What the win Friday does for UW is solidify its position of being at least a No. 4 seed. Depending on what bracketologist you believe, the Badgers have already done enough to earn a No. 3 seed. A win vs. Michigan State Saturday will solidify that but a loss shouldn’t hurt UW's standing.

March’s mad grip fastened its knot on the Bruins on Friday afternoon.  It was a reminder that heartache can strike year after year, and destiny’s hand can drag one back to a familiar stop.  About a year removed from their heartbreaker against the Ducks – one that prematurely fractured the Bruins’ season – an eerily similar trajectory awaited.