Wisconsin basketball slipped to a No. 5 seed in USA TODAY's latest bracketology update. The Badgers were previously up to the No. 4-seed line after a stellar stretch of play dating back to mid-December.

So at 3:57, he picked up an offensive foul, which was his second of the half. That was the last time he saw the court in the first frame. Even worse, Wisconsin sophomore guard John Blackwell (who has averaged 20.3 points per game over the previous seven games) had been sitting with two fouls since 9:06, scoreless.

Gard met with reporters following the Badgers' 76-68 loss to Maryland Wednesday in College Park, Maryland.

Prominent ESPN host Scott Van Pelt had a front-row seat to Maryland basketball's 76-68 win over Wisconsin on Wednesday. That is stated literally -- Van Pelt sat courtside as the Terrapins rode a 44-37 second half to the eight-point win.

Maryland's big second-half run began with a 3-pointer from an unlikely source. DeShawn Harris-Smith, who was just 4 for 22 from long distance on the season, scored from beyond the arc with the Terrapins down five.

Wisconsin head coach Greg Gard shared how the Badgers can avoid their recent struggles in the month of February.

With eight wins in its last nine games, No. 17 Wisconsin is in high gear as it faces the most daunting stretch of its Big Ten schedule, playing four of

Maryland secured two Quadrant One wins last ... The Badgers have their best offense under head coach Greg Gard, now in his 10th year at the helm, and their best offense since the 2014-15 season ...

Tonje, a sixth-year shooting guard who spent his first four seasons at Colorado State and last winter at Missouri, racked up game highs in both points (23) and 3-pointers (five) and grabbed six rebounds for Wisconsin. But the Terps (17-5, 7-4 Big Ten) emerged with a 76-68 victory thanks to double-digit production from all five of their starters.

Wisconsin is still looking for another signature win after running into a resilient Terrapins squad on the road Wednesday night. Here's what stood out in the loss.

Michigan may be the toughest team in the Big Ten, and a bruising series could help the Badgers is they try to grind their way into the playoffs.