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Zak Showalter embodies core principles of UW basketball

Philadelphia — Wisconsin fans are still buzzing about Bronson Koenig's three-point buzzer-beater to stun Xavier and send the Badgers to the Sweet 16.

Less heralded but no less important was the charge Zak Showalter took seconds earlier, anticipating that Xavier guard Edmond Sumner would go to his right hand and beating him to the spot.

It was quintessential Showalter, a former walk-on who has become vital to the Badgers' success not by making the flashy plays but by making the right ones.

"Yeah, I think that's my Badger career right there," Showalter said. "Just doing whatever it takes to put our team in position to win.