Madison, Wis. – Michigan didn’t feel the love inside the Kohl Center.
Instead, all the Wolverines could feel was the sting of defeat as they had their Valentine’s Day spoiled by Wisconsin.
In the first meeting between the teams since last year’s postgame altercation – one where the handshake line turned into a melee after coach Juwan Howard struck Wisconsin assistant Joe Krabbenhoft in the head – the Wolverines couldn’t claw out of a second-half hole and had their comeback bid fall short in a 64-59 loss on Tuesday night.
Sophomore guard Kobe Bufkin had 21 points and junior center Hunter Dickinson added 12 points and 12 rebounds for Michigan (14-12, 8-7 Big Ten), which missed nine of its final 11 shots and missed crucial free throws down the stretch.