aged ▁the ▁tournament ▁with ▁a ▁win ▁in ▁the ▁cons olation ▁game ▁before ▁bare ly ▁s que aking ▁by ▁a ▁down ▁Boston ▁University ▁squad . ▁ ▁After ▁returning ▁home ▁North ▁Dak ota ▁returned ▁to ▁their ▁conference ▁schedule ▁and ▁won ▁two ▁tight ▁games ▁against ▁Den ver ▁before ▁splitting ▁a ▁road ▁series ▁at ▁Colorado ▁College . ▁After ▁capt uring ▁another ▁home ▁series ▁U ND ▁head ed ▁to ▁Wisconsin ▁to ▁take ▁on ▁the ▁def ending ▁national ▁champions ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁their ▁biggest ▁competition ▁for ▁the ▁W CH A ▁regular ▁season ▁title . ▁At ▁this ▁point ▁in ▁the ▁season ▁Wisconsin ▁was ▁comfort ably ▁in ▁the ▁lead ▁with ▁a ▁ 1 4 – 1 – 1 ▁conference ▁record ▁but ▁U ND ▁had ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁close ▁the ▁ 7 - point ▁gap . ▁The ▁Fight ing ▁Si oux ▁shut ▁out ▁Wisconsin ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁game ▁but ▁the ▁Bad gers ▁came ▁storm ing ▁back ▁to ▁turn ▁the ▁tables ▁on ▁North ▁Dak ota ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁teams ▁drew ▁even ▁after ▁the ▁week end . ▁ ▁With ▁U ND ▁need ing ▁a ▁minor ▁mi racle ▁to ▁catch ▁up ▁to ▁Wisconsin ▁they ▁played ▁the ▁two ▁worst ▁teams ▁in ▁the ▁W CH A ▁over ▁a ▁two - week ▁span ▁and ▁won ▁all ▁four ▁games . ▁Fort un ately , ▁U ND ▁got ▁the ▁help ▁they ▁needed ▁when ▁Wisconsin ▁split ▁consecutive ▁week ends ▁( at ▁home ▁no ▁less ) ▁and ▁arrived ▁in ▁North ▁Dak ota ▁with ▁only ▁a ▁ 3 - point ▁lead ▁in ▁the ▁stand ings . ▁The ▁Fight ing ▁Si oux ▁took ▁full