Dec 10, 2009
Question: How do the Wisconsin Badgers respond after a home win against the Duke Blue Devils? Answer: They drive through a blizzard and get beaten down hard on the road by mid-major UW-Green Bay, losing 88-84 in overtime.
No, the transitive property is not viable in sports. UW-GB would lose to Duke ten out of ten times. What happened to the Wisconsin Badgers last night? Bryquis Perine had 22 points to lead the UW-GB Phoenix while Rahmon Fletcher chipped in with 18 points. Perine is a Milwaukee native who lead Milwaukee Vincent to a state title his senior year. Trevon Hughes poured in 27 to lead the way for the Badgers while Keaton Nankivil had 26 points and 10 boards. This was a sloppy game for the Badgers as they committed 18 turnovers and seemed to be reaching rather than moving their feet all night.
Bryquis Perine
What is going on in Madison? They beat the Duke Blue Devils and then follow it up with this performance?! Last night was UW-GB’s first EVER victory over the Badgers. The Badgers are supposed to go into the little guys’ house and win by 15. This game was not televised outside of Madison and Green Bay and you will not find many video highlights of the game because the little guy can’t afford it! But I am sure that the 9,759 on hand didn’t see the same Badgers team that they had seen up until last night.
Here are a few thoughts from the game:
1. Turnovers kill.
2. Missed free throws hurt (Badgers were 29-40).
3. Jason Bohannon, where are you? This is a guy who is supposed to be hitting threes from the moment he steps on the floor, and he just is not getting it done. 25% from behind the arc (1-4) will not cut it (actually, Bohannon was 1-4 in the game as well). Still UW-GB showed up to play and took this game from the Badgers. They deserve the credit.
So, what does this mean for UW-GB in the Horizon League?
I saw my UWM (UW-Milwaukee Panthers) squad play Tuesday night and show very little effort while losing to Marquette by 20 points. I hate everything about UWM’s swing offense. Butler has been losing a few games but against some very tough competition (Georgetown, Minnesota; Ohio State is next). Detroit has beaten Albany…I guess that counts. Wright State almost beat Washington. There is a lot to see here once conference play really gets going, but I see Butler and UW-GB as the class of this conference. The best case scenario is that two teams make the tourney, but Butler has to notch some wins in non-conference play.
After Butler and UW-GB, I see Wright State, Loyola, Detroit and UWM fighting for a home playoff game in the first round of the Horizon League Tournament.
Badger Nation should feel ashamed that their team is being discussed with the likes of the Horizon League!
In attendance at last night’s game in Green Bay were:
Packers (inconsistent) Kicker Mason Crosby
Mason Crosby
Packers Tackle (and GQ Model) Mark Tauscher
Ugh. He Ugly.
