After winning all season by taking ownership of the teamwork principle, the players from the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team celebrated the fruits of their efforts Wednesday night by dusting off a seldom-used ‘I’ to spell title.
“It’s absolutely awesome. Point blank, that’s all I can say,” said jubilant senior forward Brian Butch after the 10th-ranked Badgers clinched a share of the Big Ten Conference regular-season title with a 77-41 victory over Penn State at a raucous Kohl Center.
“This is why we play,” added Butch after slam dunks, 3-pointers and nifty assists highlighted the game, and jubilant students storming the court, a Big Ten trophy presentation and a net-cutting ceremony highlighted the postgame celebration.