The University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team (11-16, 4-10 Big Ten) broke a five-game losing streak Thursday, beating Illinois (12-14, 2-11 Big Ten) 78-69 in Urbana-Champaign before falling to No. 22 Michigan 83-72 in Madison (20-7, 9-5 Big Ten) Sunday.
The win against Illinois was encouraging for the Badgers, who have struggled to finish games all season. The game was close and stayed within two possessions until the final seconds when free throws by Brevin Pritzl, Aleem Ford and Ethan Happ secured the victory for Wisconsin.
Unfortunately, positive momentum from this contest did not carry into the Michigan game as the Badgers were down practically from tip-off, starting off with a 15-2 deficit through six minutes.