Badgers bash Hoosiers’ tournament chances with last-second win
Alando Tucker’s putback at the buzzer gave No. 23 Wisconsin a 62-60 victory over Indiana on Tuesday night in Madison, Wis.
Tucker missed a 3-pointer in the closing seconds and Mike Wilkinson grabbed the rebound but was too far underneath the basket for his follow shot to come close. No matter, Tucker swooped in, grabbed the rebound and put it back up in one motion before being swarmed by his teammates as the ball fell through the net as the backboard’s red light went on.
Wilkinson scored 28 points to make the Badgers’ senior class the winningest group in school history. He would have eclipsed his career high of 29 points had he not gone 5 of 10 from the free-throw line in the final 2:50.
Wilkinson scored 19 points in the first half as the Badgers (19-7, 10-5 Big Ten) avenged a 74-61 loss to the Hoosiers (14-12, 9-6) on Jan. 8, in Bloomington, Ind. A road win would have been a big boost to Indiana’s now slim chances for an at-large berth to the NCAA Tournament.
Women
(9) Rutgers 51, Villanova 39: Matee Ajavon scored 14 points and Michelle Campbell added 13, helping the Scarlet Knights (23-5, 14-2) win their first Big East Conference regular-season title outright with a win over the Wildcats (17-10, 10-6) in Villanova, Pa. … (10) Notre Dame 41, Seton Hall 35: Freshman Charel Allen had 14 points and nine rebounds and the Irish (25-4, 13-3 Big East) overcame a school record-tying low point total for a road game in beating the Pirates (14-13, 6-10) at South Orange, N.J.… (14) Connecticut 71, West Virginia 41: Ann Strother scored 19 points for the Huskies (20-7, 13-3 Big East) in their win over the Mountaineers (16-11, 7-9) at Morgantown, W. Va. … (20) Iowa St. 61, Kansas 52: Mary Fox and Katie Robinette scored 18 points apiece, helping the Cyclones (22-5, 12-4 Big 12) slip past the Jayhawks (12-15, 5-11) at Ames, Iowa. … (22) Boston College 64, St. John’s 45: Kathrin Ress shot 9 for 15 from the field and scored 22 points to lead the Eagles (19-8, 10-6 Big East) over the Red Storm (18-9, 7-9) at New York.