Wisconsin coach Greg Gard speaks on controversial foul call in loss to UCLA

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Wisconsin head coach Greg Gard discussed the controversial foul call in the final first-half minutes of the Badgers’ loss to UCLA when meeting with the media postgame. That play proved significant as Wisconsin fell 85-83 in a back-and-forth affair.

With roughly 10 seconds remaining in the opening stanza, Wisconsin guard Jack Janicki fouled UCLA bench guard Sebastian Mack in what Gard hoped would be the last of the Badgers’ fouls to give.

Instead, referees called an intentional foul, sending Mack to the line for two free throws and an extra possession.  On the ensuing sequence, forward Tyler Bilodeau canned a two-point jumper from inside the right wing to cut Wisconsin’s edge to just five points entering the intermission.

“I’ll see what the league has to say about that, about the call,” Gard told media after the loss. “I mean, they knew what we were doing. We had fouls to give.”

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UCLA ultimately won the contest courtesy of stellar bench performances from Mack and Aday Mara, but the play certainly vanquished any type of momentum Wisconsin established late in the first half. Prior to the play, UW held a 41-32 lead. After the free throws and jumper, the Bruins outscored Wisconsin 23-10 over a 13:00-minute stretch.

Wisconsin will look for a bounce-back performance when it returns to the court on Jan. 26 vs. Nebraska at the Kohl Center.

Story originally appeared on Badgers Wire

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Publish date : 2025-01-22 13:43:00

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