The second-seeded Wisconsin Badgers bowed out of the Big Ten Tournament following their best-of-three quarterfinal loss to the seventh-seeded Ohio State Buckeyes. It was the first seven-over-two upset in the history of the Big Ten and continued a concerning trend of Wisconsin struggling mightily against last-place Ohio State.
Flashback to February 16: Wisconsin traveled to Columbus for a two-game series against an Ohio State team holding only one regulation conference win with hopes of overtaking Michigan State for first place in the Big Ten. The Badgers came out flat and dropped both games, when even one victory may have been enough to grab the top seed and receive a first-round bye in the Big Ten Tournament.