No. 4 Michigan falls to unranked Wisconsin for its first loss of season

MADISON, Wisc. — It took over two months and 17 games. 

But No. 4 Michigan basketball finally lost.

In a grinding, sloppy game, the Wolverines (17-1, 6-1 Big Ten) took a 64-54 loss at Wisconsin on Saturday afternoon at the Kohl Center.

Michigan didn't get anything from its two leading scorers, and the Wolverines compounded matters by turning over the ball 16 times. 

Three takeaways from the game: 

Backbreaking sequence

Michigan was down six with just over three minutes left. 

And then the Wolverines generated four extra chances: A Zavier Simpson steal, Simpson offensive rebound, and then two more offensive rebounds that led to a Jon Teske 3-pointer. 

That gave Michigan some life, and cut Wisconsin's lead to one possession. 

But the Wolverines couldn't take advantage.

Teske and Isaiah Livers hit a pair of 3s, but there were two empty possessions in between. And then nothing after. That's not enough in crunch time.

Offense struggles

Wisconsin went over four minutes without scoring in the second half. 

But Michigan couldn't take advantage, with wasted possessions and turnovers. 

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