The NCAA took the unprecedented step Wednesday of closing the doors of its March Madness basketball tournaments and other championship events to most spectators in response to the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus.
The move, announced by NCAA President Mark Emmert, and another announced by the Big Ten Conference later Wednesday will impact the University of Wisconsin men's basketball team in both the conference and national tournaments.
The first UW team affected in Madison will be women's hockey, which will host Clarkson in an NCAA quarterfinal game Saturday in front of a limited audience at LaBahn Arena.