Huskies Can’t Overcome Hot Shooting Badgers, Fall 88-62

Down the stretch, every game is a must win game for the Huskies at this point. With only the top 15 teams in the Big Ten guaranteed a spot in the conference tournament, and with 4 games left, the Huskies understand that they’ll have to fight, claw and scrape for that ticket to Indianapolis.

Things did not go well in Madison on Tuesday evening, and dimmed hopes of a trip to Gainbridge Fieldhouse in mid-March. Regardless of defensive pressure, they couldn’t stop Wisconsin guard John Blackwell, as he had 17 points on 7-10 shooting in the first half alone. This red hot performance extended to the entire team, as the Badgers shot 51.6 percent for the entire game. By contrast, the shooting for the…