Michigan coach Juwan Howard appeared to take a swipe at Wisconsin assistant Joe Krabbenhoft’s face in the post-game handshake line between the two teams, setting off a brawl involving coaches and players from both sides.
Wisconsin head coach Greg Gard stopped Howard in the handshake line, leading to the two men exchanging words before being surrounded by a few players and coaches. Howard put his finger in Gard’s face and grabbed his sweater before Krabbenhoft came over in the middle of the scrum. Howard then reached out and grabbed Krabbenhoft’s face.
Both teams began pushing and shoving, with Michigan forwards Moussa Diabate and Terrance Williams appearing to throw punches.
Gard told CBS after the game that Howard took issue with Wisconsin calling a late timeout with a big lead. The Badgers were up 15 when Gard took a timeout with 15 seconds left; Gard told CBS it was to reset the 10-second clock to advance past halfcourt.
Wisconsin won, 77-63.