In a college basketball game, the Nebraska Huskers lead Stony Brook 51-37 with 15:19 left in the game after a 15-9 run and making 6 of their first 8 shots in the second half. The Wisconsin Badgers struggled in their game, being 0-8 from deep and tied at 28-28 with 3:31 left in the half. However, they managed to turn things around, wiping out a 14-0 deficit and leading 17-14 with 7:47 left in the third quarter against Nebraska. The Badgers later dominated the game, leading 60-39 and displaying a strong overall performance against Virginia, with a points per possession of 1.182 compared to Virginia's .788.
Points per possession: #Badgers at 1.182; Virginia at .788.
#Badgers with best overall game of the young season. Now 65-41 with 3:15 left. UW 5-7 from deep and 15-23 overall this half.
#Badgers' lead up to 60-39. Did not see this coming.
#Badgers up, 55-39, with 7:24 left. Shooting 3-3 from deep and 11-15 overall this half.
#Badgers this half: 3-3 from deep and 9-12 overall.
#Badgers getting a bit sloppy with the ball and the Cavaliers are hitting some threes. UW 40-32 with 13:34 left.
Wisconsin has outrebounded #UVA 26-27, it has 10 offensive rebounds and 8 second-chance points and its outscored the 'Hoos in the paint 14-4. Those are numbers Tony Bennett has to figure a way around. Badgers up 35-22 with 17:02 to play.
#Badgers' lead up to 35-22. Time UVA with 17:02 left. Crowl up to 11 pts and 8 boards. AJ Storr quiet offensively but playing a very good all-around game. Six boards, two assists.
#Badgers up at half, 28-18. Defense very solid. Klesmit has hit 3 of 4 shots and has added six points. Crowl with nine points, six boards. Storr has two points but six boards. UW with a 10-2 edge in paint points.
#Badgers 20-12 with 7:21 left. They are 3-8 from deep. Crowl 7; Blackwell 5.
#Badgers' defense has been sticky and ball movement solid. UW 18-9 with 8:59 left.
#Badgers Crowl with seven points and five boards early. UW 10-7 lead with 13:11 left in half.
#Badgers have to burn a timeout with 1:35 left. Defense was a bit unorganized. NEB has driven to UW 26. First down. Purdy making plays with his feet.
#Badgers will punt with 3:36 left.
#Badgers force a three-and-out. Take over at their 325 after the punt. We have 6:55 left.
#Badgers face fourth and 1 at NEB 32.
#Badgers go for it on fourth and 3 from NEB 33. INC pass. Huskers' ball wit 4:01 left in quarter.
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#Badgers take advantage of a PI call in the end zone as Braelon Allen scores from 2 yards. UW has wiped out the 14-0 deficit and leads, 17-14, with 7:47 left in the third.
#Badgers wake up in the second quarter and get back in their game against Nebraska. My halftime observations: https://t.co/imSIsZGuOo
The #Huskers out-gained Wisconsin in total yards, 270-133. 126 rushing yards already, and Chubba Purdy has 68 of it. NU won the time of possession battle 18:25-11:35. NU's defense has held the Badgers to 45 rushing yards. Badgers get the ball first out of the half.
#Badgers' D had NEB in a first-and-19 hole and gave up a first down. Huskers then faced first and 20 and got a 26-yard pass.
#Badgers face fourth and 2 from NEB 17 with 1:58 left. They take a timeout to discuss the situation. They were lined up to go for it.
Wisconsin uses that fourth-down stop and turns it into 7 points. Tanner Mordecai throws a 26-yard touchdown to Jackson Acker, who got behind the #Huskers defense. Nebraska 14, Wisconsin 7 w/6:37 left before halftime.
#Badgers get a fourth-down stop. First big play of the night for the home team.
End of 1Q: Nebraska 14, Wisconsin 0 The #Huskers out-gained the Badgers 162-32 and rushed for 83 yards. Purdy is 5-6 for 79 yards and 1 touchdown. Rushed for a 55-yard score, too. Emmett Johnson and Anthony Grant are both running hard and averaging over 5 yards per carry.
First quarter in the books: Huskers have 162 yards; #Badgers have 32.
Both offenses have run 12 plays. Huskers with 151 yards; #Badgers with 32.
Huskers came in at 284.1 yards per game in Big Ten play. Huskers have 151 yards on two possessions. Averaging a tidy 12.6 yards per play.
Huskers hit #Badgers with a 58-yard TD pass. Hallman missed tackle at UW 34. Huskers came in at 16.0 ppg in league play. They have 14 in first nine minutes tonight.
And the #Badgers offense gets one first down and then stalls.
Save for giving up a couple three-point bombs, #Badgers defense has been better this half. Lead is 63-56 with 7:07 left. Blackwell with all eight points this half. McGee giving UW quality minutes as well.
#Badgers Crowl just 2-6 from FT line and UW down to 13-20.
#Badgers 0-8 from deep.
#Badgers did several things well but gave up 7 threes on 14 attempts to a team shooting 31.7% from three in first three games. Robert Morris within two thanks to a 21-0 edge from deep.
#Badgers are 10-15 on twos tonight. They are 0-6 on threes.
#Badgers got off to a decent start with a 10-3 lead but are struggling on both ends now. We have 3:31 left in the half and knotted at 28-28.
Game getting a bit ragged. #Badgers 8-13 from FT line and 0-1 from deep. Lead is 26-22, largely because Robert Morris is 5-10 from deep.
#Badgers have six FTAs and no three-point attempts in first 4:19 of the game.
The #Huskers are on a 15-9 run to open the second half and have made 6 of their first 8 shots. They now lead Stony Brook 51-37 w/15:19 left in the game.