The finish was particularly heartbreaking for the Yellowjackets men, who took a lead in the 86th minute before giving up goals 49 seconds apart just two minutes from the end.
The Badgers' 3-point shooting was a point of emphasis in the offseason and they showed up going 9 for 15 (60%) in the first half alone. There were only three made 3-point shots in the second half, but UW went 10 for 19 from the field to make up for it.
A 54-49 loss to Iowa State on Sunday, March 20, in a second-round game at Fiserv Forum will be a difficult pill to swallow, but the reasons for it shouldn't shock anyone who watched this group overachieve this season.
Johnny Davis is the first person to pick on, poke fun at or tease his teammates. It's not to be mean, but a sign of how close they are and how much he values them.
Davis is the team's best player and those final 5 minutes Sunday were an example of how ordinary this team can look when it doesn't have its closer on the court.
"I've been here a long time and I don't know if I've heard it louder, and I don't know if it can get much louder," coach Greg Gard, now in his 21st season with the program, would later say. "And these guys were the reason."
