MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Badgers might have just one guaranteed game left in their 2017-18 season, but the players feel like they have plenty of basketball left to play.

Coming off of a close loss to No. 2 Michigan State on Sunday, the Badgers are as confident as they have been all season and feel like they have turned a corner in what has been a snake-bitten season. The Badgers went 4-2 down the stretch of the regular season, including a win over then-No. 6 Purdue, moving up to grab the No. 9 seed in the Big Ten Tournament - and avoiding having to play on the first day of the competition on Wednesday.