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| - | By CHRIS JENKINS, AP Sports Writer Dec 7, 1:11 am EST | + | {{men_s_basketball:teams_wisconsin.gif|}} ** Wisconsin 58 {{men_s_basketball: |
| - | MILWAUKEE (AP)—Wisconsin likes a slow-tempo game, and Marquette loves to run. So it stood to reason that a game played in the 50s and 60s would go the Badgers’ way. | ||
| - | But Wisconsin couldn’t stop Jerel McNeal, who scored 19 of his 26 points in the second half to power Marquette to a 61-58 comeback victory over its in-state rival Saturday night. | + | ===== McNeal leads Marquette over Wisconsin, 61-58 ===== |
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| + | Wisconsin likes a slow-tempo game, and Marquette loves to run. So it stood to reason that a game played in the 50s and 60s would go the Badgers’ way. | ||
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| + | But Wisconsin couldn’t stop [[Jerel McNeal]], who scored 19 of his 26 points in the second half to power Marquette to a 61-58 comeback victory over its in-state rival Saturday night. | ||
| “We showed everybody on a very big stage that when we play the right way, when we’re play together, we can be a very good team,” McNeal said. | “We showed everybody on a very big stage that when we play the right way, when we’re play together, we can be a very good team,” McNeal said. | ||
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| But Marquette’s free-throw woes assured that the adventure wasn’t over. | But Marquette’s free-throw woes assured that the adventure wasn’t over. | ||
| - | Lazar Hayward hit one of his two free throws, then Hughes hit a layup to cut the lead to 59-56 with 25.9 seconds left. Maurice Acker and Hayward each hit only one of their two free-throw attempts in the final 22 seconds, but the Golden Eagles held on to win. | + | [[Lazar Hayward]] hit one of his two free throws, then Hughes hit a layup to cut the lead to 59-56 with 25.9 seconds left. [[Maurice Acker]] and Hayward each hit only one of their two free-throw attempts in the final 22 seconds, but the Golden Eagles held on to win. |
| The Badgers, who average just over 22 free-throw attempts per game, shot only 13 to Marquette’s 23 on Saturday. But Marquette didn’t capitalize on its advantage, shooting 60.9 percent from the line for the game. | The Badgers, who average just over 22 free-throw attempts per game, shot only 13 to Marquette’s 23 on Saturday. But Marquette didn’t capitalize on its advantage, shooting 60.9 percent from the line for the game. | ||
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| Marcus Landry then hit a layup at the 2:18 mark, breaking a six-minute scoreless streak for the Badgers. But despite two more clutch shots from Hughes, the Badgers didn’t have another Virginia Tech-style comeback in them. | Marcus Landry then hit a layup at the 2:18 mark, breaking a six-minute scoreless streak for the Badgers. But despite two more clutch shots from Hughes, the Badgers didn’t have another Virginia Tech-style comeback in them. | ||
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| - | **Notes** | ||
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| - | Wisconsin leads the series between the schools 62-53. … Hayward had a career-high 13 rebounds. | ||
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