Tyler Wahl helps No. 13 Wisconsin hang on for 61-59 win over rival Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Tyler Wahl had 16 points and hit two free throws with 5 seconds left to help No. 13 Wisconsin beat rival Minnesota 61-59 on Tuesday night.
A.J. Storr had 15 points and 12 rebounds for the Big Ten-leading Badgers (15-4, 7-1), who beat the Gophers (12-7, 3-5) for the seventh straight time. Max Klesmit scored 11 points and made a key steal down the stretch for the Badgers, who were 8 for 10 from the foul line.
“It saves us in games like this where every point matters,” Wahl said, “and we’ve got a lot of guys who can put it in confidently.”
As Elijah Hawkins drove into the lane with the Gophers down by one, Wahl - the fifth-year native of Minnesota playing in his home state for the final time - fought for position with Dawson Garcia and drew the foul call on Garcia.
After Wahl swished both free throws, the Badgers fouled twice to get the Gophers in the bonus and to the line where they went a woeful 5 for 13. Mike Mitchell made the first one and missed the second try with 3 seconds left, hustling to the baseline to grab his own rebound and find a clean shot to tie it. But the ball banked off the glass and barely missed at the buzzer.
Hawkins, who missed Minnesota's last game with a sprained ankle, had 16 points, nine assists, five rebounds and two steals. Garcia had seven of his 10 points in the final five-plus minutes, including a layup with 2:37 left that gave the Gophers a 57-55 lead.
Klesmit missed a rushed 3 on the other end, and the Gophers were in good shape. But Hawkins had a top-of-the-key pass poked away by Klesmit to start a fast break that Storr finished with the tying dunk.
“He’s been on such a tear offensively that people forget he’s a tough-nosed defender first and foremost,” said coach Greg Gard, who notched his 100th Big Ten win. “He just made plays when we needed them.”
The Badgers, who took their first Big Ten loss last week against Penn State, brought the conference’s second-worst 3-point defense into the game (35.5% allowed). They let the Gophers make their first six attempts from deep after halftime and squandered a 15-point first-half lead.
Minnesota coach Ben Johnson fell to 0-5 against the Badgers, by a total of 16 points.
“You can stay down, or you can get back up," Johnson said. "This train’s going to keep moving. We’ve got to find ways to get back up, and I think we will.”
BIG PICTURE
Wisconsin: Wahl, a product of Lakeville North High School about 25 miles south of Williams Arena, is 7-1 against the Gophers. Wahl’s defense on Garcia, who regularly played against him in high school, limited Minnesota’s leading scorer to 4-for-10 shooting after he had 52 points over his previous two games.
“We buckled down and we got better when we needed to,” Gard said. “That just shows me that we can.”
Minnesota: The first matchup all season with a ranked opponent for the Gophers came against their bitter border-state rival, producing the type of big-game atmosphere missing too often here in recent years. The last time they beat a team in the AP Top 25 was nearly four years ago, against Purdue.
UP NEXT
Wisconsin hosts Michigan State on Friday.
Minnesota plays at Penn State on Saturday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Steven Crowl vs. Dawson Garcia (Badgers gains possession) | |||
19:47 | +2 | Tyler Wahl makes two point layup | 2-0 | |
19:20 | Mike Mitchell Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
19:18 | AJ Storr defensive rebound | |||
18:56 | +2 | Steven Crowl makes two point jump shot (AJ Storr assists) | 4-0 | |
18:34 | Pharrel Payne misses two point layup | |||
18:32 | Pharrel Payne offensive rebound | |||
18:26 | +2 | Pharrel Payne makes two point layup | 4-2 | |
18:04 | +2 | AJ Storr makes two point dunk (Tyler Wahl assists) | 6-2 | |
17:42 | Chucky Hepburn personal foul | |||
17:39 | Cam Christie misses two point jump shot | |||
17:37 | Steven Crowl defensive rebound | |||
17:25 | Chucky Hepburn turnover (lost ball) (Elijah Hawkins steals) | |||
17:02 | Tyler Wahl shooting foul (Pharrel Payne draws the foul) | |||
17:02 | Pharrel Payne misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
17:02 | Pharrel Payne misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
17:02 | Tyler Wahl defensive rebound | |||
16:39 | Steven Crowl turnover (traveling) | |||
16:23 | Elijah Hawkins misses three point jump shot | |||
16:21 | AJ Storr defensive rebound | |||
16:16 | Cam Christie shooting foul (AJ Storr draws the foul) | |||
16:16 | +1 | AJ Storr makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 7-2 | |
16:16 | +1 | AJ Storr makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 8-2 | |
16:02 | Steven Crowl shooting foul (Pharrel Payne draws the foul) | |||
16:02 | Pharrel Payne misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
16:02 | +1 | Pharrel Payne makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 8-3 | |
15:48 | Max Klesmit turnover (bad pass) (Dawson Garcia steals) | |||
15:42 | +3 | Mike Mitchell Jr. makes three point jump shot (Elijah Hawkins assists) | 8-6 | |
15:17 | Steven Crowl misses two point jump shot | |||
15:15 | Parker Fox defensive rebound | |||
15:07 | +3 | Dawson Garcia makes three point jump shot (Elijah Hawkins assists) | 8-9 | |
14:48 | AJ Storr misses two point jump shot | |||
14:46 | Parker Fox defensive rebound | |||
14:38 | Elijah Hawkins misses two point layup | |||
14:36 | AJ Storr defensive rebound | |||
14:23 | +3 | Steven Crowl makes three point jump shot (AJ Storr assists) | 11-9 | |
14:03 | +2 | Parker Fox makes two point layup (Cam Christie assists) | 11-11 | |
13:51 | +2 | Max Klesmit makes two point jump shot | 13-11 | |
13:34 | Mike Mitchell Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
13:32 | Isaac Lindsey defensive rebound | |||
13:10 | Parker Fox blocks Max Klesmit's two point layup | |||
13:08 | Parker Fox defensive rebound | |||
13:03 | Mike Mitchell Jr. misses two point jump shot | |||
13:01 | AJ Storr defensive rebound | |||
12:57 | Elijah Hawkins personal foul | |||
12:57 | TV timeout | |||
12:52 | +3 | Chucky Hepburn makes three point jump shot | 16-11 | |
12:40 | Cam Christie offensive foul | |||
12:40 | Cam Christie turnover (offensive foul) | |||
12:28 | Nolan Winter misses three point jump shot | |||
12:26 | Cam Christie defensive rebound | |||
12:09 | Cam Christie misses two point jump shot | |||
12:07 | John Blackwell defensive rebound | |||
11:53 | Nolan Winter turnover (double dribble) | |||
11:53 | TV timeout | |||
11:42 | Braeden Carrington misses three point jump shot | |||
11:40 | Chucky Hepburn defensive rebound | |||
11:25 | Chucky Hepburn misses two point jump shot | |||
11:23 | Pharrel Payne defensive rebound | |||
11:15 | +2 | Joshua Ola-Joseph makes two point layup (Mike Mitchell Jr. assists) | 16-13 | |
10:49 | Isaiah Ihnen blocks John Blackwell's two point layup | |||
10:47 | Mike Mitchell Jr. defensive rebound | |||
10:29 | Mike Mitchell Jr. misses two point jump shot | |||
10:27 | Connor Essegian defensive rebound | |||
10:14 | +2 | Connor Essegian makes two point layup (Tyler Wahl assists) | 18-13 | |
9:52 | Nolan Winter personal foul | |||
9:47 | Pharrel Payne misses two point layup | |||
9:45 | Pharrel Payne offensive rebound | |||
9:45 | Steven Crowl shooting foul (Pharrel Payne draws the foul) | |||
9:45 | +1 | Pharrel Payne makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-14 | |
9:45 | +1 | Pharrel Payne makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-15 | |
9:32 | Pharrel Payne personal foul | |||
9:30 | +3 | Max Klesmit makes three point jump shot (Carter Gilmore assists) | 21-15 | |
9:10 | Joshua Ola-Joseph misses three point jump shot | |||
9:08 | AJ Storr defensive rebound | |||
8:42 | +3 | Max Klesmit makes three point jump shot | 24-15 | |
8:09 | Elijah Hawkins misses three point jump shot | |||
8:07 | Max Klesmit defensive rebound | |||
7:51 | AJ Storr misses three point jump shot | |||
7:49 | Pharrel Payne defensive rebound | |||
7:33 | Braeden Carrington misses three point jump shot | |||
7:31 | Golden Gophers offensive rebound | |||
7:30 | TV timeout | |||
7:21 | Joshua Ola-Joseph turnover (lost ball) (Max Klesmit steals) | |||
7:16 | Mike Mitchell Jr. personal foul (AJ Storr draws the foul) | |||
7:16 | AJ Storr misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
7:16 | +1 | AJ Storr makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-15 | |
6:55 | Mike Mitchell Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
6:53 | AJ Storr defensive rebound | |||
6:40 | +2 | AJ Storr makes two point jump shot (Nolan Winter assists) | 27-15 | |
6:09 | Mike Mitchell Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
6:07 | Golden Gophers offensive rebound | |||
6:06 | Elijah Hawkins misses three point jump shot | |||
6:04 | Tyler Wahl defensive rebound | |||
5:44 | +2 | Tyler Wahl makes two point layup (Chucky Hepburn assists) | 29-15 | |
5:40 | Golden Gophers 30 second timeout | |||
5:20 | Mike Mitchell Jr. misses two point jump shot | |||
5:18 | Isaiah Ihnen offensive rebound | |||
5:15 | +2 | Isaiah Ihnen makes two point layup | 29-17 | |
4:57 | +3 | Nolan Winter makes three point jump shot (Chucky Hepburn assists) | 32-17 | |
4:37 | Elijah Hawkins turnover (bad pass) (Chucky Hepburn steals) | |||
4:27 | Chucky Hepburn misses two point layup | |||
4:25 | Chucky Hepburn offensive rebound | |||
4:23 | Max Klesmit misses three point jump shot | |||
4:21 | Pharrel Payne defensive rebound | |||
3:53 | +3 | Elijah Hawkins makes three point jump shot (Braeden Carrington assists) | 32-20 | |
3:18 | Parker Fox blocks Max Klesmit's two point jump shot | |||
3:17 | Max Klesmit offensive rebound | |||
3:17 | Badgers turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
3:17 | TV timeout | |||
2:49 | Connor Essegian personal foul | |||
2:40 | +2 | Braeden Carrington makes two point jump shot (Elijah Hawkins assists) | 32-22 | |
2:18 | Parker Fox blocks John Blackwell's two point layup | |||
2:16 | Badgers offensive rebound | |||
2:14 | Connor Essegian turnover (lost ball) (Elijah Hawkins steals) | |||
1:57 | Dawson Garcia misses two point jump shot | |||
1:55 | Nolan Winter defensive rebound | |||
1:43 | +2 | AJ Storr makes two point jump shot (Tyler Wahl assists) | 34-22 | |
1:29 | Braeden Carrington misses three point jump shot | |||
1:27 | AJ Storr defensive rebound | |||
1:18 | Chucky Hepburn turnover (bad pass) | |||
0:52 | Isaiah Ihnen turnover (traveling) | |||
0:35 | Braeden Carrington personal foul | |||
0:33 | Connor Essegian misses three point jump shot | |||
0:31 | Elijah Hawkins defensive rebound | |||
0:05 | +2 | Parker Fox makes two point layup (Elijah Hawkins assists) | 34-24 | |
0:02 | Chucky Hepburn misses three point jump shot | |||
0:01 | Badgers offensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |