Guard makes 'winning plays' to save Wisconsin men's basketball from scare

Michael McCleary
Nov 19, 2024
Nov 19, 2024 Updated May 22, 2025

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The last play University of Wisconsin men's basketball guard John Blackwell made in the Badgers' 87-84 win over UT Rio Grande Valley Friday at the Kohl Center was far from the most glamorous. But when Wisconsin coach Greg Gard assesses his sophomore starter, those are the plays that put Blackwell in this position to make plays down the stretch in the first place.

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