THIS WEEK IN BADGER HISTORY
The Badgers' win over Michigan State fueled an 11-5 league record and share of the Big Ten title.
January 12, 2002
Snapping the Spartans
Freddie Owens hit a runner with 25 seconds left in the game to give Wisconsin a 64-63
win over Michigan State in East Lansing. The win snapped the Spartans' Big Ten-record
53-game home winning streak.
January 5, 2005
ENDING A STREAK: Behind Zach Morley's career-high 22 points, stemming mostly
from 6-of-8 3-point shooting, the Badgers defeated Purdue, 77-68, for their first win in
West Lafayette since 1972, ending a streak of 29 straight losses.
ALSO
THIS
WEEK
January 7, 1984
NATIONAL PRIDE: Wisconsin became the only American college team to defeat the
1984 U.S. Olympic men's hockey team on its preparation tour with a 4-2 win.
January 10, 1998
STATE CHAMPS: The wrestling team recorded its 26th-consecutive dual meet
victory over Marquette, 31-10. The Badgers improved to 26-0-0 versus the Golden
Eagles, with the intrastate rivalry dating back to 1952.
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