It was another game for the Wisconsin men’s basketball team and another down-to-the-wire finish, and for the first time in a long time, UW came out on top of a close one, defeating No. 4 Michigan State 77-76 at the Kohl Center Sunday.
Down one with 10 seconds remaining, senior guard Bronson Koenig found Ethan Happ – who finished with 14 points – wide open under the basket. The Spartans (16-3 overall, 3-3 Big Ten) recovered well defensively, but good footwork and a layup from the redshirt freshman put the Badgers (10-9, 2-4) up one, and up for good, as Michigan State forward Denzel Valentine missed a potential game-winning three as time expired.