Recap On The Lost Weekend » Brats & Beer

February 6, 2006
posted under: Badgers basketball, Badgers hockey, Bucks, Iowa State basketball, Iowa State hockey, Marquette

The wife and I spent most of the weekend getting ready for yesterday’s Super Bowl party, so I missed a lot of other sports action this weekend, but looking at the scores maybe it was best I did. The UW basketball team lost to Purdue on Saturday 70-62. Purdue? You mean formerly 1-8 Purdue? Yes, that Purdue. The Badgers went cold once again, shooting just 38% from the field, and they committed 14 turnovers. Tucker was the only bright spot for Wisconsin, scoring 22 points, but the three-game losing streak has left the Badgers in sixth place in the Big 10 with a 5-4 conference record. They host #22 Indiana on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, the Badgers hockey team managed to end their losing streak on Friday by beating UM-Duluth 7-2, but then they dropped Saturday’s contest 4-1. Ben Street scored twice in Fridays match while goalie Shane Connelly had 28 saves. Saturday, though, Joe Pavelski scored the lone point among Wisconsin’s 32 shots on goal. The Badgers face Ohio State this coming Saturday in the Frozen Tundra Hockey Classic at Lambeau Field.

The ISU Cyclones fared a little better, beating Colorado 96-79 on Sunday to climb back to .500 in the Big 12. Rahshon Clark and Curtis Stinson both scored 24 points against the Buffs to snap their three-game slide. The Clones travel to Kansas State on Wednesday to face the 12-7 Wildcats.

The Cyclones hockey team also enjoyed a successful weekend, taking a pair from Missouri. They beat the Tigers 7-1 on Friday night and won 5-2 on Saturday, with Mike Murtaugh scoring twice in Friday’s win and getting a hat trick the next day. With the wins, Iowa State advances its overall record to 31-5-2 and could climb to #4 in the next ACHA rankings.

Marquette, though, got topped by #4 Villanova 72-67 even though the Golden Eagles out shot the Wildcats 49% to 31% from the field, but a 12-0 run late in the game gave Nova the win. Marquette drops to seventh in Big East witha 6-4 conference record. They play at Rutgers (13-9, 3-6 Big East) on Sunday.

Finally, and I do mean finally, the Bucks found a way to win on Saturday, beating Memphis 88-78 behind Michael Redd’s 23-point effort. Jamaal Magloire scored 17 with 11 rebounds and Andrew Bogut added 12 points and 10 boards. Just not sure how they were able to do that while scoring just eight points in the second quarter. Jeeze. Milwaukee plays at 27-19 Cleveland tonight.

Whew!