MADISON, Wis. — It remains the one thing Shaka Smart is yet to do.
In his three years as the Marquette men’s basketball coach, he has won the Big East regular season and Tournament title in the same season, gave the Golden Eagles their first Associated Press Poll top 3 ranking in decades and put the program back in the national spotlight.
But he hasn’t beaten Wisconsin, now sitting 0-3 against the Badgers (6-2) after Marquette (6-2) lost 75-64 Saturday afternoon at the Kohl Center.
“Very disappointing game for us as a team. I think the most important thing for those of us inside of our program is to always remember that we win and lose together,” Smart said.