Frigid at the finish, Wisconsin misses another chance in a loss to Rutgers at the Kohl Center

MADISON – One step forward and one step back is no way for Wisconsin to improve its NCAA Tournament resume.

Yet that is what the Badgers continue to do.

Needing another victory to improve their NCAA Tournament chances and climb back to the .500 mark in Big Ten play, the Badgers failed to score in the final 3 minutes 35 seconds Saturday at the Kohl Center and suffered a crushing 58-57 loss to Rutgers.

The difference proved to be…