Wisconsin lost in overtime to Indiana by just one point, but it’s not the loss that stings–it’s how it happened.
The Badgers were up by one with just seconds remaining until John Blackwell was called for a defensive foul that gave Indiana two free throws to go up one with two seconds left. Blackwell, by most accounts, played perfect defense on the play, but the referees saw things differently. Here’s the play in question.
This is textbook defense. Walls him up, beats him to the spot, hands up, and the guy falls over and gets the call pic.twitter.com/WCVFaGfPdl
— John Dekker (@dekkerj) February 7, 2026
After Indiana sunk their free throws, Wisconsin was left with no choice but to toss up a prayer from halfcourt. After the game, former Badger legend Sam Dekker didn’t hold back on his thoughts about the call…