The University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team (16-11,10-10 Big Ten) continued their cold stretch to end the regular season, losing five of their last six games.
The Badgers lost a controversial, competitive game to No. 5 Iowa (20-7, 14-6) by a final score of 77-73. The Badgers lost their last three regular-season games and eight straight games to ranked opponents.
The Hawkeyes started the game sizzling, jumping out to a 20-9 run in the game’s first 10 minutes. Junior guard Joe Wieskamp led the way early, scoring 12 points on 5-for-5 shooting. Wieskamp’s strong start was cut short as he went down with a lower leg injury with eight minutes in the first half, which forced him to miss the rest of the game.