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The University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team needed the full 40 minutes to pull out their sixth straight Border Battle victory, as the game-tying field goal shot by Golden Gophers’ Mike Mitchell Jr. in the final seconds clanged off the front rim and into the hands of Minnesota native Tyler Wahl. Tuesday’s contest marked another Big Ten road challenge — as the conference enters Wednesday with a combined record of 15-40 on the road.
Free throw shooting — which was a clear setback of last season’s group — capped off UW head coach Greg Gard’s 100th conference win, as Wahl and guard AJ Storr each knocked down both ends of one-and-ones in the closing 30 seconds to seal the 61-59 win.