Not really 100 percent sure what to say about this game. Wisconsin lost to Michigan State by six points, shot incredibly poorly and had their best player play one of his worst games of his career. That’s not to say “Wisconsin lost this game, Michigan State didn’t win it,” because the Spartans played good defense and shot better than the Badgers.
However, there was plenty that Wisconsin did wrong which, had they done a little less wrong, may have led to a different outcome. Let’s take a look at three things from Friday night’s 69-63 loss in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals.