A few bad defensive sequences so far for the #Badgers. TCU leads 12-4 after Liu Lelevicius hits back-to-back 3s for the Horned Frogs — and was wide open each time.

Timeout, 11:07 1H: TCU 23, Wisconsin 13 The #Badgers are shooting 33.3% and 16.7%, but have made four of their last five from the field. Have to start stringing together some stops.

Will Garlock's passing is solid for his age and size, but he's also got to be more aggressive. When he's under the rim like that, just go up. He comes out after a brief stint in for Nolan Winter.

Timeout, 7:54 1H: TCU 32, Wisconsin 18 Rapp turns it over trying to force a pass into Blackwell and the #Badgers overpassing returns. Six turnovers already and some of it is because players are refusing good shots.

That looked like trouble from the start. 6-10 Aleksas Bieliauskas guarding 6-0 Brock Harding on the perimeter, I'd take Harding every time in that matchup. The former Iowa guard gets an and-1 to go for the Horned Frogs. 39-28 TCU with 3:57 left in the first half.

Halftime: TCU 41, Wisconsin 37 #Badgers guard John Blackwell just broke out of his slump, and he scores the final eight points of a 10-0 run to close a tough frame for Wisconsin. Blackwell has 21 and TCU goes without scoring for the final 3:28.

Timeout, 17:43 1H: TCU 47, Wisconsin 37 The #Badgers get gashed on the inside to start the half again. Back to a 10-point lead for the Horned Frogs.

Parallel pass to the baseline from Rapp. Leads to a steal and score by TCU. The Horned Frogs are up 12.

Oh no. That's not smart from Andrew Rohde. Technical foul in a big spot.

That's a second 30-point game for #Badgers guard John Blackwell this season.

TCU has missed 11 of its last 12 from the field. Nolan Winter with the denial down low. Nine-point game with under three minutes to go.

Final: TCU 74, Wisconsin 63 The #Badgers forced 12 misses on TCU's last 14 attempts, and John Blackwell went for 30 points. That shouldn't be a formula for such a rough-looking loss, but Wisconsin was really poor for 75% of the game.

Nolan Winter had just three points on 0-3 shooting, grabbed 10 rebounds and fouled out. First truly poor offensive game of the season for Winter, who has been good even if the #Badgers haven't seen him be great yet.

Teams with three letters have been brutal to the #Badgers so far this season. Which is perhaps most tragic for SIUE.

For #Badgers to make a bowl NEED: Wis > Minn NC St > UNC At least 9 of 12 of these: L'ville > UK Hou > Baylor Colo > KSU BYU > UCF UTEP > Delaware UL-M > Lou S. Alabama > Tex St. UTSA > Army Fla > FSU Ore St > Wazzu USF > Rice Bama > Auburn badgerextra.com/sports/footbal…

Ugh. Hate to see this for Connor.

Watching Knicks-Raptors and they’re talking about former #Badgers and Louisville guard Chucky Hepburn on the broadcast because it’s his first NBA action. Good to see Chucky getting some NBA minutes but …. they said he’s listed at 6-0. The roster pages lie???

The first NET rankings of the year were just released. The #Badgers debuted at No. 69, which is 11th in the Big Ten.

My last dispatch from Salt Lake City a few weeks ago: For the first time since he was selected in the 2025 NBA Draft, spoke with former #Badgers guard John Tonje, who's starting to get settled into his new NBA/G League routine. badgerextra.com/sports/basketb…