Fresh off a 74-53 win over the Chicago State Cougars, the No. 11 Wisconsin Badgers lost their first game of the season, dropping a 67-64 contest to the Michigan Wolverines on Tuesday night.
The Badgers struggled with their efficiency all night long and struggled to guard Michigan’s duo of seven-footers, leading to a tough defeat in the final seconds, moving them to 8-1 on the year.
Here are three quick takeaways from Wisconsin’s 67-64 loss to the Michigan Wolverines on Tuesday.
Bigs battle
Through the first eight games of the season, Wisconsin had a pretty strong size advantage in most of their matchups starting Nolan Winter at power forward and Steven Crowl at center.