La Crosse was 4-for-8
from beyond the arc
MADISON, Wis. – First, Bronson Koenig nailed a 3-pointer to pull his team within a point with just 27 seconds remaining.
Next, the La Crosse, Wis., native found Ethan Happ under the basket for a layup in the final seconds that gave the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team the 77-76 upset over No. 4 Michigan State on Sunday at the Kohl Center.
“I just got the ball (on the) inbounds and ran a double screen high and coming across the screen I could see that (Happ) was going to be open because they all kind of ran with me and Vitto (Brown),” Koenig said. “It was kind of a late pass, because he was open a little sooner and my guy was in front of me, so I wasn’t sure if I was going to be able to give it to him on time, but I just took another dribble and lofted it over the guy and luckily he caught it and I knew he was going to finish it.”
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The junior Aquinas High School product scored a career-high 27 points, going 8-for-15 from the field and 4-for-8 from beyond the arc for Wisconsin (10-9, 2-4).
The Badgers led 41-36 at halftime. They trailed by six with just over 14 minutes remaining and were up five with 7:09 to go. Michigan State (16-3, 3-3) then went on a 13-4 run to go up 76-72 before Koenig’s heroics.
Wisconsin had just six assists on 21-of-47 shooting, but managed to get to the line often, going 29-for-36. The Spartans were just 12 of 16.