Men seek to make history vs. Badgers

35 years ago this month, the UWGB men’s basketball team squared off against the Wisconsin Badgers at the old UW Fieldhouse in the much-anticipated first matchup between the two programs, one of the most memorable games every played. Behind 5-10 point guard Tom Diener, the plucky Phoenix had the game all but won, twice — before John Bailey tied it for the Badgers on a half-court heave at the regulation buzzer, and Greg Dandridge coolly sank two FTs after the first OT expired with a phantom (and should-have-been-after-the-horn) blocking call against the Phoenix.  Since that 2OT loss, the Phoenix men are 1-19 all-time against UW, the only win coming at the Resch in 2009. Tipoff is 8 p.m. tonight (Wednesday, Dec. 23) at the Kohl Center on WNFL 1440 AM and the Big Ten Network on cable.