Tuesday night won’t soon be forgotten by Wisconsin Badgers fans after Chucky Hepburn’s banked-in three-pointer with 1.2 seconds remaining gave UW the points it needed to beat Purdue, 70-67, and secure at least a share of the Big Ten championship.
Despite landing at 10th in the conference preseason poll, UW has a chance to win the league outright with a victory Sunday over Nebraska.
Check out all the angles of the amazing shot, including the television broadcast by ESPN’s Jason Benetti and a version with longtime Badgers announcer Matt Lepay on the radio call. Plus, video of the celebration that followed.
Warning about the strong language on this one, but it might be the early favorite for quote of the year when Johnny Davis addressed the crowd discussing Hepburn’s basket?
Some notable former Badgers had reactions of their own, including one who knows a thing or two about big bank shots.
This Badger team !!!! I really am speechless. Johnny Davis is special but the rest of the group has developed so much!!
— Brian Butch (@Brian_Butch) March 2, 2022
I am just so happy for this @BadgerMBB team. I could go on and on about them but I am just so happy for them. This is their moment. An incredible group of people that represent the best school in the world in an amazing way.
— Sam Dekker (@dekker) March 2, 2022
Great teams show up in big moments. @BadgerMBB has shown up all year. Couldn’t be happier for this team and staff. Gardo coach of the year. @JohnnyDavis player of the year. Give them the damn 1 seed @MarchMadnessMBB
— Frank Kaminsky III 🦛 (@FSKPart3) March 2, 2022
JR Radcliffe can be reached at (262) 361-9141 or jradcliffe@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter at @JRRadcliffe.
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This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Chucky Hepburn game-winner has Wisconsin Badgers nation buzzing