Following a discouraging second half against the Illinois Fighting Illini, Greg Gard’s Wisconsin Badgers (13-8, 5-6) conquered Chris Holtmann’s Ohio State Buckeyes (11-11, 3-8), 65-60, Feb. 2 in Columbus.
In a 2022-2023 campaign defined by inconsistency, untimely injuries and monumental shifts in the rotation, the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team could not afford to suffer its fourth consecutive loss. Ohio State, which dropped seven of its eight previous contests prior to its primetime showdown vs. Wisconsin, certainly aimed to rebound in front of a boisterous home crowd at the Schottenstein Center.