In its first real test of the season, the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team fell to the No. 9 University of Tennessee 80–70 before a sellout crowd in Madison.
On Friday night, the prime time lights certainly shined bright throughout the Kohl Center. The aura transformed the contest from a regular season contest to a playoff atmosphere, and fans could feel the noise reverberating from the hardwood to the nosebleeds.
Equipped with white towels, AreaRED showered the Volunteers with a resounding round of boos prior to opening tip, a recurring theme up until the final buzzer.