A fight broke out between Michigan and Wisconsin during the postgame handshake line after coaches have heated exchange
Howard confirmed in a postgame press conference that he was unhappy with Gard calling a timeout with 15 seconds left in the game and the Badgers up by 15 points. Howard then said he took issue with somebody touching him.
"Someone had touched me, and I think it was very uncalled for, for them to touch me, as we were verbalizing and communicating with one another," he said."So, that's what ended up happening. That's what escalated it."he took the timeout to give his backups more time to get the ball over midcourt. "We only had 4 seconds to get the ball past half court," he said."I didn't want to put my bench guys in that position of scrambling, so I took the timeout. He did not like that when he came through the handshake line."
Michigan Athletic Director Ward Manuel said in a statement following the fight that"There is no excuse for any of our staff or student-athletes to get into a physical altercation with others regardless of instigating factors." Manuel said he and other school officials have apologized to officials from Wisconsin and added that they will"review the situation more thoroughly and work with the Big Ten Conference as they determine their disciplinary actions and will determine if further disciplinary actions are warranted."
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