There are certain games that you mark on your calendar at the beginning of the season. They could be games that you know will be fun to watch, games that will feature great matchups, games that could make or break a season.
If you looked at the schedule at the beginning of the season,
But when they lifted the curtain at the
It’s hard to believe that a win at PSU would be the defining moment in a season, but
This one had all the makings of another late game collapse. Marcus Landry couldn’t make a free throw. Trevon Hughes threw up one brick after another. Jason Bohannon disappeared for much of the game. Jon Leuer got into foul trouble.
Yet every time the Badgers wasted an opportunity on the offensive end, they came back and made a play on defense. (Or the Nittany Lions wasted on opportunity on offense.)
In all seriousness, Hughes played great defensively against Talor Battle, and Krabbenhoft and
Was it the Badger defense or were the Nittany Lions just startled by all the crowd noise in their home building? Who knows? Better yet, who cares?
The Badgers are 5-6 in Big Ten play with three very winnable games coming up before their showdown with Michigan State in the Izzone in two weeks. An 8-6 conference record with four games to play would put the Badgers in a great position to secure an NCAA Tournament bid.
Nothing is guaranteed, and I’m sure it’s not going to look pretty. But going to an eleventh straight Big Dance … now that would be special.