Fast-forward a day, however, and Wisconsin’s ugly 90-60 loss gave the Nebraska fans wearing red something to laugh about and Gard’s Badgers another humbling reality check. It was Wisconsin's biggest loss of the season.

The Wisconsin Badgers and No. 22 Nebraska Cornhuskers meet Wednesday. Tip-off from the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska, is at 9 p.m. ET.

Greg Gard did not mince words after the Badgers' 30-point loss to No. 22 Nebraska, saying the Badgers 'don't have a defensive identity.'

Wisconsin basketball suffered the most lopsided loss of the Greg Gard era on Wednesday night, as it fell 90-60 to the No. 23 Nebraska Cornhuskers.

Preview the Dec 10 matchup between the Wisconsin Badgers and Nebraska Cornhuskers with how to watch, tv channel info, predictions, odds, over/under, spread, betting lines and more.

But the Dec. 10 game at Nebraska will be the first true road game for a Wisconsin team that has relied on freshmen such as Aleksas Bieliauskas, Will Garlock and Hayden Jones and sophomore Austin Rapp.

Nebraska laid the trap and the University of Wisconsin walked right into it. With the Huskers jamming the paint to prevent easy post touches and dribble drives

Preview the Dec 10 matchup between the Nebraska Cornhuskers and Wisconsin Badgers with how to watch, tv channel info, predictions, odds, over/under, spread, betting lines and more.

Wisconsin basketball's standing took a significant hit on Wednesday night, as it fell 90-60 to the No. 23-ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers.

Remember when I said I expected the Wisconsin Badgers to give a better effort against Nebraska than against BYU? You can throw that out the window.