In the 2007 – 08 season , the Badgers finished first in the Big Ten , winning the Big Ten regular season outright and the conference tournament , defeating the Illinois Fighting Illini in the finals . In the NCAA Tournament , the Badgers were awarded a No. 3 seed and won their first game against California State University , Fullerton . They followed that up with a win in the second round over Michael Beasley and the Kansas State Wildcats , due in part to 25 points from sophomore Trevon Hughes . The Badgers then lost to the No. 10 seed Davidson Wildcats and Stephen Curry by a score of 73 – 56 in the Sweet Sixteen
conference tournament
2008 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball