The 2022-23 Wisconsin Badgers men’s basketball team averaged 65.3 points per game on offense, the second-lowest in the Big Ten. The Badgers were ranked No. 14 in the country at the start of the new year before dropping 12 out of their last 18 games and missing the NCAA Tournament entirely.
Despite a stumble at home that coach Greg Gard called "uncharacteristic," No. 11 Wisconsin remains in the mix for a top-four seed and accompanying double-bye in the Big Ten tournament. The regular-season title is still in play with four games to go,
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Badgers (21-6, 11-5 Big Ten) fell to the Oregon Ducks (20-8, 9-8) in Madison on Saturday, the Badgers’ first loss since Jan. 29 against Maryland. The Badgers struggled from three early on,
The Badgers failed to keep applying pressure in the second half against the Ducks, and bent when the game pressure was applied to them.
The Badgers were handed some painful reminders in a defeat that could cost them the Big Ten title. Not learning from those tough lessons could prove more costly in March.
Wisconsin basketball suffered a dip in national rankings after losing to Oregon on Saturday. Here is where the team now stands in ESPN's bracketology.