Feb 26, 2010
There is absolutely nothing significant to report about Wisconsin’s 78-46 thrashing of Indiana. The game was close for about the first five minutes, and from there, the Badgers were essentially on cruise control for the remainder of the game.
Actually, I stand corrected. Seeing an irate Tom Crean get ejected in the 2nd half was pretty awesome. My how the mighty have fallen, Tom…
All jokes aside, the Badgers are entering a fairly easy stretch of games to close out the Big Ten regular season; at the Kohl Center against Iowa on March 3rd, and then a road finale at Illinois on March 7th. Iowa should be a breeze, but Illinois is underrated in many aspects and already showed they could beat UW in their own home a few weeks ago.
While I’m not one to cheer for injury (and I’m still not), the Badgers caught a bit of a break yesterday when it was discovered that Purdue forward Robbie Hummel is out for the season with a torn ACL. The Boilermakers and Badgers went 1-1 against each other this season, with Hummel playing a significant role in each game.
In essence, the road to the Big Ten tournament title game just got a bit easier for the Badgers. Purdue struggled last season without Hummel, and the weight of the entire season now rests on the shoulders of E’Twaun Moore.
All the Badgers can do now is take care of business and come prepared for the Big Ten tournament. But who am I kidding? Would you expect anything less from a Bo Ryan lead team?
