Juwan Howard says Greg Gard touching him "unnecessarily" in the post-game handshake line escalated the situation.

"I thought it was time to protect myself."

FWIW Gard is 5-11. Howard is 6-9.

He also swung at Joe Krabbenhoft a few moments later.#Badgers pic.twitter.com/RlgmosIOLi

— Evan Flood (@Evan_Flood) February 20, 2022