Maryland Loss Shows Wisconsin Can Hang With Big Ten’s Best

Nonetheless, he’ll undoubtedly head back home with a smile on his face knowing Maryland is 15-1 and the favorite to win the Big Ten title and Wisconsin is 9-8 and in jeopardy of missing the NCAA tournament for the first time in 18 years.

The Badgers had tied it at 60 on Bronson Koenig’s 3 with 23 seconds left, capitalizing after Rasheed Sulaimon missed the front end of a 1-and-1 with 40 seconds to go.

If we learned one thing from the loss (and believe me, we already knew this), it’s that the Badgers will need to lean on Nigel Hayes against the tougher teams in the Big Ten.

The talented sophomore guard’s three-pointer nullified an admirable comeback attempt by the Badgers, who were down by eight with 90 seconds left in the game. Trimble the hero. He finished with 21 points and five assists.

Chalk up yet another heartbreaking loss for the Wisconsin Badgers. Junior forward Robert Carter contributed 14 points and 11 rebounds for Maryland. Carter ignited the run on the defensive end by blocking three shots in 42 seconds. Wisconsin native Diamond Stone came off the bench to score 11 for Maryland, who is off to their best start in school history at 15-1.

Maryland shot 52.1 percent from the field on the game, Wisconsin shooting just 38.7 percent. Happ finished with 16 points and 11 rebounds for a double-double. He won four state championships at the Kohl Center with Dominican, and improved to 9-0 in the house that Bo Ryan built with the Terps’ victory on Saturday.

For Maryland, one of the best in college basketball led the way, as Melo Trimble went off in the second half.

Diamond Stone (33) drives to the basket.

Wisconsin: At Northwestern on Tuesday.