Well Schnoodle... I guess you can't "make" a friend want to spend time with you and your wife. Your local team making it to the final four is a big deal and its a shame to not celebrate it together but it is your friend's choice.

Now you have a choice. How do you want to celebrate watching your team? Do you have other people you and your wife would both enjoy watching it with? Or could you and your wife go to the local sports bar to watch? Is your wife a big fan or was she just going to socialize?