The win allowed the Badgers (23-7, 13-6) to remain in a three-way tie for third in the Big Ten with Maryland and Purdue in the chase for a top-four seed in the conference tournament next week.

But a lifetime of experiences meant Wisconsin coach Greg Gard knew better. Gard sensed his Badgers were actually feeling uneasy at the end of the first half, when Wisconsin began to surrender a ...