It was UCLA's first season in the Big Ten and things didn't necessarily go great for Mick Cronin's team in the conference tournament.

When you get to a platform like this, you have an obligation to tell the truth. I know it makes me a target,” Cronin said.

Wisconsin just caught fire from deep and thrived off it. The Badgers made 19 3-pointers, and when an offense is rolling like that, there's not many teams that are going to beat it. UCLA coach Mick Cronin addressed the media after the loss,

The No. 7 seed UCLA Bruins open NCAA tournament play far from home against No. 10 seed Utah State Aggies Thursday in Lexington, Ky.

Utah State (26-7) will face UCLA (22-10) at 7:25 MT Thursday at the 20,545-seat Rupp Arena in downtown Lexington. The winner of Thursday’s game between the Aggies and Bruins will then face the winner of the 4:50 p.m. MT matchup between No. 2 Tennessee (27-7) and No. 15 Wofford (19-15) on Saturday.