When you get to a platform like this, you have an obligation to tell the truth. I know it makes me a target,” Cronin said.

Wisconsin’s basketball’s most important player added another signature performance to his 2024-25 campaign on Friday.

Wisconsin just caught fire from deep and thrived off it. The Badgers made 19 3-pointers, and when an offense is rolling like that, there's not many teams that are going to beat it. UCLA coach Mick Cronin addressed the media after the loss,

What the win Friday does for UW is solidify its position of being at least a No. 4 seed. Depending on what bracketologist you believe, the Badgers have already done enough to earn a No. 3 seed. A win vs. Michigan State Saturday will solidify that but a loss shouldn’t hurt UW's standing.

The fifth-seeded Wisconsin Badgers face off against No. 4 UCLA in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals on Friday afternoon at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Badgers, who defeated No.