Wisconsin (WIAA) high school boys basketball state tournament finishes this week. High School on SI has brackets for all five classifications. You can

The Badgers are among the hottest teams in the sport. Their current Big Ten Tournament run now includes a 70-63 win over Northwestern (NCAA NET No. 53), 86-70 over UCLA (No. 27) and 77-74 over Michigan State (No. 11). The team has jumped to No. 14 in the NET in that time, improving to 8-7 in Quad 1 games and 10-1 vs. Quad 2.

Wisconsin hit two more free throws to go up 11 but Will Tschetter finally stopped the bleeding with a three, and with 12:11 remaining in the game, it was 38-30, Badgers. Goldin got a layup just before the under-12 timeout and the deficit was six.

The Wisconsin Badgers made a strong Big Ten Tournament run, with big wins over UCLA and Michigan State before an eventual title game loss to Michigan. Since the Big Ten Tournament is over and the NCAA Tournament brackets are out,

Hall of Fame coach Tom Izzo has made the Final Four with a 7-seed and fizzled with a 2-seed. To get to Atlanta for the NCAA's second weekend, and then San Antonio in April, MSU needs to show the resolve it has all season.