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Most of Thursday's Big Ten Tournament matchup between the Washington Huskies and Wisconsin Badgers looked like a one-sided affair. However, Danny Sprinkle's team showed tremendous resiliency down the stretch before eventually falling 85-82 inside the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.
The short-handed Huskies, who had just seven scholarship players healthy and available for the fifth-straight game, trailed by as many as 18 points in the second half. But unlike the first matchup between the two teams in late February, a 17-point win for the Badgers, where the Huskies played what Sprinkle called their most selfish game of the year, Washington stuck together and battled back.
They cut the Badger lead to one in the final minute, but were unable to tie the score or take the lead, as Zoom Diallo's game-tying three-pointer with just a few seconds left on the clock hit the front of the rim and fell off.
Just like in the first matchup this season, the Badgers triumphed behind a three-point barrage. Star guard John Blackwell led the way with a game-high 34 points, converting on 6 of his 12 long-range attempts, and tallying a double-double with 10 rebounds.
As the Badgers went 15-for-39 from deep, Nick Boyd was almost unstoppable early in the contest, as he posted 23 points, going 5-for-6 from beyond the arc, and added 9 assists, while the Huskies were able to hold Braeden Carrington, who hit 9 three-pointers in Seattle, to a 2-for-10 performance from long range.
Meanwhile, Washington's comeback was fueled by the usual suspects.
Hannes Steinbach put together another monster performance as he padded his Big Ten freshman double-double record with his 22nd. The 6-foot-11 German posted 25 points and 16 rebounds, and added 3 blocks and 2 assists to his bottom line, and was followed closely by Diallo.
The sophomore guard added 24 points, 7 assists, and 4 rebounds in a gutsy effort. Even though the Huskies looked exhausted down the stretch, it never showed as they clawed back yet again and came up just shy of making the largest comeback in Big Ten Tournament history.
This article originally appeared on Huskies Wire: UW basketball's comeback falls short in 85-82 loss to Wisconsin
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The short-handed Huskies, who had just seven scholarship players healthy and available for the fifth-straight game, trailed by as many as 18 points in the second half. But unlike the first matchup between the two teams in late February, a 17-point win for the Badgers, where the Huskies played what Sprinkle called their most selfish game of the year, Washington stuck together and battled back.
They cut the Badger lead to one in the final minute, but were unable to tie the score or take the lead, as Zoom Diallo's game-tying three-pointer with just a few seconds left on the clock hit the front of the rim and fell off.
Just like in the first matchup this season, the Badgers triumphed behind a three-point barrage. Star guard John Blackwell led the way with a game-high 34 points, converting on 6 of his 12 long-range attempts, and tallying a double-double with 10 rebounds.
As the Badgers went 15-for-39 from deep, Nick Boyd was almost unstoppable early in the contest, as he posted 23 points, going 5-for-6 from beyond the arc, and added 9 assists, while the Huskies were able to hold Braeden Carrington, who hit 9 three-pointers in Seattle, to a 2-for-10 performance from long range.
Meanwhile, Washington's comeback was fueled by the usual suspects.
Hannes Steinbach put together another monster performance as he padded his Big Ten freshman double-double record with his 22nd. The 6-foot-11 German posted 25 points and 16 rebounds, and added 3 blocks and 2 assists to his bottom line, and was followed closely by Diallo.
The sophomore guard added 24 points, 7 assists, and 4 rebounds in a gutsy effort. Even though the Huskies looked exhausted down the stretch, it never showed as they clawed back yet again and came up just shy of making the largest comeback in Big Ten Tournament history.
This article originally appeared on Huskies Wire: UW basketball's comeback falls short in 85-82 loss to Wisconsin
Continue reading...
