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Wisconsin beats Marquette: Game notes and top plays
The Wisconsin Badgers males’s basketball workforce (6-2 general) added one other marquee win to their resume, beating the Marquette Golden Eagles on the street on the Fiserv Discussion board.
Even with out start line guard Chucky Hepburn for a big chunk of the second half, the Badgers did sufficient to flee with an 80-77 win in Milwaukee.
Here’s a look again at some recreation notes, and prime performs from Wisconsin’s win within the I-94 rivalry.
Recreation notes
- The sport was the No. 129 assembly between the highest two basketball applications within the state of Wisconsin.
- The Badgers now maintain a two-game win streak over the Golden Eagles and a 70-59 all-time sequence edge.
- Wisconsin has gained three of the previous 4 conferences, with two of the previous 5 video games needing extra time to resolve the end result.
- Each groups shot over 50% from the ground general on Saturday, with the Badgers taking pictures a balmy 69.6% within the first half to open up an 11-point lead at halftime.
- There have been 5 situations the place the sport was tied and solely three lead adjustments. Two of the three lead adjustments got here within the remaining minutes of regulation, as Wisconsin had a lead for over 37 minutes.
- Greg Gard picked up win No. 150 for his profession on Saturday, which simply so occurred to be his birthday. He’s now considered one of solely 4 coaches in program historical past (Walter Meanwell, Bud Foster, and Bo Ryan) to succeed in that benchmark.
- Chucky Hepburn notched his third consecutive recreation with a minimum of 17 factors and 7 made discipline targets. The sophomore level guard performed by a groin pressure within the second half and completed the sport taking pictures 5-of-6 from three-point vary and main the Badgers with 19 factors. Hepburn has made a complete of 11 threes previously two video games.
- Senior ahead Tyler Wahl scored in double figures for the sixth time this yr. He nonetheless ranks as Wisconsin’s main scorer at 14.5 factors per recreation and he leads the workforce in rebounding as effectively at 7.1 per contest. He was proper at his season common on Saturday with 15 factors and 7 boards.
- Junior switch Max Klesmit gained the sport for the Badgers with a last-second layup by visitors. He completed the sport with 13 factors, after solely scoring a mixed two factors within the earlier two video games in opposition to USC and Wake Forest. Klemsit performed effectively on the defensive finish with two key steals and likewise had 4 assists in opposition to Marquette.
- Freshman guard Connor Essegian booked his fifth-straight recreation with 10 or extra factors, pouring in 12 factors on 50% taking pictures with 4 rebounds within the recreation. The younger sixth-man performed by foul hassle and got here up with a pair of massive three-pointers whereas Chucky Hepburn was out of the sport to maintain Wisconsin afloat offensively.
- Backup level guard Kamari McGee scored his first factors in a Wisconsin uniform on Saturday. Enjoying in a season-high 10 minutes of motion, McGee scored 5 factors and grabbed two rebounds off the bench.
- Beginning heart Steven Crowl tallied a career-high seven assists in opposition to Marquette. He completed the sport with eight factors and 4 rebounds as effectively, however his passing skill got here up massive for the Badgers on Saturday.
Prime performs
#1: Max Klesmit hits the game-winner with solely seconds remaining
The highest play of the sport must be Max Klesmit’s game-winning layup with 3.5 seconds left on the clock in extra time. Chucky Hepburn did an amazing job of going baseline and bringing the protection with him, and he discovered a reducing Klesmit for a troublesome layup in visitors.
#2: Chucky Hepburn drills a stepback three late in regulation
Enjoying on a bum leg, Chucky Hepburn answered a late Marquette run with an enormous step-back three with the shot clock winding down. It was considered one of 5 triples on the day for Hepburn, however arguably crucial within the recreation to assist regain the lead late within the second half.
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#3: Steven Crowl throws it down with a two-handed slam
With Marquette on an 8-0 run within the second half and the Badgers within the midst of a scoring drought, heart Steven Crowl delivered an enormous two-handed dunk to quiet the Marquette crowd. Not solely did he end the dunk with authority, however he additionally accomplished the three-point play by making a free throw after being fouled.
#4: Chucky hits it from lengthy vary with the shot clock expiring
Chucky Hepburn was on fireplace from three-point vary within the first half. Hepburn was an ideal 4-for-4 from behind the arc within the first 20 minutes, and none have been extra spectacular than this stepback triple with the shot clock winding down. The shot was from method downtown and helped give the Badgers an 11-point benefit at halftime.
#5: Steven Crowl finds Klemsit wide-out with a fairly help
With Marquette doubling the submit, Steven Crowl did a superb job of stepping again and discovering a wide-open Max Klesmit who made an amazing backdoor reduce to the rim. Crowl has showcased his passing skill this season, and this magnificence was considered one of seven assists for the junior massive man.
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Report: Wisconsin's bars and restaurants have seen strong pandemic recovery
The state’s bar and restaurant industry overall has had a strong recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, but that recovery hasn’t been even across the sector.
That’s according to a new report from the Wisconsin Policy Forum, which examined employment, sales and the lingering impacts of the pandemic.
While bars and restaurants were among the businesses most disrupted by the pandemic in 2020, the report found that employment in the industry has returned to pre-pandemic levels and state sales tax revenues from restaurants and bars have returned to its pre-pandemic trend line.
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Kristine Hillmer, president and chief executive officer for the Wisconsin Restaurant Association, said the health of the industry is important because restaurants are the “backbone of Main Street,” serving as a vital social setting.
“They are a gathering place for busy families who need a quick bite to eat,” she said. “They’re a gathering place where you want to celebrate or mourn, or gather together with your friends just to socialize. It really is a unique thing for many communities who really want to have a vibrant town.”
This February, the industry had more employees than it did in the same month of 2020, according to the study. Last summer months, however, restaurants and bars did not reach their pre-pandemic high of 219,200 workers from August 2019.
“The summer of 2023, the numbers were still a little bit lower than summer 2019. But we could see that fully returned by this summer,” said Joe Peterangelo, a senior researcher for Wisconsin Policy Forum. “But overall, I’d say the employment numbers situation is generally pretty positive.”
While restaurants have returned to their pre-pandemic trend line in terms of sales tax revenues generated, many continue to operate at limited hours and fewer days open than they had prior to 2020, the report states.
Because inflation of wholesale food prices has led to higher menu prices, the report said its likely restaurants are earning a similar amount of revenue as before the pandemic with fewer total transactions and smaller orders, the study said.
“Even if the sales have rebounded, there’s still probably fewer sales happening overall,” Peterangelo said. “We don’t have numbers to show that.”
Certain types of restaurants continue to struggle, according to the report.
Hillmer with the restaurant association said mid-priced sit down restaurants have been more impacted by inflation than those in fine dining or fast food.
“Those that want to go out for that high-end steak dinner or seafood dinner are likely not to necessarily balk at some of the higher prices that are baked into the new menu prices because of inflation,” Hillmer said. “However, if you’ve got a family of four and you’re on a tight budget, and you’re making that decision to go out to a restaurant, you may be choosing to go out less or you may be choosing to have (a) lower priced item.”
Despite those challenges, the policy forum found the number of bars and restaurants in Wisconsin has recovered. The report says the state had more of those establishments in the third quarter of 2023 than in the same period of 2019.
But the number of bars in Wisconsin, classified as “drinking places” by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, has been declining over the last few decades, the report said.
In 2022, Wisconsin had 20.3 percent fewer bars than in 2003, the study said. It did not have annual data for 2023.
“We do have almost as many people employed in bars as we did 20 years ago — it’s only 2.6 percent fewer people in 2022 than in 2003,” Peterangelo said. “What that means to me is it kind of supports that theory that we’ve lost small bars and we have larger establishments now that are employing almost as many people overall as they were 20 years ago.”
While restaurants continue to face challenges, the industry’s overall outlook is much better than it was in 2020 or 2021, the report said.
Hillmer said she’s “cautiously optimistic” about the future of the state’s eateries, especially if inflation continues to cool.
“As inflation slows down, there’s going to be more of an evening out of what (disposable) income is available,” she said. “When there’s more income, there’s always that desire to go out, eat and have a good time.”
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First Lady making third visit to Wisconsin in 2024
MILWAUKEE (NBC 26) — First Lady Jill Biden will be making another trip to Wisconsin.
According to a press release, on Friday, May 31st, she will arrive around 5:00 p.m. at the Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee.
This will be her third time visiting the state this year; The first lady visited Wisconsin in FebruaryandMarch.
The First Lady will attend Festa Italiana in Milwaukee on Friday evening and speak at 6:15 p.m.
According to theU.S. Embassy and Consulates in Italy, Jill Biden is the first Italian-American first lady.
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