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.  

#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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