A little lost in all of the excitement surrounding winning the conference is the fact that the Badgers beat another top-ten team!
They shoot 70.6% from the line as a team, which is good for No. 209 in the nation. Close games come down to a lot of little things that add up over the course of 40 minutes so it’s nearly impossible to pinpoint ONE thing that caused a team to lose or win. Wisconsin went 11-for-12, with their only miss being the front end of Davison’s one-and-one which led to Ivey making a game-tying three and then Hepburn’s trip to immortality in Madison. The game will be aired on Big Ten Network. Not only does Hepburn have the balls to take that final shot, he knew it was going in too! One area of a shooting at which they are not elite? All that being said, Neath, Ben Carlson and Chris Vogt provided exactly what Wisconsin needed against Purdue. Neath drained a three and had four boards while guarding Jaden Ivey. Carlson had two points and three rebounds in only seven minutes of action. The Wisconsin bench isn’t called on all that much for contributions over the course of any given game. Sure Jordan Davis had a great showing against Minnesota last week, but that has been the exception, not the rule, for UW’s bench. He just did, and continues to do, things that winning point guards do. Hepburn was already having a great game before Wisconsin’s final possession. We’ve been fans of Hepburn since before he was even on campus.
The Badgers have now won five consecutive games going into their season finale on Sunday.
Purdue, which entered Tuesday’s game coming off a 68–65 late-game loss to Michigan State on Saturday, now sits third in the Big Ten standings behind Wisconsin and Illinois. A bevy of upsets arose Tuesday, including No. 10 Wisconsin (24–5, 15–4 in Big Ten) landing a 70–67 victory against No. 8 Purdue (24–6, 13–6) at the Kohl Center. Then, a three-pointer from Purdue’s Jaden Ivey tied the game at 67.
This top-10 matchup at the Kohl Center has a lot at stake for the top seed in the Big Ten as the Badgers currently sit one game ahead of Purdue and Illinois in ...
If the Badgers win, they knock the Boilermakers out of the conversation for the number one slot. The Wisconsin basketball team is rolling into their matchup against Purdue ranked a10th in the AP Poll following a win against Rutgers in Piscataway over the weekend. The Badgers currently looking at 1 seed for the Big Ten tournament.
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - The No. 10 Wisconsin Badgers battled it out against No. 8 Purdue Boilermakers at the Kohl Center Tuesday night, winning 70-67.
If Wisconsin beats both Purdue on Tuesday and Nebraska on Sunday, the Badgers will win the Big Ten title outright and not share it for the first time since 2015. A win Tuesday night guarantees the Badgers at least a share of the Big Ten title. MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - The No. 10 Wisconsin Badgers battled it out against No. 8 Purdue Boilermakers at the Kohl Center Tuesday night, winning 70-67.
Wisconsin clinched at least a share of the Big Ten regular-season title with a 70-67 win Tuesday night over Purdue, with coach Greg Gard and company getting ...
Get the fastest scores, stats, news, LIVE videos, and more. Purdue got 22 points on 8 of 15 shooting from star guard Jaden Ivey, who hit his own 3-pointer to tie the game before Hepburn countered. Wisconsin was led by 19 points on 8 of 14 shooting from Tyler Wahl, with Hepburn closely following him with 17 points, making 4 of 6 three-pointers.
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