As University of Wisconsin men’s basketball head coach Greg Gard put it postgame, Tuesday’s matchup was a “classic Big Ten battle.”
Both UW (39) and the University of Maryland (6) entered the contest in the top-40 in KenPom’s defensive efficiency rating, and the final score wasn’t indicative of just how defensive-oriented the game was.
In the final minute of regulation, there were 28 combined points scored — 14 by each side.
After guard Max Klesmit nailed a pull-up 3-pointer with 56 seconds left to put the Badgers up seven, Maryland was forced to intentionally foul for the remainder of the game.