Photos: Wisconsin Basketball Falls To No. 14 Michigan State 74-86
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The No. 14 Michigan State Spartans used a big second half to come back and defeat the Wisconsin Badgers 74-86 on the road.
Photos: Wisconsin basketball Falls To No. 14 Michigan State 74-86
The Wisconsin Badgers men’s basketball team lost at home to the No. 14 Michigan State Spartans 74-86 on Tuesday night. The loss drops the Badgers to 12-8 on the season and 4-5 in the Big Ten
The game
In a matchup of two of the top four teams in the Big Ten the 14th-ranked Michigan State Spartans defeated the Wisconsin Badgers 86-74 at the Breslin Center in East Lansing Mich. on Saturday. The Badgers, who are now 19-6 on the season and 10-4 in conference play were led by senior Ethan Happ, who had 21 points and 10 rebounds. Michigan State was led by freshman guard Cassius Winston, who had 25 points and eight assists.
The players
The University of Wisconsin men’s Basketball team lost 86-74 to No. 14 Michigan State on Feb. 2, 2020 at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Mich.
The fans
The fans at the Kohl Center were in for a treat on Tuesday night as the Wisconsin Badgers took on the No. 14 Michigan State Spartans Unfortunately, the Badgers came up short, losing 74-86.
Despite the loss, there were plenty of highlights to be had. The highlight of the night for the Badgers was undoubtedly when sophomore guard Brad Davison hit a deep three-pointer to tie the game at 66 with just over six minutes remaining in regulation.
The Spartan fans in attendance were also treated to some great basketball as their team never let the Badgers get closer than four points in the second half.
In the end, it was a tough loss for the Badgers, but there were still plenty of positives to take away from the game.
The aftermath
In the aftermath of Wisconsin’s 74-86 loss to No. 14 Michigan State the Badgers reflect on what went wrong and what they need to do to improve.
The highlights
The 14th ranked Michigan State Spartans beat the Wisconsin Badgers 86-74 on Sunday afternoon. The Spartans were led by Miles Bridges who had 22 points and 8 rebounds. The Badgers were led by Ethan Happ, who had 21 points and 12 rebounds.
The lowlights
In a game that was largely controlled by Michigan State Wisconsin struggled to keep pace and ultimately fell 74-86. Here are some of the lowlights from the game.
The takeaways
1. Michigan State is a tough team to beat
2. Wisconsin needs to work on its defense
3. The Badgers need to improve their rebounding
The next game
The next game is against no. 3 Purdue on Saturday
The season
It was a tough night for the Wisconsin basketball team as they fell to No. 14 Michigan State 86-74. The loss dropped the Badgers to 13-6 on the season and 5-3 in Big Ten play.
The Spartans were led by forward Miles Bridges, who had 25 points and 10 rebounds, and guard Cassius Winston, who added 22 points and six assists. For the Badgers, forward Ethan Happ had a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds, and guard D’Mitrik Trice scored 15 points.
The Badgers will look to get back on track when they take on Rutgers on Wednesday night.
