Northwestern's Boo Buie showcased an impressive performance, scoring 16 points in a short span and hitting multiple three-pointers. Despite Buie's efforts, Wisconsin's Storr, Crowl, and Klesmit led a comeback, securing a 70-61 victory. Storr finished with 30 points, Crowl with 19, and Klesmit with 10 points and seven assists. McGee also made significant contributions.
Critcal sequence in second half: #Badgers up, 63-56, when McGee comes up with the block. McGee then assists on a basket by Storr. Buie answers with a three but Klesmit finds Crowl for a dunk and a 67-59 lead with 3:55 left. Blackwell then hit dagger three.
FINAL: #Badgers storm back to take down Northwestern, 70-61. Storr 30, Crowl 19 and Klesmit 10 (and seven assists). Lots of other contributors. McGee was huge today.
Blackwell with a dagger three and Storr with a block. Now 70-59 #Badgers.
#Badgers 67-59 with 3:36 left. Kamari McGee with a huge block on a Northwestern break with UW up seven. Then Storr on a drive and Crowl a dunk.
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Storr with a three and a drive. Crowl with a three. #Badgers 59-51 with 7:20 left. Storr 25; Crowl 17.
Entertaining game now. Storr dunk gave #Badgers a 6-point lead; Buie hit a three; McGee on a drive. UW 49-44 with 12:21 left.
Cats battled back to forge a 38-38 tie on a three by Buie, but #Badgers Storr answered with a three and just got fouled on a drive. UW 41-38 with 15:24 left.
Buie had 16 of his team's first 21 points, but Northwestern went from up 11 points to trailing Wisconsin 33-29 at halftime. Buie didn't score the last 12 minutes of the first half. #B1GMBBT
HALF: Wisconsin 33, Northwestern 29 Boo Buie (16 points) 4-for-6 from three, rest of team (13 points) 0-for-6. That ain't gonna get it done.
#Badgers without Hepburn and Blackwell is 0-6 shooting...However, they wiped out the 11-point deficit and lead, 33-29 at the break. Storr with 13 and Crowl with 10.
#Badgers have battled back behind Crowl and now Klesmit. UW trails, 23-20, with 8:53 left.
Boo Buie scored 14 points in a span of 2:52. #Badgers led, 5-4, when he started his run. They trail, 21-10 now.
Boo Buie 16, Wisconsin 10 with 11:34 to go in the half. Northwestern has 21 in all.
Buie is 4-5 from deep and has 16 points. Cats over #Badgers, 21-10, with 11:34 left. UW 1-4 from deep and 4-13 overall.
Boo Buie already has three 3s and had another waved off because of a foul off the ball. One of the most improved 3 shooters in the country, from 32.8% last season to 43.3% this one. Northwestern leads 16-8
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#Badgers Crowl got ball on low block and motioned Blackwell to clear away to take his man with him. Blackwell did that and Crowl posted his guy and scored. UW 23-13 with 11:23 left.