Just like that, Michigan basketball is in second place in the Big Ten standings.
Frankly, the Wolverines are fortunate they are only one game back. Penn State was one shot away from upsetting Michigan basketball earlier this week.
Yet, after falling behind by 14 points, Wisconsin caught fire from 3-point range, making 9-of-11 at one point in the second half, on their way to a signature win over the Wolverines.
It ends Michigan's bid for the No. 1 ranking. They were a point away from being the unanimous No. 1 last week behind Arizona. Here are the gut reactions.
Drop coverage killed the Wolverines
Aleksas Bieliauskas made eight 3-pointers in the first 15 games of the season, shooting 29 percent. Against Michigan, the big man drilled five 3-pointers, shooting 50 percent. He sparked Wisconsin but was one of three Badgers to make at least three triples.
Aday Mara, and the drop coverage that Michigan had to play cost the Wolverines. Bieliauskas was ignored. It seemed like that was the plan, but he took advantage, and Mara became tough to play in the second half since the Badgers always have 3-point shooters one through five.
2-point offense wasn't good enough
Michigan has had the best 2-point offense in college basketball this season at 65.3 percent. Wisconsin ranked 192nd in 2-point defense. That's a matchup that should have favored the Wolverines. It didn't. Michigan shot just 58 percent (21-of-36) percent on 2-pointers.
Wisconsin has only lost once this season when shooting at least 30 percent from 3-point range, so the fact that Wisconsin shot the lights out and contained Michigan's 2-point offense proved to be the difference.
A wake-up call
It feels like the Wolverines got a little complacent. Their defense didn't have as much urgency, and they were sagging off shooters when they should have been sharper.
Michigan could easily be on a two-game losing skid, and the Wolverines finished -1 in total points over the past two games when they were favored by 20 points in each game. That's concerning.
National titles. Hell, Big Ten titles aren't won in November or December.
This is a reminder that while this team has dominated at times, as much as any team in recent years, it hasn't achieved anything yet.