The No. 18 Wisconsin men’s basketball team (15-4, 5-3 Big Ten) concluded their trip out west with a stop at UCLA (13-6, 4-4). The trip for the Badgers started out strong with a big win against USC, 84-69. The Badgers hoped to conclude with one more win, and an undefeated trip, against Big Ten newcomer UCLA.
The game started out with fireworks. UCLA hit five straight shots to open up an early 12-6 lead. But, the Badgers remained calm and weathered the storm on the road, mostly behind the shooting of graduate student John Tonje.