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1972–73 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

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1972–73 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record11–13 (5–9 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home arenaUW Fieldhouse
Seasons
1972–73 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Indiana 11 3   .786 22 6   .786
No. 10 Minnesota 10 4   .714 21 5   .808
Purdue 8 6   .571 15 9   .625
Illinois 8 6   .571 14 10   .583
Ohio State 8 6   .571 14 10   .583
Iowa 6 8   .429 13 11   .542
Michigan 6 8   .429 13 11   .542
Michigan State 6 8   .429 13 11   .542
Wisconsin 5 9   .357 11 13   .458
Northwestern 2 12   .143 5 19   .208
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972–73 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was John Powless, coaching his fifth season with the Badgers. The team played their home games at the UW Fieldhouse in Madison, Wisconsin and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
11/25/1972*
at No. 1 UCLA L 53–94  0–1
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
12/02/1972*
SIU-Edwardsville W 100–74  1–1
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/04/1972*
at No. 12 Oral Roberts L 76–90  1–2
Mabee Center 
Tulsa, OK
12/09/1972*
South Dakota W 87–63  2–2
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/19/1972*
West Virginia W 77–59  3–2
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/29/1972*
vs. Yale
Milwaukee Classic
W 90–64  4–2
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
12/30/1972*
vs. No. 3 Marquette
Milwaukee Classic
L 73–75 2OT 4–3
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
1/03/1973*
at Pittsburgh W 72–70  5–3
Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, PA
1/06/1973
No. 20 Indiana L 64–78  5–4 (0–1)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
1/08/1973
at Illinois L 74–76  5–5 (0–2)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL
1/13/1973
at No. 8 Minnesota L 54–78  5–6 (0–3)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
1/20/1973
Michigan State W 93–80  6–6 (1–3)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
1/22/1973
at No. 20 Purdue L 59–66  6–7 (1–4)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
1/27/1973
at Northwestern L 73–74  6–8 (1–5)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
1/29/1973
No. 9 Minnesota L 64–81  6–9 (1–6)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/03/1973
Ohio State W 84–76  7–9 (2–6)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/06/1973*
No. 7 Marquette L 58–64  7–10
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/10/1973
Illinois W 99–88  8–10 (3–6)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/17/1973
at Iowa L 76–100  8–11 (3–7)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
2/20/1973*
at Ohio W 82–68  9–11
Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
2/24/1973
at No. 10 Indiana L 55–57  9–12 (3–8)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
2/26/1973
No. 20 Purdue W 71–63  10–12 (4–8)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
3/03/1973
Michigan W 94–79  11–12 (5–8)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
3/10/1973
at Michigan State L 78–79 OT 11–13 (5–9)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

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  1. ^ "Wisconsin Record Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 23, 2014. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
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