The NCAA Tournament is coming and Wisconsin Badgers are among those expected to make a great run but that will depend on the seeding they will get. This is why their next game against the Minnesota Golden Gophers is being put on a microscope.
Head coach Greg Gard has always said and preached that his team cares more about the game at hand rather than their effects once the buzzer sounds.
However, this time, he discussed the coming tourney and what’s at stake in their next game.
“It’s important in terms of Big Ten tournament seeding. It’s important in terms of NCAA Tournament seeding — if we can keep or get to that two-line. It’s important for the Big Ten tournament to get the double-bye if you can,” he said.
“And, quite frankly, it’s your next game and you’re competitive and you want to win. Then the other stuff that can happen from that is a byproduct from really doing good things on Wednesday night.”
Can the Wisconsin Badgers cruise against Minnesota?
The Badgers are coming off a loss to the Michigan State Spartans which prevented them from getting the two seed in the Big Ten.
They will arrive in the game against Minnesota with extra motivation but Gard insisted that nothing will be given and that the Golden Gophers are still competitive.
“They’ve been competitive,” he said. “They’re 7-6 since we played them. They’ve had a little bit of a positional shift in terms of their lineup.”
The Gophers surrendered a 59-80 loss to the Badgers last time they met. They won their last game against Nebraska, 67-65, and Gard saw how coach Ben Johnson’s squad is capable of shooting the lights out on a good night.
“They’ve got (Femi) Odukale playing the point a little bit more, and they’ve used Rigsby here recently off the bench, and he obviously shot it really well at Nebraska,” he explained.
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