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Find out how to watch, live stream or TV channel and game time information for the March 19, 2023 college basketball matchup between Wisconsin and Liberty.

The Wisconsin Badgers were able to close out against the Liberty Flames in a 75-71 victory on Saturday afternoon, to send them to the qua...

The four-star recruit received an offer from the Badgers in April 2022 and is now up to... Nick Janowksi and the Pewaukee Pirates won their third straight Wisconsin High School basketball Division 2 state championship Saturday. Their 33 combined points were just one short of the Flames 34 points in the half. Steven Crowl and Chucky Hepburn led the way for the Badgers in the first half, producing 14 and 19 points respectively. The Badgers will now move on to the final eight teams in the tournament. Wisconsin guard Chucky Hepburn scored a career-high 27 points to help the Badgers hold off the Flames.

The Badgers showed some grit down the stretch Sunday afternoon, pulling out a 75-71 victory over Liberty in a second-round National Invitation Tournament game ...

Badgers did what they should have done down low, and Liberty rode McGhee’s quickness which was a mismatch.— Sam Malone (@Thee_SamMalone) A quick view of the season in one game. Crowd was into to it and a great defensive possession to end the game. They made big plays down the stretch to advance. I'm a physician who watched the first 30 minutes until I felt an aneurysm coming on😀. I think it helped down the stretch!— mary regel (@mregel1) Fantastic participation from the fans! His iso d on McGee on a switch liberty wanted was solid d - maybe saved the game.— MJC (@packerowner1958) These two wins are going to pay dividends going into the off season— Patrick Clark (@PatrickClark05) And the crowd was into it!— Chris Davis (@cdavis20000) Props to the Kohl Center crowd, too. But he took over on Sunday, taking advantage of the smaller Flames by bullying his way to the rim.

It had been a quiet few weeks for Badgers men's basketball sophomore point guard Chucky Hepburn. He hadn't shot well in the team's two postseason games ...

A quick view of the season in one game. Crowd was into to it and a great defensive possession to end the game. They made big plays down the stretch to advance. I think it helped down the stretch!— mary regel (@mregel1) His iso d on McGee on a switch liberty wanted was solid d - maybe saved the game.— MJC (@packerowner1958) These two wins are going to pay dividends going into the off season— Patrick Clark (@PatrickClark05) And the crowd was into it!— Chris Davis (@cdavis20000) “It’s a great playmaking position,” Gard said of working the ball through the post. The Badgers finished with 46 of their points in the paint. Liberty started to send double teams at Crowl in the second half, and he responded with crisp passes that led to a pair of layups for Wahl. The Badgers will face the winner of Sunday night’s game between Oregon and UCF in the NIT quarterfinals. Hepburn scored 27 points, a UW career-high, and did almost all of his damage in the paint.

MADISON, Wis. (WDBJ) - Liberty's men's basketball season wrapped in Wisconsin on Sunday after a 75-71 loss to the Badgers in the second round of the NIT.

3 Liberty men’s basketball defeated in 2nd round of NIT by No. (WDBJ) - Liberty’s men’s basketball season wrapped in Wisconsin on Sunday after a 75-71 loss to the Badgers in the second round of the NIT. No.

"Terrific college basketball game," UW head coach Greg Gard said. After a 10-0 run by the Flames, UW trailed 61-54 with 10:20 left. Able to get to ...

- Crowl picked up a flagrant and a technical foul for his incident with Robinson in the first half. In a foul-heavy game that featured nine ties and 14 lead changes, UW went 20-of-24 from the free throw line. "He was getting to the line. When he got to the rim, he jump-walled him and made him have to come through a body. "I think it's just a confidence thing," Hepburn said. "It all starts on the defensive side," said Hepburn. "Talk about Tyler making plays down the stretch." "The one Max had was huge," Gard said. "In that situation, being down one, I thought that was a good one to go to," Gard explained. LU shot 47.3 percent as a team, but went 6:53 without a field goal at one point in the second half. The Wofford transfer made a left-handed layup high off the glass to put the Badgers in front. Hepburn, who feasted on a pair of 5-foot-9 guards, got to the free throw line 11 times, making nine of those attempts -- both personal bests.

The sophomore point guard scored more than 13 points for the first time in the month to advance the Badgers to the NIT quarterfinals.

He had done enough earlier, and now the Badgers are onto the NIT quarterfinals. Crowl had gotten into foul trouble in the middle of the game after having scored 10 of UW’s first 14 points. But the middle of the game when the Badgers needed some production belonged to Hepburn. From the early part of the game, Hepburn had no issue with the offensive matchup of either Porter or McGhee. UW (19-14) will play the winner of Sunday night's game between top-seeded Oregon and Central Florida. UW coach Greg Gard acknowledged that with center Steven Crowl’s career-high 36 points on Tuesday and now Hepburn’s performance Sunday, the value of playing in the NIT is well-defined: This is a chance at redemption for these Badgers.

Wisconsin basketball took on Liberty University in the second round of the NIT. Showing the grit and moxie that is a Wisconsin trademark, UW won 75-71.

Finally, they said that Wisconsin is finally able to play with the pressure of must-win games. My only regret was that Crowl lost his composure a bit when he said something inflammatory and picked up the technical with it. Klesmit had a height advantage and calmly launched his 3-point bomb and the Badgers took the lead 68-67. It looked as if everyone on Liberty’s roster was an acting major, with all of the flopping going on. I’ll be the first to admit that I underestimated Liberty too much. I believe, from watching the replay a few times on my DVR, that Robinson tried to pull Crowl down with him. The “Big Steve” that has been playing the last two games should be a monster next year in the NCAA paint. He was ice-cold from three-point land (0-6) but still amassed a career-high 27 points on 9-20 from the field and 9-11 from the charity stripe. It seemed that every time Liberty was poised to make a run and put some distance between themselves and Wisconsin, Chucky stopped it with a forceful drive. When I first started watching Steven Crowl this season, I thought he had a good bit of talent but maybe a little passive in his game. He would slash and drive, put English on the ball that seemed to defy physics. As the Flames went a collective 8-27 (29.6%) beyond the arc, I would say that the Badgers did just that.

The Badgers advanced to the quarterfinals of the NIT with a huge win against Liberty.

This season, the Badgers shot 68% as a team from the line, good for 11th best in the Big Ten. But he made up for it with an incredible performance, leading the Badgers to another NIT win. Liberty’s Darius McGhee finished with 31 points on 10/25 shooting, and he was the most dominant player on the floor throughout the game. Wahl, typically a 62% free throw shooter was excellent. Hepburn went 9-11 from the line in a fantastic game from the sophomore guard. The Badgers again shot the ball extremely well at the free-throw line on Sunday.