D’Mitrik Trice finished with 21 points, Nate Reuvers added 14 and Tyler Wahl had 12 as the Badgers turned in a dominant second extra session en route to an 80-73 victory over Indiana at the Kohl Center.

It began in front of a Little Tikes basketball hoop, little Micah Potter hoisting up shot after shot after shot.

“I really looked at it from a standpoint being a parent myself, that if we walked into a known risky situation and we had something go wrong and we got the virus transmitted somehow — hopefully not, but if that happened — I couldn’t honestly look at my players and their parents and say I’m confident in the environment we’re walking into," UW coach Greg Gard said.

The NCAA announced Monday that all 67 games in this year’s men’s basketball event will be played in Indiana due to the COVID-19 pandemic that completely wiped out last year’s tournament.

After splitting two games at home last week – a loss to Maryland followed by a win over Minnesota – the Badgers fell to No. 8 in the Associated Press Top 25 poll.

The game between the No. 6 Badgers and Penn State, scheduled for Sunday at the Bryce Jordan Center, has been postponed due to a COVID-19 issue.

Senior center Micah Potter finished with 18 points and 11 rebounds for UW, which never trailed and led by as many as 26 points in the second half en route to a 71-59 victory over No. 21 Minnesota.

The COVID-19 pandemic led to lost opportunities for athletes, teams and fans across Wisconsin.