Midway through the postgame press conference of Wisconsin head coach Greg Gard, a reporter asked what makes the difference in the last four to five minutes of a one-possession Big Ten battle.
“Experience,” Gard replied without hesitation. “I think that’s the big thing. And Chris (Holtmann) has gone through the same thing with his team. He’s got a really good team this year because they went through a lot last year and had some rough moments, as we did too. ... We’re better this year, in part because of what we went through and what we gained from last year.