By: Jack Satzinger
MADISON, Wis. – As the second half of Minnesota’s game at No. 5 Wisconsin began Saturday, fans in the Badgers student section started chanting.
“N-I-T. N-I-T. N-I-T,” they said.
But Saturday’s 63-53 loss at Wisconsin was a sobering reminder that the Gophers returning to defend last season’s National Invitational Tournament championship is not a given.