Archived Gameday Blog: Men's basketball vs. IPFW

By Brian Mason on November 15, 2009 9:30 PM
Please join Brian Mason as he chronicles all the action from tonight's regular-season opener between the Badgers and IPFW with the Gameday Blog. Remember, the blog is now interactive, so be sure to chime in with comments and questions and vote in the polls, or email me at bm3@athletics.wisc.edu.


 MBB: Gameday Blog vs. IPFW(11/15/2009) 
4:46
Brian Mason: 
Welcome to the Gameday Blog for coverage of tonight's season-opener between the Badgers and IPFW at the Kohl Center. I'll be courtside to bring you all the action, with tip-off less than 20 mintues away.
Sunday November 15, 2009 4:46 Brian Mason
4:46
Brian Mason: 
I'll be back in a few minutes with a look at the starters and some things to keep an eye on as the Badgers get the 2009-10 season underway.
Sunday November 15, 2009 4:46 Brian Mason
4:49
Brian Mason: 
Tonight's game airs live on Big Ten Network, with Jay Wilson and Shon Morris on the call. You can also follow along live on the Wisconsin Radio Network, as Matt Lepay and Mike Lucas bring you the call.
Sunday November 15, 2009 4:49 Brian Mason
4:51
Brian Mason: 
Tonight marks the second time in three seasons the Badgers and IPFW have met in a season-opening game. In 2007, Wisconsin scored a 83-55 win over the Mastadons.
Sunday November 15, 2009 4:51 Brian Mason
4:52
Brian Mason: 
The Badgers will look for their seventh-consecutive season-opening win and seek to improve on their 7-1 record in season-openers under Bo Ryan tonight.
Sunday November 15, 2009 4:52 Brian Mason
4:55
[Comment From claudeclaude: ] 
nice way to spend an evening---reading your blog while sitting at my computer in Panama. Wanted to buy the Big Ten stream, but they do not have it for tonights game. So--thanks
Sunday November 15, 2009 4:55 claude
4:56
Brian Mason: 
Yeah, tonight's game is acutally on Big Ten Network, so there will be no live stream. Wednesday's game against Oakland, however, will not be televised so you will have access to the BigTenNetwork.com stream.
Sunday November 15, 2009 4:56 Brian Mason
4:56
Brian Mason: 
For tonight, I'll do what I can to keep you in on the action.
Sunday November 15, 2009 4:56 Brian Mason
4:57
Brian Mason: 
The Badgers are going through the final stages of warm-ups now, and IPFW's players have just entered the floor from their locker room.
Sunday November 15, 2009 4:57 Brian Mason
4:58
Brian Mason: 
The Mastadons' coaching staff has come to the floor, as well. Interesting note that IPFW head coach Dane Fife is the youngest coach in NCAA Division I at 30 years old.
Sunday November 15, 2009 4:58 Brian Mason
4:58
Brian Mason: 
He's entering his fifth season at the helm of the Mastadons.
Sunday November 15, 2009 4:58 Brian Mason
4:58
[Comment From claudeclaude: ] 
BAsed on the earlier game I watched on "stream", Evans seems to be the "energy bunny"....
Sunday November 15, 2009 4:58 claude
4:59
Brian Mason: 
He brought some nice energy off the bench and came up with some solid plays on both ends of the floor. We'll see how much he gets utilized tonight.
Sunday November 15, 2009 4:59 Brian Mason
5:01
Brian Mason: 
National anthem time. I'll have starters for both teams momentarily.
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:01 Brian Mason
5:03
Brian Mason: 
The crowd looked a little thin just a few minutes ago, but the Kohl Center is filling up nicely now.
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:03 Brian Mason
5:04
Brian Mason: 
Time for the introduction of starting lineups.....
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:04 Brian Mason
5:05
Brian Mason: 
For IPFW:
F Antwone Snead
F Trey McCorkle
G Nick Daniels
G Zach Plackenmeier
G Ben Botts
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:05 Brian Mason
5:05
Brian Mason: 
For the Badgers:
C Nankivil
F Leuer
G/F Jarmusz
G Bohannon
G Hughes
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:05 Brian Mason
5:06
Brian Mason: 
The lights come up and we're ready to get started
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:06 Brian Mason
5:07
Brian Mason: 
Nankivil wins the tip and we're underway
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:07 Brian Mason
5:08
Brian Mason: 
Short jumper for Leuer rebounded by IPFW
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:08 Brian Mason
5:08
Brian Mason: 
Plackenmeier had a drive and got his own rebound off the miss ... Hughes with a takeaway for UW
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:08 Brian Mason
5:08
Brian Mason: 
He misses a 3 in transition but Badgers get the borad and Jarmusz buries a trey to make it 3-0
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:08 Brian Mason
5:09
Brian Mason: 
Leuer with a great block down low to send it back the Badger's way
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:09 Brian Mason
5:09
Brian Mason: 
Nankivil with a nice move in the lane but his jumper is too strong and IPFW controls
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:09 Brian Mason
5:10
Brian Mason: 
Trevon stuck down low in a real mismatch with McCorkle for IPFW, who is listed at 6-10
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:10 Brian Mason
5:10
Brian Mason: 
Trevon is 6-foot
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:10 Brian Mason
5:10
Brian Mason: 
He's been stuck down there on consecutive possession after the Badgers switched off a screen
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:10 Brian Mason
5:10
Brian Mason: 
Badgers have it back
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:10 Brian Mason
5:10
Brian Mason: 
Ball goes out in front of the IPFW bench to the Mastadons
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:10 Brian Mason
5:11
Brian Mason: 
And a foul called on Jarmusz away from the ball ... Tim is as surprised as anyone about the call
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:11 Brian Mason
5:11
Brian Mason: 
Plackenmeier hits a shot on the other end for IPFW's first points
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:11 Brian Mason
5:11
Brian Mason: 
Nankivil draws iron but Badgers get the board and Keaton will head to the line after being fouled
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:11 Brian Mason
5:11
Brian Mason: 
Hits the first
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:11 Brian Mason
5:12
Brian Mason: 
Kovalov comes on for IPFW, replacing McCorkle
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:12 Brian Mason
5:12
Brian Mason: 
At 6-10, McCorkle is the tallest player on the Mastadons' roster
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:12 Brian Mason
5:12
Brian Mason: 
Keaton makes the second ... it's 5-2 UW
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:12 Brian Mason
5:12
Brian Mason: 
3-ball for Plackenmeier goes long to UW
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:12 Brian Mason
5:13
Brian Mason: 
Leuer with nice touch on a soft jumper in the lane ... 7-2 Badgers
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:13 Brian Mason
5:13
Brian Mason: 
Foul on Hughes takes us to a media timeout at the 15:56 mark
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:13 Brian Mason
5:13
Brian Mason: 
It's still 7-2 Badgers
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:13 Brian Mason
5:14
Brian Mason: 
Cold shooting for both teams so far ... Badgers are 2-for-6 from the floor, IPFW just 1-for-5
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:14 Brian Mason
5:15
Brian Mason: 
A pair of offensive boards have the Badgers up 5-0 in terms of second-chance points
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:15 Brian Mason
5:16
Brian Mason: 
Takeaway for the Badgers ... ncie job by Bohannon hanging out of bounds to throw it back in under the IPFW basket
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:16 Brian Mason
5:16
Brian Mason: 
Jarmusz splashes another 3-ball ... nice assist by Bohannon, finding the open man
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:16 Brian Mason
5:16
Brian Mason: 
Badgers stuck with their starting five out of the first media timeout
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:16 Brian Mason
5:17
Brian Mason: 
Runner for Plackenmeier goes down for a pair ... Bo was looking for a charge as he plowed over Keaton in the paint
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:17 Brian Mason
5:17
Brian Mason: 
Leuer answers on the other end with a turnaround jumper ... 12-4 Badgers
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:17 Brian Mason
5:17
Brian Mason: 
Taylor checks in for Hughes for the Badgers, and Evans comes in for Nankivil
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:17 Brian Mason
5:18
Brian Mason: 
Ball played in under the IPFW basket
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:18 Brian Mason
5:18
Brian Mason: 
10 on the shot clock
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:18 Brian Mason
5:18
Brian Mason: 
Evans pokes the ball away for a steal on his first possesion in the game
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:18 Brian Mason
5:19
Brian Mason: 
Jarmusz nearly puts down another 3 that spins out off a kick from Bohannon ... Leuer is right there for the board and the put-back though ... 14-4 Badgers
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:19 Brian Mason
5:19
Brian Mason: 
Great sequence for UW on that possession
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:19 Brian Mason
5:19
Brian Mason: 
Plackenmeier with a long 3-ball as the shot clock ticked down ... barely drew iron ... then Taylor with a miss on the UW end
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:19 Brian Mason
5:20
Brian Mason: 
Travel called and the ball is coming back to the Badgers ... Plackenmeier out for IPFW ... now Berggren and Hughes check in for the Badgers
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:20 Brian Mason
5:20
Brian Mason: 
Small lineup in there for UW
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:20 Brian Mason
5:20
Brian Mason: 
Trevon misfires on a 3-pointer and the Mastadons run out
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:20 Brian Mason
5:21
Brian Mason: 
Mixon converts in transition to make it 14-6
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:21 Brian Mason
5:21
Brian Mason: 
Nice touch for J-Bo on a deep two-point jumper ... dribbled around his man and dropped the shot smoothly
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:21 Brian Mason
5:21
Brian Mason: 
A ball out of bounds takes us to the second media timeout at the 11:28 mark
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:21 Brian Mason
5:22
Brian Mason: 
After opening 1-of-5 from the floor, the Badgers have converted 4 of their last 6 shots
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:22 Brian Mason
5:22
Brian Mason: 
Shooting percentage up to 46% for the Badgers
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:22 Brian Mason
5:23
Brian Mason: 
The Mastadons have taken only nine shots ... three turnovers the key stat behind that number
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:23 Brian Mason
5:23
Brian Mason: 
Good line for Bohannon so far with 2 points on his only shot of the game, 3 rebounds, a pair of assists and a pair of blocks
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:23 Brian Mason
5:24
Brian Mason: 
A little bit of everything out of J-Bo tonight
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:24 Brian Mason
5:24
[Comment From GuestGuest: ] 
Do you think the Packers game is having an effect on the attendance at today's game?
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:24 Guest
5:24
Brian Mason: 
That was being discussed down here, too. Probably...
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:24 Brian Mason
5:25
Brian Mason: 
Long 3-ball for Mixon goes hard off the iron ... another possession that the Badgers have forced IPFW to use a lot of shot clock and settle for a rushed shot
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:25 Brian Mason
5:25
Brian Mason: 
Plackemeier comes back in for Daniels for IPFW
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:25 Brian Mason
5:25
Brian Mason: 
Kovalov with a missed jumper that Hughes pulls down
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:25 Brian Mason
5:25
Brian Mason: 
Miss on a J for Bohannon ... IPFW goes the other way on a runout
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:25 Brian Mason
5:26
Brian Mason: 
A foul on Taylor for the Badgers' third team foul ... Jarmusz comes back in for Bohannon
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:26 Brian Mason
5:26
Brian Mason: 
Jumper for Mixon is good from just inside the arc ... 16-8 Badgers with 10:24 to go
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:26 Brian Mason
5:26
Brian Mason: 
Mixon has four now
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:26 Brian Mason
5:26
Brian Mason: 
Hughes with the Badgers' answer on a nice-looking left-handed layup off a crossover
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:26 Brian Mason
5:27
Brian Mason: 
Lineup just got taller for the Badgers with Nankivil and Leuer checking back in
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:27 Brian Mason
5:27
Brian Mason: 
Leuer alters a shot by Gaines and then Hughes with a block of the shot off the rebound
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:27 Brian Mason
5:27
Brian Mason: 
Leuer hauls down the board and here come the Badgers
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:27 Brian Mason
5:27
Brian Mason: 
A foul called on Kovalov for shoving Hughes
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:27 Brian Mason
5:27
Brian Mason: 
That's three team fouls on IPFW
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:27 Brian Mason
5:27
Brian Mason: 
Wilson checks in to replace Taylor for UW
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:27 Brian Mason
5:28
Brian Mason: 
His first action of the year
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:28 Brian Mason
5:28
Brian Mason: 
Hughes with a sweet jumper from the elbow and it's 20-8 in favor of UW
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:28 Brian Mason
5:28
Brian Mason: 
Timeout called by the Mastadons at the 9:03 mark
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:28 Brian Mason
5:29
Brian Mason: 
Ethan Peabody ready to check in for IPFW out of the timeout ... he'll match up with Keaton defensively
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:29 Brian Mason
5:29
Brian Mason: 
Badgers stay the same ... with Leuer, Nankivil, Jarmusz, Hughes and Wilson on the floor
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:29 Brian Mason
5:30
Brian Mason: 
WIlson called for a foul as Mixon leaned in for a shot ... Mixon goes to the line
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:30 Brian Mason
5:30
Brian Mason: 
That's four team fouls on UW
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:30 Brian Mason
5:30
Brian Mason: 
He makes the first
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:30 Brian Mason
5:30
Brian Mason: 
Bohannon checks back into the game ... Wilson comes off
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:30 Brian Mason
5:31
Brian Mason: 
Leuer posts up in side and dishes to Hughes, who draws a foul in traffic
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:31 Brian Mason
5:31
Brian Mason: 
Plackemeier hit with the personal ... that's four on IPFW
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:31 Brian Mason
5:31
Brian Mason: 
Ball tipped away and the Badgers will play it in out of the backcourt
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:31 Brian Mason
5:32
Brian Mason: 
Hughes just too strong from the wing on a 3-ball .. but J-Bo hauls down the board and gets the put-back
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:32 Brian Mason
5:33
Brian Mason: 
Mixon with a look at the basket that Nankivil swats away ... we'll get a media timeout at 7:15 left in the half
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:33 Brian Mason
5:33
Brian Mason: 
The Mastadons will have 2 seconds left on the shot clock when we resume
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:33 Brian Mason
5:34
Brian Mason: 
Bohannon is picking up where he left off in the exhibition games as a stat-stuffer for the Badgers. During the two preseason affairs, J-Bo averaged 14.0 pts, 5.0 rebs, 6.0 assists and 3.5 steals per game. Tonight he already has 4 pts, 4 rebs, 2 assists and 3 blocks.
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:34 Brian Mason
5:34
Brian Mason: 
Badgers up to 50% shooting now at 9-for-18
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:34 Brian Mason
5:35
Brian Mason: 
Miss on a look for Gaines ... Badgers get the board
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:35 Brian Mason
5:36
Brian Mason: 
J-Bo with a look from the top of the key that goes off back iron ... Leuer gets the long rebound and connects on a 15-footer fot make it 24-10
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:36 Brian Mason
5:36
Brian Mason: 
Mixon has the answer and it's 22-12 now
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:36 Brian Mason
5:36
Brian Mason: 
Nankivil with a miss and the Mastadons have it
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:36 Brian Mason
5:36
Brian Mason: 
Plackemeier converts on the other end ... pace has really picked up now
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:36 Brian Mason
5:36
Brian Mason: 
UW is attacking the glass and capitalizing, they own a 11-0 margin on second-chance points.
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:36 Brian Mason
5:37
Brian Mason: 
A charge called on Trevon ... he has two personals and the Badgers have five as a team
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:37 Brian Mason
5:37
Brian Mason: 
He'll come off for Wilson with 5:45 to play in the half
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:37 Brian Mason
5:37
Brian Mason: 
Taylor back in, too
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:37 Brian Mason
5:37
Brian Mason: 
Wilson with the board and a kickout ... ball gets knocked out and the Badgers will play in form in front of the IPFW bench
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:37 Brian Mason
5:38
Brian Mason: 
Taylor gets the ball knocked away in traffic and then a miss for IPFW on the other end ... Evans with the defensive board
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:38 Brian Mason
5:38
Brian Mason: 
Blocking foul called on Snead for IPFW's fifth team foul
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:38 Brian Mason
5:39
Brian Mason: 
Wilson takes a feed from Jarmusz and drops in a layup that makes it 26-14
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:39 Brian Mason
5:39
Brian Mason: 
Peabody called for a moving screen ... six team fouls now on IPFW
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:39 Brian Mason
5:39
Brian Mason: 
Wilson drains a 3-ball from the top of the key off a nice kick from Taylor
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:39 Brian Mason
5:40
Brian Mason: 
Leuer with a swat out to Taylor ... Plackemeier called for a blocking foul on the runout and the Badgers will shoot a 1-and-1 after a media timeout
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:40 Brian Mason
5:40
Brian Mason: 
29-14 Badgers with 3:54 to play in the half
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:40 Brian Mason
5:41
Brian Mason: 
Badgers haven't been hot from 3-point range (3-for-10) but the Mastadons are 0-for-7 from beyond the arc
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:41 Brian Mason
5:41
Brian Mason: 
Overall, the Badgers are still shooting 50% at 12-for-24
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:41 Brian Mason
5:42
Brian Mason: 
The Mastadons are still cold, shooting just 26 percent (6-for-23)
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:42 Brian Mason
5:42
[Comment From claudeclaude: ] 
Badgers have struggled with the three ball in all games so far
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:42 claude
5:42
Brian Mason: 
I'm sure it's been a point of emphasis ... but with the way the guards have been able to penetrate and distribute the ball, it hasn't hurt the Badgers much today
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:42 Brian Mason
5:42
Brian Mason: 
Taylor, WIlson, Jarmusz, Evans and Leuer on the floor for the Badgers
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:42 Brian Mason
5:43
Brian Mason: 
Taylor will shoot the 1-and-1
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:43 Brian Mason
5:43
Brian Mason: 
Hits the first ... he'll get a second
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:43 Brian Mason
5:43
Brian Mason: 
Misses the second and Snead comes away with the rebound
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:43 Brian Mason
5:43
Brian Mason: 
Offensive foul called on IPFW ... that's eight team fouls now
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:43 Brian Mason
5:44
Brian Mason: 
Evans with a ball that rolls off and goes to IPFW ... Botts is long on a 3-ball
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:44 Brian Mason
5:44
Brian Mason: 
IPFW 0-for-8 from 3-point range now
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:44 Brian Mason
5:44
Brian Mason: 
Evans called for an offensive foul ... his first and the Badgers' sixth
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:44 Brian Mason
5:45
Brian Mason: 
3 minutes to go in the half
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:45 Brian Mason
5:45
Brian Mason: 
Snead called for a double dribble ... sixth turnover on the Mastadons
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:45 Brian Mason
5:46
Brian Mason: 
Gaines with a runner around Leuer ... but Taylor answers on the other end for UW ... it's 32-16 Badgers with 2:00 to go
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:46 Brian Mason
5:47
Brian Mason: 
Daniels converts on the baseline with a layup as the shot clock ticked down ... but Leuer pops a jumper that drops softly on the other end
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:47 Brian Mason
5:47
Brian Mason: 
Bohannon called for his first foul ... IPFW into the bonus
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:47 Brian Mason
5:48
Brian Mason: 
Snead will shoot the 1-and-1
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:48 Brian Mason
5:48
Brian Mason: 
Misses and Jarmusz controls
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:48 Brian Mason
5:48
Brian Mason: 
45 seconds to go
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:48 Brian Mason
5:48
Brian Mason: 
Snead called for a foul for flailing an elbow ... Leuer will shoot with 38.5 seconds to go
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:48 Brian Mason
5:48
Brian Mason: 
Peabody checks in for Snead
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:48 Brian Mason
5:48
Brian Mason: 
Leuer hits the first free throw
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:48 Brian Mason
5:49
Brian Mason: 
Badgers have their biggest lead of the night at 36-18 on Leuer's second FT
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:49 Brian Mason
5:49
Brian Mason: 
Mixon with a drive that Leuer alters ... taylor runs down and klicks to J-Bo for a 3-pointer that drops at the buzzer
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:49 Brian Mason
5:50
Brian Mason: 
Wow.
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:50 Brian Mason
5:50
Brian Mason: 
Great defense-to-offense there for the Badgers to convert before the horn
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:50 Brian Mason
5:52
Brian Mason: 
Mixon had a drive that Leuer got up to swat the look with some help-side defense ... the shot never connected and started a runout that saw Taylor drive the lane before kicking out to J-Bo on the wing
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:52 Brian Mason
5:52
Brian Mason: 
Bohannon barely got the shot off before the horn sounded, and he absolutely splashed it
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:52 Brian Mason
5:52
Brian Mason: 
I'll be back in a few mintues with some halftime stats and analysis
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:52 Brian Mason
5:53
[Be Right Back Countdown]10 minutes 
Sunday November 15, 2009 5:53 
6:04
Brian Mason: 
Badgers shot better than 50% in the first half at 15-for-29 from the floor ... they also won the rebounding battle at 19-16, forced six turnovers and came up with seven blocks
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:04 Brian Mason
6:04
Brian Mason: 
Wisconsin had three games all of last season in which they had six or more blocks
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:04 Brian Mason
6:04
Brian Mason: 
Jason Bohannon had two of those in the first half, giving him a career-high in blocks
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:04 Brian Mason
6:05
Brian Mason: 
We was all over the stat sheet with 7 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks ... oh, and that 3-pointer he splashed as time expired on the half
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:05 Brian Mason
6:06
Brian Mason: 
"He" was all over the stat sheet, that is ... meaning Bohannon
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:06 Brian Mason
6:06
Brian Mason: 
"We" was a bad choice of words ... I really had nothing to do with it. Just sitting here blogging....
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:06 Brian Mason
6:06
Brian Mason: 
OK, ready to go with the second half
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:06 Brian Mason
6:07
Brian Mason: 
Badgers go back to their starters for the start of the second half
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:07 Brian Mason
6:07
Brian Mason: 
A runner bounces off and Leuer pulls it down
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:07 Brian Mason
6:07
Brian Mason: 
He has four boards now
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:07 Brian Mason
6:07
Brian Mason: 
McCorkle called for a foul .. his third and IPFW's first of the half
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:07 Brian Mason
6:08
Brian Mason: 
J-Bo misses on a 3-ball after anice cross-ocourt look from Leuer
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:08 Brian Mason
6:08
Brian Mason: 
A steal has Hughes on the run, though, and he drops in a layup to make it 41-18
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:08 Brian Mason
6:08
Brian Mason: 
Badgers lead points off turnovers, 8-2
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:08 Brian Mason
6:09
Brian Mason: 
Shot clock violation called on IPFW ... Badgers get it back
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:09 Brian Mason
6:09
Brian Mason: 
That's eight turnovers for IPFW
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:09 Brian Mason
6:09
Brian Mason: 
Leuer with a long jumper to make it 43-18 ... he has no problem dropping in those mid-range shots over the undersized IPFW front court
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:09 Brian Mason
6:10
Brian Mason: 
Snead called for his third foul ... that's two IPFW players with three personals
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:10 Brian Mason
6:10
Brian Mason: 
Jarmusz drains another 3-pointer from the wing off a drive-and-dish from J-Bo ... third time tonight we've seen that one work for the Badgers
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:10 Brian Mason
6:11
Brian Mason: 
Jarmusz has nine points now ... his career-high is 11
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:11 Brian Mason
6:12
Brian Mason: 
Foul called on Hughes, his third and the Badgers' second after Jarmusz was whistled for a foul just a few seconds ago
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:12 Brian Mason
6:12
Brian Mason: 
Kovalov will shoot two ... misses the first
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:12 Brian Mason
6:12
Brian Mason: 
Misses the second and Keaton pulls down the board
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:12 Brian Mason
6:13
Brian Mason: 
Kovalov long on a 3-pointer and the ball goes back to UW
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:13 Brian Mason
6:13
Brian Mason: 
Taylor checks in for Hughes with 16:12 to play
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:13 Brian Mason
6:13
Brian Mason: 
Evans checks in for Leuer and Wilson comes in for Jarmusz
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:13 Brian Mason
6:13
Brian Mason: 
Badgers go back to the small lineup with Nankivil, Wilson, Evans, Taylor and Bohannon
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:13 Brian Mason
6:14
Brian Mason: 
Bohannon called for a double dribble and we'll got to a media timeout at the 15:54 mark ... Badgers lead, 46-18
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:14 Brian Mason
6:15
[Comment From Blogga D FanBlogga D Fan: ] 
Your words are like music to my soul. Thank you soooo much for the blog. I think I'm in love with you
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:15 Blogga D Fan
6:15
Brian Mason: 
Thanks, but I'm spoken for. Sorry.
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:15 Brian Mason
6:16
Brian Mason: 
Badgers start out the half 3-for-5 from the floor ... now shooting 53 percent for the game
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:16 Brian Mason
6:16
[Comment From ErikErik: ] 
Is there audio anywhere online?
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:16 Erik
6:17
Brian Mason: 
You can get access to Matt Lepay and Mike Lucas' call on InsideBadgerSports.com, but a subscription is required
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:17 Brian Mason
6:17
Brian Mason: 
Evans converts on a nice turnaround in the lane
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:17 Brian Mason
6:17
Brian Mason: 
Wilson is called for his second foul on the other end ... IPFW will play it in
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:17 Brian Mason
6:18
Brian Mason: 
Nice job of cutting off the lane by Evans ... and the Mastodons will have another in-bounds play with 5 seconds left on the shot clock
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:18 Brian Mason
6:18
Brian Mason: 
Nankivil checks out and Berggren checks in
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:18 Brian Mason
6:19
Brian Mason: 
Evans hauls down the rebound off Plackemeier's missed runner
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:19 Brian Mason
6:19
Brian Mason: 
IPFW still looking for its first points of the half
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:19 Brian Mason
6:19
Brian Mason: 
J-Bo knocks down another trey and it's a 51-18 lead for the Badgers
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:19 Brian Mason
6:19
Brian Mason: 
WIlson draws a quick third foul and Hughes (who also has three) checks back in for him
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:19 Brian Mason
6:20
Brian Mason: 
A 3-ball by Daniels gives IPFW its first points and snaps a 5:56 scoreless drought to start the second half
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:20 Brian Mason
6:20
Brian Mason: 
Shot clock violation as Hughes handles the ball out beyond the top of the key ... don't think he was aware of the clock ticking down
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:20 Brian Mason
6:21
Brian Mason: 
And Bo didn't care for it ... he checks out and Jarmusz comes back on the floor
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:21 Brian Mason
6:21
Brian Mason: 
Evans with another rebound as Mixon draws iron on a jumper
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:21 Brian Mason
6:22
Brian Mason: 
He'll go to the line this time though after picking Taylor's pocket and then drawing a foul on Taylor on the other end
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:22 Brian Mason
6:22
Brian Mason: 
He hits the first
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:22 Brian Mason
6:22
Brian Mason: 
He makes the second, too
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:22 Brian Mason
6:23
Brian Mason: 
Taylor called for a carry ... Bo only chuckles at the call and tells Jordan he was in the right on that play
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:23 Brian Mason
6:23
[Comment From KyleKyle: ] 
Not critical at all, So proud of this effort...But why is Coach Ryan so quick to yank a player when they mess up?
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:23 Kyle
6:24
Brian Mason: 
I think it's because he wants to have the opportunity to correct the mistake right away rather than waiting
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:24 Brian Mason
6:24
Brian Mason: 
Media timeout at the 11:51 mark ... Badgers lead, 51-23
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:24 Brian Mason
6:25
Brian Mason: 
Going back to the earlier comment on pulling a player right away after a mistake ... now is the time to point out what went wrong, before habits develop that can carry through the season
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:25 Brian Mason
6:26
Brian Mason: 
Badgers have stepped up their 3-point shooting in the second half, connecting on 2 of 3 after going 4-for-11 in the first half
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:26 Brian Mason
6:26
Brian Mason: 
Wquinton Smith checks in out of the timeout for Taylor
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:26 Brian Mason
6:26
Brian Mason: 
Jarmusz with another 3-ball that Keaton does well to rebound
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:26 Brian Mason
6:27
Brian Mason: 
Word is Wquinton got some time with the 1s in practice this week, so here's his chance to get some good time on the floor, too
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:27 Brian Mason
6:27
Brian Mason: 
J-Bo called for a travel after taking a pass and getting the ball hung up on his shoulder while his feet were still moving
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:27 Brian Mason
6:28
Brian Mason: 
J-Bo and Wquinton combine on a nice takeaway under the IPFW basket ... and Leuer connects on the offensive end to make it 53-25
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:28 Brian Mason
6:28
Brian Mason: 
Badgers did a nice job of
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:28 Brian Mason
6:29
Brian Mason: 
Keaton with a steal, as he stepped out of the post and in front of a pass
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:29 Brian Mason
6:29
Brian Mason: 
Keaton on the wing with a throw in to Leuer, who draws a foul from Snead
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:29 Brian Mason
6:29
Brian Mason: 
Three team fouls on IPFW
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:29 Brian Mason
6:30
Brian Mason: 
Keaton for 3 off a feed from Jarmusz ... he tried to arc it over the defense of McCorkle, who was up in his face contesting the look, and air-balled it
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:30 Brian Mason
6:30
Brian Mason: 
Keaton with a nice job of posting up ... Leuer finds him on a soft pass and Keaton converts a short jumper with a chance at a FT
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:30 Brian Mason
6:30
Brian Mason: 
He connects to finish the 3-point play
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:30 Brian Mason
6:31
Brian Mason: 
McCorkle with a basket for the Mastodons
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:31 Brian Mason
6:31
Brian Mason: 
J-Bo gets stripped looking to charge with the shot clock running down and then saves an easy look for IPFW on the other end with a foul
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:31 Brian Mason
6:32
Brian Mason: 
Media timeout at the 7:44 mark with the Badgers leading 56-27
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:32 Brian Mason
6:33
Brian Mason: 
Some nice stats for the Badgers so far (55 percent shooting comes to mind), but their 9-to-12 assist-to-turnover ratio has been the real low spot on the stat sheet
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:33 Brian Mason
6:33
Brian Mason: 
Jarmusz has tied his career high with six rebounds and, at nine so far, is two points away from matching his career-high total
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:33 Brian Mason
6:34
Brian Mason: 
The Badgers have yet to allow any second-chance points for IPFW and lead that category, 11-0
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:34 Brian Mason
6:34
Brian Mason: 
Daniels at the line shooting two for the Mastodons
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:34 Brian Mason
6:35
Brian Mason: 
He hits both to make it 56-29
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:35 Brian Mason
6:35
Brian Mason: 
Leuer with another short jumper and draws a foul on Botts ... he'll go to the line to complete the 3-point play
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:35 Brian Mason
6:36
Brian Mason: 
Leuer hits the FT ... it's 59-29
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:36 Brian Mason
6:36
Brian Mason: 
Nankivil called for a foul on the other end
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:36 Brian Mason
6:36
Brian Mason: 
McCorkle hits the first FT
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:36 Brian Mason
6:37
Brian Mason: 
Misses the second
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:37 Brian Mason
6:37
Brian Mason: 
With 19 points, Leuer has matched his season-high from 2008-09
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:37 Brian Mason
6:37
Brian Mason: 
Botts with a 3-pointer miss and the Badgers have it back
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:37 Brian Mason
6:38
Brian Mason: 
Taylor draws a foul along the baseline ... it's the second on Botts
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:38 Brian Mason
6:38
Brian Mason: 
Another IPFW foul quickly here ... Evans draws the foul on Kovalov ... that's four on Kovalov
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:38 Brian Mason
6:39
Brian Mason: 
Evans misses the front end of the 1-and-1 and Leuer is called for his first foul under the basket
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:39 Brian Mason
6:39
Brian Mason: 
Kovalov hits both FTs to make it 59-34
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:39 Brian Mason
6:40
Brian Mason: 
Evans misfires on a 3-point try
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:40 Brian Mason
6:40
Brian Mason: 
Leuer with a block ... that's nine for the Badgers tonight
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:40 Brian Mason
6:40
Brian Mason: 
The most blocks they've had in a game under Bo Ryan is the 10 they had last year against San Diego
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:40 Brian Mason
6:41
Brian Mason: 
Evans scores from the low block off a feed from the wing
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:41 Brian Mason
6:41
Brian Mason: 
Badger have it back and Taylor converts a left-hander off the glass ... nice work down low for Jordan there
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:41 Brian Mason
6:41
Brian Mason: 
Botts drains a deep two-pointer for IPFW
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:41 Brian Mason
6:42
Brian Mason: 
Foul called on Snead and it's his fifth personal
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:42 Brian Mason
6:42
Brian Mason: 
Wilson replaces Jarmusz in the UW lineup and Berggren checks in, too
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:42 Brian Mason
6:43
Brian Mason: 
Evans will shoot and hits the first free throw try
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:43 Brian Mason
6:43
Brian Mason: 
He hits the second, too
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:43 Brian Mason
6:43
Brian Mason: 
Runner for Mixon for IPFW
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:43 Brian Mason
6:44
Brian Mason: 
Hughes with a long jumper from the top of the key ... gives him eight for the night
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:44 Brian Mason
6:44
Brian Mason: 
Ball goes out and we have a media timeout at the 3:16 mark ... Badgers lead, 67-38
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:44 Brian Mason
6:44
[Comment From claudeclaude: ] 
What is the line for Evans???
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:44 claude
6:45
Brian Mason: 
6 points, 3 rebounds and a steal and a block
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:45 Brian Mason
6:47
Brian Mason: 
Back to action
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:47 Brian Mason
6:47
Brian Mason: 
Badgers had a look at the alley-oop for Evans off the in-bounds but they never threw it his way
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:47 Brian Mason
6:48
Brian Mason: 
Eight players have scored for the Badgers tonight, and all eight have scored at least 5 points
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:48 Brian Mason
6:48
Brian Mason: 
Bohannon at the line and he hits both ... give him 12 for the night
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:48 Brian Mason
6:48
Brian Mason: 
Bohannon with his third block of the night on the other end and that gives the Badgers 10 for the game ... matches the most blocks they've had under Bo Ryan
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:48 Brian Mason
6:49
Brian Mason: 
Leuer's four blocks -- as well as Bohannon's three -- are both career-highs for those two
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:49 Brian Mason
6:49
Brian Mason: 
Wquinton Smith back in for Hughes
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:49 Brian Mason
6:49
Brian Mason: 
Mixon hits both free throws for IPFW and it's 69-40 with 2:45 to play
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:49 Brian Mason
6:50
Brian Mason: 
Evans saw an opening and took off down the lane, but the ball was stripped out on his way up ... Gaines called for the foul and Evans heads to the line for two
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:50 Brian Mason
6:50
Brian Mason: 
He misses the first ...
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:50 Brian Mason
6:50
Brian Mason: 
Evans now 2-for-5 from the stripe tonight
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:50 Brian Mason
6:50
Brian Mason: 
A 3-ball splashed by Mixon gives him 17 on the night
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:50 Brian Mason
6:51
Brian Mason: 
Badgers in the double bonus after Daniels is called for his second personal ... Wilson heads to the line for a pair
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:51 Brian Mason
6:51
Brian Mason: 
Makes the first
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:51 Brian Mason
6:51
Brian Mason: 
Valentyn checks in for Bohannon for the Badgers
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:51 Brian Mason
6:52
Brian Mason: 
Wilson made the second FT, too
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:52 Brian Mason
6:52
Brian Mason: 
Evans finds Wilson on a runout after a steal and Wilson converts after a nice pump fake
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:52 Brian Mason
6:52
Brian Mason: 
11 blocks now for the Badgers after Berggren stuffs a look under the basket
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:52 Brian Mason
6:53
Brian Mason: 
Gaines hits a trey .. it's 75-46 Badgers with the shot clock turned off
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:53 Brian Mason
6:53
Brian Mason: 
They'll hold it and end up with a 75-46 win.
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:53 Brian Mason
6:54
Brian Mason: 
That's it for the Gameday Blog tongiht ... thanks for following along.
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:54 Brian Mason
6:55
Brian Mason: 
Be sure to check back to UWBadgers.com for complete post-game coverage, including my Beyond the Box feature.
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:55 Brian Mason
6:55
Brian Mason: 
Thanks again for following along. Go Badgers!
Sunday November 15, 2009 6:55 Brian Mason
6:55
 

 
 
 

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