AJ Storr leads No. 24 Wisconsin past Chicago State; Badgers point guard Hepburn hurt
MADISON, Wis. (AP) AJ Storr scored a career-high 29 points and No. 24 Wisconsin beat Chicago State 80-53 on Friday night.
The Badgers' starting point guard, Chucky Hepburn, suffered a lower-body injury with 18:08 remaining in the game and did not return. Hepburn, who leads the Badgers in minutes and steals per game, crumpled to the floor on a breakaway following a steal and had to be helped from the court by teammates.
Wisconsin coach Greg Gard said Hepburn would be sore, but is expected to be fine. The Badgers don’t play again until Jan. 2.
“He’ll just have some time off,” Gard said. “He was walking around the locker room afterwards.”
Storr, a sophomore transfer from St. John’s, hit 11 of 18 shots, including 3 of 5 beyond the arc. His previous career high was 23 points last season for the Red Storm. His best with Wisconsin was 22.
“For the most part, not a lot of bad shots,” Gard said. “I think he’s gotten better. As I’ve said many times, he might be our most improved player in the last two months, specifically defensively. He’s got areas to obviously get better at, but he’s come a long way in a short time.”
Steven Crowl added 13 points and Tyler Wahl had 11 for the Badgers (8-3).
Wesley Cardet Jr. scored 10 points on 4-of-22 shooting for Chicago State (7-10), which had its four-game winning streak snapped. That run included a win over then-No. 25 Northwestern in which Cardet had 30 points.
“Four games in eight days, he looked tired,” Chicago State coach Gerald Gillion said. “He got to the rim at will, couldn’t finish some of those, but that’s the way the ball bounces.”
Storr scored 20 points in the first half as Wisconsin led 38-25 at the break. In the second half, his rebound jam capped a 9-0 run that put the Badgers ahead 52-29.
Wisconsin gained separation early with a 14-1 run, taking a 20-5 lead on a pair of free throws by Crowl with 11:24 left in the half.
The Cougars missed their first 11 shots before Noble Crawford hit a 3-pointer with 10:08 left.
“One thing I can say is that Wisconsin is a tournament team that has a chance to make a good run,” Gillion said.
THE TAKEAWAY
Chicago State: Playing an independent schedule this season before moving to the Northeast Conference in 2024-25, the Cougars are at California Baptist next. Then they face DePaul, Kansas State and Oklahoma State between Dec. 30 and Jan. 3.
Wisconsin: Players and staff wore white T-shirts with the words “Walt Strong” in tribute to former player Walt McGrory, who died Saturday of bone cancer at age 24. McGrory appeared in 37 games off the bench over four seasons at Wisconsin and was part of the 2019-20 team that won a share of the Big Ten regular-season title.
UP NEXT
Chicago State is at California Baptist on Wednesday.
Wisconsin hosts Iowa on Jan. 2.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Cameron Jernigan vs. Steven Crowl (Badgers gains possession) | |||
19:37 | AJ Storr misses two point jump shot | |||
19:35 | Jahsean Corbett personal foul | |||
19:20 | Brent Davis shooting foul (Tyler Wahl draws the foul) | |||
19:20 | +1 | Tyler Wahl makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0-1 | |
19:20 | Tyler Wahl misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
19:20 | Cameron Jernigan defensive rebound | |||
18:55 | Wesley Cardet Jr. misses two point layup | |||
18:53 | Chucky Hepburn defensive rebound | |||
18:48 | Noble Crawford personal foul | |||
18:42 | +2 | AJ Storr makes two point cutting layup (Max Klesmit assists) | 0-3 | |
18:22 | Max Klesmit shooting foul (Wesley Cardet Jr. draws the foul) | |||
18:22 | +1 | Wesley Cardet Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1-3 | |
18:22 | +1 | Wesley Cardet Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-3 | |
18:14 | Cameron Jernigan personal foul (Tyler Wahl draws the foul) | |||
17:56 | +3 | AJ Storr makes three point jump shot (Chucky Hepburn assists) | 2-6 | |
17:27 | John Blackwell blocks Wesley Cardet Jr.'s two point layup | |||
17:25 | Cameron Jernigan offensive rebound | |||
17:25 | John Blackwell shooting foul (Cameron Jernigan draws the foul) | |||
17:23 | +1 | Cameron Jernigan makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 3-6 | |
17:23 | +1 | Cameron Jernigan makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-6 | |
16:59 | +2 | Tyler Wahl makes two point driving reverse layup | 4-8 | |
16:40 | Tyler Wahl shooting foul (Jahsean Corbett draws the foul) | |||
16:40 | +1 | Jahsean Corbett makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 5-8 | |
16:40 | Jahsean Corbett misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
16:40 | John Blackwell defensive rebound | |||
16:22 | DeShawn Jean-Charles personal foul (Steven Crowl draws the foul) | |||
16:21 | Wesley Cardet Jr. personal foul | |||
16:12 | John Blackwell misses three point jump shot | |||
16:09 | Cougars defensive rebound | |||
15:54 | Wesley Cardet Jr. misses two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
15:52 | John Blackwell defensive rebound | |||
15:41 | AJ Storr misses two point running layup | |||
15:39 | Wesley Cardet Jr. defensive rebound | |||
15:30 | Wesley Cardet Jr. turnover (bad pass) (John Blackwell steals) | |||
15:18 | Tyler Wahl misses two point hook shot | |||
15:16 | DeShawn Jean-Charles defensive rebound | |||
15:01 | Chucky Hepburn personal foul (Wesley Cardet Jr. draws the foul) | |||
15:01 | TV timeout | |||
14:51 | Wesley Cardet Jr. misses two point driving layup | |||
14:49 | Max Klesmit defensive rebound | |||
14:38 | John Blackwell offensive foul | |||
14:38 | John Blackwell turnover (offensive foul) | |||
14:22 | Jahsean Corbett misses three point jump shot | |||
14:20 | Badgers defensive rebound | |||
14:08 | Kedrick Green personal foul (Carter Gilmore draws the foul) | |||
14:08 | +1 | Carter Gilmore makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 5-9 | |
14:08 | +1 | Carter Gilmore makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-10 | |
13:54 | Wesley Cardet Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
13:50 | Badgers defensive rebound | |||
13:24 | +2 | AJ Storr makes two point driving layup | 5-12 | |
13:24 | Cameron Jernigan shooting foul (AJ Storr draws the foul) | |||
13:24 | +1 | AJ Storr makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 5-13 | |
13:13 | Wesley Cardet Jr. turnover (out of bounds) | |||
13:04 | +2 | Tyler Wahl makes two point driving layup (Steven Crowl assists) | 5-15 | |
12:44 | Wesley Cardet Jr. misses two point jump shot | |||
12:42 | Tyler Wahl defensive rebound | |||
12:26 | Wesley Cardet Jr. personal foul (Tyler Wahl draws the foul) | |||
12:26 | Tyler Wahl misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
12:26 | Jahsean Corbett defensive rebound | |||
12:05 | Kedrick Green misses two point jump shot | |||
12:03 | Steven Crowl defensive rebound | |||
11:51 | +2 | AJ Storr makes two point layup (Steven Crowl assists) | 5-17 | |
11:51 | Teshaundre Cole shooting foul (AJ Storr draws the foul) | |||
11:50 | TV timeout | |||
11:51 | +1 | AJ Storr makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 5-18 | |
11:35 | Noble Crawford turnover | |||
11:24 | DeShawn Jean-Charles personal foul (Steven Crowl draws the foul) | |||
11:24 | +1 | Steven Crowl makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 5-19 | |
11:24 | +1 | Steven Crowl makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-20 | |
11:11 | Tyler Wahl blocks Noble Crawford's three point jump shot | |||
11:09 | Connor Essegian defensive rebound | |||
10:49 | Jump ball. Steven Crowl vs. Brent Davis (Cougars gains possession) | |||
10:49 | Steven Crowl turnover (lost ball) (Brent Davis steals) | |||
10:32 | Jahsean Corbett misses three point jump shot | |||
10:30 | Noble Crawford offensive rebound | |||
10:30 | Noble Crawford misses two point layup | |||
10:28 | Badgers defensive rebound | |||
10:19 | Connor Essegian misses three point jump shot | |||
10:17 | Wesley Cardet Jr. defensive rebound | |||
10:11 | +3 | Noble Crawford makes three point jump shot (Wesley Cardet Jr. assists) | 8-20 | |
9:55 | AJ Storr misses two point dunk | |||
9:53 | Noble Crawford defensive rebound | |||
9:48 | Wesley Cardet Jr. misses two point layup | |||
9:46 | Jahsean Corbett offensive rebound | |||
9:36 | +2 | Jahsean Corbett makes two point layup | 10-20 | |
9:27 | +2 | AJ Storr makes two point driving layup | 10-22 | |
9:08 | +3 | Jahsean Corbett makes three point jump shot (Wesley Cardet Jr. assists) | 13-22 | |
8:41 | +2 | Steven Crowl makes two point cutting layup (AJ Storr assists) | 13-24 | |
8:41 | Cougars 30 second timeout | |||
8:26 | Wesley Cardet Jr. misses two point layup | |||
8:24 | Max Klesmit defensive rebound | |||
8:03 | Chucky Hepburn misses two point layup | |||
8:01 | Wesley Cardet Jr. defensive rebound | |||
7:55 | +2 | Wesley Cardet Jr. makes two point layup | 15-24 | |
7:36 | +2 | AJ Storr makes two point jump shot | 15-26 | |
7:09 | Wesley Cardet Jr. misses two point layup | |||
7:07 | Teshaundre Cole offensive rebound | |||
7:03 | +2 | Teshaundre Cole makes two point putback layup | 17-26 | |
6:47 | +2 | AJ Storr makes two point cutting dunk (Chucky Hepburn assists) | 17-28 | |
6:19 | +2 | Wesley Cardet Jr. makes two point driving layup | 19-28 | |
6:21 | TV timeout | |||
5:57 | Max Klesmit turnover (bad pass) (Noble Crawford steals) | |||
5:51 | +2 | Noble Crawford makes two point dunk | 21-28 | |
5:30 | AJ Storr misses three point jump shot | |||
5:28 | DeShawn Jean-Charles defensive rebound | |||
5:06 | Jahsean Corbett misses two point jump shot | |||
5:04 | AJ Storr defensive rebound | |||
4:54 | Max Klesmit misses three point jump shot | |||
4:52 | DeShawn Jean-Charles defensive rebound | |||
4:45 | DeShawn Jean-Charles misses three point jump shot | |||
4:43 | Jahsean Corbett offensive rebound | |||
4:38 | Jahsean Corbett turnover (lost ball) | |||
4:22 | DeShawn Jean-Charles blocks Tyler Wahl's two point hook shot | |||
4:20 | Wesley Cardet Jr. defensive rebound | |||
4:07 | Jahsean Corbett misses three point jump shot | |||
4:05 | Noble Crawford offensive rebound | |||
3:54 | Wesley Cardet Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
3:52 | Steven Crowl defensive rebound | |||
3:42 | Tyler Wahl turnover (traveling) | |||
3:42 | TV timeout | |||
3:34 | +2 | Kedrick Green makes two point layup | 23-28 | |
3:13 | Steven Crowl misses two point layup | |||
3:11 | Steven Crowl offensive rebound | |||
3:06 | +2 | Steven Crowl makes two point putback layup | 23-30 | |
2:47 | Kedrick Green misses two point layup | |||
2:45 | Jahsean Corbett offensive rebound | |||
2:40 | Jahsean Corbett misses two point layup | |||
2:38 | Chucky Hepburn defensive rebound | |||
2:33 | +3 | AJ Storr makes three point jump shot (Chucky Hepburn assists) | 23-33 | |
2:12 | Cameron Jernigan misses three point jump shot | |||
2:10 | Steven Crowl defensive rebound | |||
2:04 | +2 | Chucky Hepburn makes two point running layup | 23-35 | |
1:49 | DeShawn Jean-Charles turnover (bad pass) (Max Klesmit steals) | |||
1:42 | AJ Storr misses two point layup | |||
1:40 | Max Klesmit offensive rebound | |||
1:32 | Max Klesmit misses two point layup | |||
1:30 | Noble Crawford defensive rebound | |||
1:23 | +2 | Noble Crawford makes two point layup | 25-35 | |
1:14 | +2 | Tyler Wahl makes two point cutting layup (Chucky Hepburn assists) | 25-37 | |
0:45 | Wesley Cardet Jr. misses two point jump shot | |||
0:43 | Chucky Hepburn defensive rebound | |||
0:35 | Brent Davis personal foul (Chucky Hepburn draws the foul) | |||
0:35 | +1 | Chucky Hepburn makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-38 | |
0:35 | Chucky Hepburn misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
0:35 | Brent Davis defensive rebound | |||
0:06 | Wesley Cardet Jr. misses two point layup | |||
0:04 | Tyler Wahl defensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |