DENVER — Michigan will be shorthanded for its NCAA Tournament opener and possibly beyond. Two reserves, Sam Walters and Justin Pippen, did not make the trip to Denver with the team. Michigan plays a first-round game against UC San Diego on Thursday night (10 p.m. ET, TBS). The winner will advance to Saturday’s second round.

Wisconsin hit two more free throws to go up 11 but Will Tschetter finally stopped the bleeding with a three, and with 12:11 remaining in the game, it was 38-30, Badgers. Goldin got a layup just before the under-12 timeout and the deficit was six.