The Wisconsin Badgers continued their struggles of closing out games, losing to the Nebraska Cornhuskers in a 73-63 overtime defeat where they held a 17-point lead in the second half.
The Badgers started off strong, benefitting from good ball movement and hot starts from Connor Essegian and Max Klesmit, who combined for 20 points in the first half on 7/9 shooting, including 4/6 from three.
As a result, Wisconsin had a healthy 35-24 lead heading into halftime, which increased to a 17-point lead when Chucky Hepburn hit a three at the 17:31 mark of the second half to provide the Badgers with a 43-26 advantage.