The Badgers fought, and fought, and then fought some more on Thursday morning in The Bahamas. Wisconsin overcame a 15-point second-half Kansas lead to take a three-point lead over the No. 3 team in the nation with under a minute to go.
A Kevin McCullar Jr. three tied the game and forced overtime, and it was a Bobby Pettiford Jr. acrobatic layup with 0.2 remaining that ended up being the difference. Kansas escaped with a 69-68 win, but Wisconsin looked like a team capable of much more than their predicted ninth-place finish in the Big Ten.
Freshman guard Connor Essegian was once again an offensive lift, Tyler Wahl led the way with 23 points, and the Badger defense unsurprisingly looked stout. Here is how Wisconsin Twitter reacted to the dramatic loss:
Well … tough loss. But so much to build on from that performance. Offense needs to find some consistency, rebounding needs to get better. That grit and defense are calling cards for these #Badgers, though.
— Jim Polzin (@JimPolzinWSJ) November 24, 2022
Second chances were the story from the opening tip, fitting
— Asher Low (@alow_33) November 24, 2022
Just when you think you find out the answers — someone else changes the questions!
Bobby Pettiford — the least likely hero — delivers as Kansas stuns Wisconsin at the buzzer!
This is ONLY ****** November.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) November 24, 2022
Wisconsin might be the Tennessee Titans of college basketball
— Ben Kenney (@benzkenney) November 24, 2022
Kansas sneaks by Wisconsin in OT in the Bahamas.
Jayhawks need to stop spending so much time on the Lazy River.
— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) November 24, 2022
Incredible second half from Wisconsin, who more or less gave America the playbook on how to beat Kansas, but the Jayhawks have no quit. Fun game. https://t.co/5cMSx04d11
— Rob Dauster (@RobDauster) November 24, 2022
@tjwahl01 I’ve watched a lot of Wisconsin basketball games over the years and that was one for the ages. Outstanding. One of the best ever.
Don’t worry about the final score.
Keep it rolling.
Let’s GO!
— Johnny All-World (@frankembucky) November 24, 2022
No. 3 Kansas escapes with a 69-68 last-second overtime victory against Wisconsin in a Battle 4…
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