The No. 18 University of Wisconsin-Madison Badgers (24-8, 13-7 Big Ten) won a tightly-contested Big Ten Tournament second round matchup against the Northwestern Wildcats (17-16, 7-13) 70-63 Thursday, March 13 at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Ind.
Both teams struggled to get points on the board to open the game, but Wildcat junior Nick Martinelli sank a jumper to give Northwestern a five-point lead over eight minutes into the game. The Badgers wouldn’t go away, though, as grad student Steven Crowl knocked down two free throws and sophomore John Blackwell drained a 3-pointer to tie the game back up at 14-14.