COLUMBUS, OH (WHBL) – Connor Essegian scored 17 points and Chucky Hepburn added 15 as the Wisconsin Badgers held off Ohio State 65-60 on Thursday night to break a three-game losing streak.
Wisconsin led 62-47 with 7:18 remaining before Ohio State scored the next 13 points to get within 62-60. The Badgers missed their final nine field goals and Hepburn made 3 of 4 foul shots in the last 24 seconds to hold off the late Ohio State rally.
Despite Ohio State’s 16 turnovers, Wisconsin allowed the Buckeyes to hang around as the Badgers made just 13 of 22 foul shots.
Steven Crowl scored half of his 14 points as part of 9-0 Wisconsin run early in the first half and Max Klesmit scored 12 for the Badgers. Wisconsin improves to 13-8, 5-6 in the Big Ten.
The Badgers will host Northwestern on Sunday.
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