What a game! I was losing faith in the end, I'll admit it. This team has not proved itself too well in close games this season. I was with the team, assuming they'd pull it out against Indiana, Sparty and Ohio State, so this time my faith was a little tired.
But down by 1, Michigan State missed a shot and Wisconsin got the rebound. We took it down the court and called a timeout with 11 seconds left. Bo Ryan called a screen with Tucker and Taylor that Taylor said after the game involved an option. The screen worked and Taylor had the ball by himself behind the arc. He pulled up and hit a beautiful three with 3.9 seconds left.
Michigan State took the ball back down the court and Neitzel threw up a prayer 3 from NBA range that was short.
What an amazing way to end Senior Night for Taylor! Unbelievable!
It says something about Ryan's confidence in Taylor when he calls a play that allows him to take a 3 with 10 seconds left in the game.
This game just makes me that much more upset that we didn't win the Big Ten this year. It's absolutely the team's fault, since they just flat out didn't step up when it was truly necessary. Today's game was about saving face, but the first Michigan State game and the second Ohio State game were the two key games this season and we just couldn't pull it off.
It's just so frustrating because this has been something of a dream season and I really feel like it has lost some of it's sparkle and I know that those losses set Wisconsin back in some mindsets. We're constantly fighting for respect and this doesn't help.
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