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I've been trying to get Bo Ryan on 670 The Score since I started working there last May. Getting Bo to do the interview wasn't the problem, it was finding an excuse to talk Wisconsin basketball on a Chicago sports station that rarely talks college sports.

I guess the NCAA Tournament is all we needed. Bo was on this morning with Mully & Hanley and you can listen to the interview by clicking on the headline above.

Bo gives some good insight on Wofford and their star big man Noah Dahlman. He also said his players should get a "team of the year" award for the work they did in the offseason.

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Everything you need to know about the Wofford Terriers

Wofford players pose around the trophy after their 56-51 win over Appalachian State that clinched an NCAA berth. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

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Wofford players pose around the trophy after their 56-51 win over Appalachian State that clinched an NCAA berth. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

Location: Spartansburg, South Carolina
Conference: Southern
Record: 26-8 (15-3, 1st Place)
Coach: Mike Young (116-125 in 7 years at Wofford)
Enrollment: 1,450 students

The Terriers returned five starters this season from a team that went 16-14 a year ago. Wofford was hoping to make the NCAA Tournament in 2009, but it was upset by Elon in the first round of the SoCon Tournament. On top of five returning starters, Young brought into two transfers from the state of Minnesota who played AAU ball with Noah Dahlman (16.8), the team's leading scorer. Those two transfers, Jamar Diggs (9.4 ppg) and Cameron Rundles (6.6 ppg) became two of the team's top four scorers. Wisconsin's Jordan Taylor is familiar with all three Minnesota natives, having played AAU basketball against them.

Wofford enters the NCAA Tournament on a 13-game winning streak and finished first in the Southern Conference with a 15-3 record.

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CBS Sports announced Monday their No. 1 crew of Jim Nantz and Clark Kellogg will call this weekend's games in Jacksonville.

That includes both Wisconsin's game against Wofford Friday and a possible second round game against either Temple or Cornell Sunday.

Here's the complete list:

Thursday
Oklahoma City - Kevin Harlan & Dan Bonner
New Orleans - Dick Enberg & Jay Bilas
Providence, R.I. - Verne Lundquist & Bill Raftery
San Jose - Spero Dedes (...who?) & Bob Wenzel

Friday
Buffalo - Gus Johnson & Len Elmore
Milwaukee - Ian Eagle & Jim Spanarkel
Jacksonville - Jim Nantz & Clark Kellogg
Spokane - Tim Brando & Mike Gminski

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Badgers earn No. 4 seed, will play Wofford

Head up, Pop. There's more basketball to be played. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

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Head up, Pop. There's more basketball to be played. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Update (10:26 p.m.): Friday's game vs. Wofford will tip off at approximately 1:50 p.m. CT.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Wisconsin's poor performance in the Big Ten Tournament apparently didn't hurt their seeding in the NCAA Tournament.

The Badgers were handed a No. 4 seed and will play No. 13 Wofford Friday in Jacksonville, Fla.

The Terriers have come a long way since their one and only meeting with the Badgers back in 2007. Wisconsin won that game at the Kohl Center 70-43, but Wofford has since built a pretty decent team and is now headed to its first-ever NCAA Tournament.

School-wise, Wofford is very similar to Davidson, which beat Wisconsin in the 2008 Sweet 16. It's a school with an enrollment of only 1,450 students in the small town of Spartanburg, South Carolina. Of course, Wofford does not have Stephon Curry and even though the Terriers have won 13 straight games, the Badgers should be heavily-favored.

Wisconsin was placed in the East regional, where Syracuse, N.Y. will host the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight. Kentucky is the No. 1 seed in the regional and Marquette is the No. 6 seed.

Should the Badgers beat Wofford, they would play the winner of No. 5 Temple and No. 12 Cornell. Both teams will be very tough outs.

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Cold shooting day dooms Badgers

The perfect snapshot of Wisconsin's loss to Illinois Friday. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

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The perfect snapshot of Wisconsin's loss to Illinois Friday. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

INDIANAPOLIS -- Is it cold in here or is it just the Badgers?

Wisconsin made a courageous comeback in Friday’s Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinal game against Illinois, but could not overcome a ridiculously cold shooting day and fell 58-54.

It's hard to even explain how cold the Badgers were at Conseco Fieldhouse, which is known for its tight rims. The Badgers were only 6-of-39 at one point in the second half, shooting only 15 percent. Illinois, by contrast, shot 65 percent in the first half. The fact the Illini only had a 29-20 lead at the half was somewhat surprising.

"It’s very tough to start a game out like that and shoot they way we did," senior Jason Bohannon – who only hit 1-of-10 shots – said. "We got some good looks and they just didn’t happen to fall. We certainly can’t let that affect the way we shoot the rest of the year. We got to get that confidence back."

Bohannon and classmate Trevon Hughes combined to start the game 0-of-17 from the field and Wisconsin trailed by 16 points with 6:45 left in the game as a result.

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LIVE GAME THREAD: Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals

LIVE COVERAGE FROM CONSECO FIELDHOUSE

Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals

No. 5 Illinois vs No. 4 Wisconsin

  

 

 

 

 



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18-13 (10-8 Big Ten)

23-7 (13-5 Big Ten)

March 12, 2010  Approx. 1:30 PM CT

Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Ind.

TV: ESPN (Dave O'Brien and Steve Lavin)

Radio: Badgers Radio Network (Matt Lepay and Mike Lucas)

Opponent Blog: Hail to the Orange

Coverage: Our Wisconsin-Illinois Game Page

All-time Series: Illinois leads 107-75

Last Meeting: Wisconsin won, 72-57, Mar. 7, 2010

Probable starters:
Demetri McCamey
G Trevon Hughes
D.J. Richardson
G Jordan Taylor
Bill Cole
G Jason Bohannon
Mike Davis
F Tim Jarmusz
Mike Tisdale
F Keaton Nankivil
 
Welcome into our live game thread for the Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals. The Badgers don't play until about 1:30 p.m., but we'll keep this open all day long for discussion on all four games.
I'll be live from Indianapolis all weekend long. For more updates on the Badgers, be sure to follow B5Q on Twitter and for updates on the entire tournament, you can follow me on Twitter.

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Ah, We Meet Again

Wisconsin's Jon Leuer, left, is fouled by Illinois' Bill Cole, right, in second-half NCAA college basketball game action at Assembly Hall in Champaign, Ill., on Sunday, March 7, 2010. Wisconsin defeated Illinois 72-57. (AP photo/John Dixon)

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10 days ago: Wisconsin's Jon Leuer, left, is fouled by Illinois' Bill Cole, right, in second-half NCAA college basketball game action at Assembly Hall in Champaign, Ill., on Sunday, March 7, 2010. Wisconsin defeated Illinois 72-57. (AP photo/John Dixon)

At least unfamiliarity with the opponent won't be an excuse.

Wisconsin and Illinois face each other for the second time in six days Friday at the Big Ten Tournament in Indianapolis, and not much has changed for either team.

The Illini are still desperate for a win to vault them back into NCAA tournament consideration.  The Badgers are looking to improve their seeding in the Big Dance and have a legitimate shot at winning the conference tournament title.  They will also be looking to prove they can consistently beat good teams away from the Kohl Center.

The winner will most likely face top-seeded Ohio State in the semifinals Saturday.

Nowhere has Jon Leuer's impact on Wisconsin been demonstrated more clearly than in the Badgers' two performances against Illinois in the regular season.  Without the junior forward, the team lost 63-56 at home, the only time they fell in Madison this year.  They had trouble generating any offense in the second half and had no answer for Mike Tisdale of the Illini.

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The Badgers don't play today but if you are interested in my day one coverage, check out my live blog on 670TheScore.com.

Also, be sure to follow me on Twitter at http://twitter.com/AdamHoge670 and B5Q at http://twitter.com/b5q

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