Wisconsin had Brad Underwood apologizing to his boss after Badgers shock them again

Brad Underwood did not have a good time watching his Illinois team let a 15-point lead slip away to eventually an overtime loss. He seemingly was mad at everyone, his assistants, his players, mostly the refs, maybe even a little of himself. As he walked off the court and into the tunnel, he was greeted by Illinois athletic director Josh Whitman. Underwood only had one thing to say: "Sorry about that."

Wisconsin beat Illinois twice this year, and Underwood can only say sorry to his boss. If it wasn't so fun to see, you'd almost feel bad for the guy. The first time he had an excuse for his loss to Wisconsin at home in Champaign, this time, there's nowhere to put the blame. Even if he'd like to accuse officials.

Illinois had no answers for Boyd and Blackwell down the stretch

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In Illinois' first loss in Champaign, it was easy for Illinois to blame the fact that they were missing their two leading scorers. The Illini didn't have Kylan Boswell or Andrej Stojakovic in that first contest. Wisconsin came into the game with a similar excuse, not having their best big man, Nolan Winter. Especially against a team that is known for offensive rebounding.

It ended up not mattering as John Blackwell and Nick Boyd took over the game, and Aleksas Bieliauskas stepped up big in the paint. Underwood was left perplexed as he couldn't figure out how to slow down Boyd and Blackwell.

Boyd ended the game with 38 points (a single-game Big Ten Tournament record for Wisconsin), six assists, five rebounds, and three steals. Blackwell scored 31 points, six rebounds, and one assist. The dynamic duo proved once again why people are talking about these two being the best backcourt in the nation.

Underwood struggled to find answers, and because of that, he felt the need to apologize to his athletic director on the way off the court.