There's not much room in Bo Ryan's world for mistakes. Expect him to have a short bench and a short leash during the postseason.

PLAYER ROTATION
Usual Starters -- F Marcus Landry, F Brian Butch, G Trevon Hughes, Michael Flowers, G Joe Krabbenhoft. Key Subs -- G Jason Bohannon, C Greg Stiemsma, G Tim Jarmusz.

GAME REVIEW

Wisconsin 57, Michigan State 42

Wisconsin 77, Penn State 41

Wisconsin 65, Northwestern 52

Wisconsin 51, Michigan 34 (Big Ten tournament quarterfinal)

Wisconsin 65, Michigan State 63 (Big Ten tournament semifinal)

GAME PREVIEW

vs. Illinois, Sunday, March 16 (Big Ten tournament final)

IN FOCUS
Wisconsin is in the championship game for the second straight season and the fourth time in five years. Illinois is in the final for the first time since beating Wisconsin 54-43 in 2005. The Badgers defeated the Fighting Illini twice this season.

ROSTER REPORT

--After going 0-for-7 from the field in the quarterfinal victory against Michigan, senior Brian Butch tallied 19 points on six of 10 shooting and grabbed seven rebounds in the win against Michigan State on Saturday.

--Junior Joe Krabbenhoft registered his fourth double-double of the season and his first since Dec. 22 with 11 points and a game-high 10 rebounds against the Spartans. He was nine of 10 from the free-throw line.

--Junior F Marcus Landry just missed a double-double with 18 points and nine rebounds. It was his highest-scoring game since he had 21 points against Northwestern on Jan. 19.

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