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RECAP: Wisconsin basketball drops heartbreaker to BYU, is eliminated from NCAA Tournament

The Wisconsin Badgers fell 91-89 to the BYU Cougars in an NCAA Tournament round of 32 thriller on Saturday night.

After trailing by as many as 14 points in the opening frame, star wing John Tonje led the Badgers back into the contest with a flurry of free throws and clutch makes from beyond the arc. He nearly singlehandedly cut the Badgers' deficit to just two points with exactly one minute remaining.

BYU would go on to miss its next pair of shot attempts before bench forward Carter Gilmore secured a loose ball rebound, prompting a UW timeout.