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Wisconsin beats No. 3 Michigan 65-62 in OT

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By Brittany Schmidt - email

MADISON (WKOW) – The Wisconsin Badgers pull off a huge win, defeating Michigan in overtime Saturday afternoon at the Kohl Center.

Ben Brust hit a shot from just inside midcourt to put the game into overtime.  With 40 seconds left in overtime, Brust hit a tie-breaking 3-pointer to give Wisconsin the win over Number 3 Michigan, 65-62.

Brust scored 14 points for the Badgers (17-7, 8-3 Big Ten), while Jared Berggren added 13.

Trey Burke scored 19 points for Michigan (21-3, 8-3 Big Ten), while Tim Hardaway Jr. added 18.

Hardaway hit a 3-pointer with less than 3 seconds to play in regulation to put the Wolverines up by 3 points.  Brust collected the inbounds pass near halfcourt, took one dribble and hit the shot to tie the game.

After putting the Badgers into overtime, Brust hit the winning 3-pointer with less than 40 seconds left in overtime.

With seconds left, Burke missed a 3-pointer at the end of the game and the Wisconsin fans stormed the court after the buzzer.

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