With just two victories separating the cardinal and white from a National Invitation Tournament title, the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team (20-15) floundered down the stretch against North Texas (30-7) and concluded their 2023 campaign with a 56–54 defeat in Las Vegas.
After conquering both Bradley University and Liberty University in front of Badger faithful and vanquishing the University of Oregon in Eugene, UW could not quell North Texas’ nationally-ranked scoring defense. Sure, Wisconsin generated 41 points in the opening frame, but it crumbled when pressure ballooned in crunch time.