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The Wisconsin Badgers fell short in a 74-63 loss to the TCU Horned Frogs on Friday, disappointing in the championship game to fall to 5-2 on the year.
Wisconsin came into the game with the opportunity to win its fourth multi-team tournament, but struggled early and couldn’t make up enough ground as the game went on.
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It was a messy game marred by turnovers and mistakes, as Wisconsin just didn’t seem like itself in the loss to TCU.
Unlike in last Friday’s loss to the BYU Cougars, the Badgers were actually favored against TCU, but they’ll return to Madison with a lot to figure out before matchups with Northwestern and Marquette next week.
Here are three quick takeaways from Wisconsin’s 74-63 loss to TCU.
Slow start
Coming into the game, we mentioned in our pregame thread that Wisconsin needed to start fast on Friday. This season, when holding a lead and starting hot. But, things have been shakier early when they get off to a slow start.
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Wisconsin fell behind 12-4 in the first half, and it felt like they were playing catch-up the rest of the period. Whenever the Badgers would claw back, it would be from a fairly decent deficit, and TCU head coach Jamie Dixon would call well-timed timeouts.
The Badgers were trailing by at least nine from the 15:00 mark of the first half to the 1:50 mark. They did have a nice 9-0 run to end the half, cutting the lead to 41-37.
But, that goodwill was immediately taken away as TCU opened the second half on an 8-0 run, taking a 10-point lead. Minutes later, they went on a 10-2 run, and suddenly the lead was up to 19. What started as a four-point lead at halftime ballooned up to 19 in the first 8:29 of the second half.
The Badgers showed some grit at the end of the game, but it was too little too late. After the BYU loss, head coach Greg Gard said he didn’t like how the team responded in the game. That was exactly the case here against TCU as Wisconsin got carried away on the Horned Frogs’ runs, making mistake after…
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