After Robert Morris University’s Chris Ford hit a layup to tie the contest at 50 apiece, Badger faithful’s buzz circulating throughout the Kohl Center quickly vanished. With under 11 minutes to spare before the final buzzer, the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team had yet to generate momentum.
Senior John Blackwell, UW’s newest energizer bunny, quickly erased that trend.
On the next sequence, the freshman received a pass in the left corner from guard Chucky Hepburn, drove the baseline, absorbed contact and kissed a layup off the glass for an and-one bucket.
From that point on, UW never relinquished its advantage.