Fresh off a 59-53 loss to the Michigan Wolverines, the Wisconsin Badgers have a quick turnaround for their first-round matchup in the NCAA Tournament, facing off against the Montana Grizzlies on Thursday afternoon in a No. 3 vs. No. 14 game.
The Badgers are coming off a week where they played four games in four days in the Big Ten Tournament, beating the Northwestern Wildcats, UCLA Bruins, and Michigan State Spartans before bowing out to the Wolverines in an ugly back-and-forth battle on Sunday.
Awaiting their fate on Selection Sunday, the Badgers were bumped back up to a No.