Wisconsin basketball fell to rival Michigan State 71-62 on Sunday afternoon. Greg Gard met with the media after the game

The Badgers men's basketball coach spoke with reporters following the team's 77-73 overtime loss to Oregon Saturday at the Kohl Center.

We’ve got some major star power too with some guys but they rallied together. “I think McGee getting ejected threw a little bit more gas on our fire and really united us.”Gard admitted that the on-court coaching was hardly used because “they were so engaged and instrumental and instructive with what they wanted to do on both ends of the floor.

Add Michigan State's Tom Izzo to the long list of coaches who came away impressed by the 2024-25 Wisconsin Badgers after meeting on the court.