Buzzer-beating three-pointer lifts Wisconsin past Gophers 78-75 in men’s basketball

Cade Tyson swished a deep three-pointer to send the old Barn into bedlam.

The euphoria lasted only seconds.

Rather than send the game to overtime, Tyson’s game-tying three with five seconds remaining got one-upped by John Blackwell’s three-pointer at the buzzer, giving the Wisconsin Badgers a 78-75 win over the Gophers at Williams Arena on Tuesday, Jan. 13.

The Gophers (10-7, 3-3 Big Ten) have lost 10 consecutive meetings against their border rivals, dating to February 2020.

The Gophers looked in trouble after Braeden Carrington’s three-pointer gave Wisconsin a 71-62 lead with 3:52 left.

But the Gophers turned up their defense and made a late charge.

Carrington, a former Gopher, heard loud boos every time he touched in the ball in the first half. By the second half, those boos had turned to groans.

Carrington, Minnesota’s Mr. Basketball in 2022, averaged only 5.2 points per game in 51 games over two seasons with the Gophers before transferring to Tulsa.

Blackwell led the Badgers (12-5, 4-2 Big Ten) with a game-high 27 points.