.
-Jake Harris
Qualls leads the scoring for Grambling with 10 points
6 of those are on two three-pointers
-Jake Harris
No player in double figures yet for Wisconsin
Five players each with at least five points. Very balanced scoring thus far. Leuer leads with 9.
-Jake Harris
Badgers have only committed three turnovers.
The hot shooting continues: 58.3% from the floor.
-Jake Harris
Bohannon for three!
Nothing but net! Badgers open up a 49-27 lead by opening up with an 8-0 run!
-Jake Harris
Nankivil with a SLAM!
Beautiful feed from Hughes! We saw a lot of that in the Duke game too. Guards making great, unselfish plays!
-Jake Harris
Jared Berggren with a nice double-move
Timeout on the floor with 10:56 remaining in the game, Badgers up 62-36
-Jake Harris
Ryan Evans' jumpshot needs a bit of work
Grambling calls timeout after diving for a loose ball. Badgers still up by 30
-Jake Harris
Tough shooting continues for Grambling
2-of-9 now from behind the arc. The two were long ones from Qualls.
-Jake Harris
Nankivil sinks a pair of free throws
Badgers have gotten contributions nearly across the board today.
-Jake Harris
Hughes dives over the scorer's table and into the stands for a loose ball!
Quite an effort with a 37-point lead!
-Jake Harris
Rob Wilson, J.P. Gavinski, Bret Valentyn all check in
Two and a half minutes to play in this one
-Jake Harris
Rob Wilson for three!
He has five points. Poor shooting continues for Grambling, even into the waning minutes.
-Jake Harris
That'll do it, folks!
Final score: Wisconsin 79, Grambling State 46.
Heading down for interviews now!
We’ll be back with much more later today!
Thanks for being with us on Bucky’s Fifth Quarter!
-Jake Harris

























