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by Shannon Van Curen

Tuesday, December 13, 2005 00:00

What an exciting month the men's basketball team has had. Posting an 8-1 record, the Badgers recently knocked off UNC-Wilmington in a 40-minute nail biter thanks to junior guard Kammron Taylor's final-second shot.

Taylor also sunk the final shot at the buzzer to give UW the double-overtime victory over Eastern Kentucky at the Paradise Jam tournament.

Wisconsin went on to beat Old Dominion in the final round of the tournament to claim the Paradise Jam title.

So far this season, the Badgers have also knocked off two in-state rivals, Marquette and UW-Green Bay. The win against Marquette established Bo Ryan's 100th victory as the head coach of the Badgers.

The only loss the Badgers sustained was to Wake Forest in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.

Swingman Alando Tucker has led the Badgers in points for five games. All five starters (Tucker, Taylor, Jason Chappell, Ray Nixon and Brian Butch) have established career highs in points in the first nine games.

Wisconsin still has three more games remaining on its schedule before it opens Big Ten play against Iowa in January.