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John Blackwell’s Buzzer-Beating 3 Sends Wisconsin Past Minnesota, 78-75

His back-to-back 25-point outings have powered a three-game climb to 4-2 in the Big Ten.

Overview

  • Blackwell pulled up from roughly 25 feet as time expired to win it seconds after Cade Tyson tied the game with a 3-pointer at 4.6 seconds.
  • He led all scorers with 27 points on 8-for-14 shooting and hit 5 of 7 from beyond the arc.
  • Wisconsin trailed 35-28 at halftime and 41-30 early in the second half before a 14-0 burst flipped the game.
  • Braeden Carrington delivered a career-high 21 off the bench against his former team, and Nolan Winter added 12 points and 11 rebounds.
  • The Badgers improved to 12-5 overall, extended their streak to three wins and notched a 10th straight victory at Minnesota as the finish drew widespread social-media reaction.