Badgers sputter late; blow a 17-point lead in loss to Nebraska

LINCOLN, Neb. — Greg Gard said he was brutally honest with his University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team in the Pinnacle Bank Arena locker room after Saturday’s defeat.

“We got what we deserved,” the UW coach said after the 73-63 overtime loss to Nebraska.

The defensive effort that forced six turnovers in a span of 11 Cornhuskers possessions around…