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This is how the No. 4 Badgers lost to Marquette at buzzer; La Crosse’s Davis scores career-high 12
He had 18 points, including this putback off a teammate’s missed free throw at the buzzer, giving Marquette a 67-65 win over No. 4 Wisconsin.
Justin Lewis’ tip cam after D.J. Carton drew a foul on Wisconsin’s D’Mitrik Trice with .9 seconds remaining. Carton tied the game with the first free throw but missed the second.
The 6-foot-7 Lewis did a bit of a swim move, then pushed 6-10 Micah Potter under the rim, getting position for the one-handed tip.
It’s the first victory over a Top 5 team for Marquette (3-1), since beating No. 1 Villanova 74-72 on Jan. 24, 2017. It also snapped Wisconsin’s 11-game win streak, which began late last season.
In the final 1:10 of the game, there were six lead changes. Neither team led by more than six.
Trice led Wisconsin (3-1) with 17 points, while La Crosse native, freshman Jonathan Davis scored a career-high 12.
Davis was 4-for-7 from the field and 4 of 4 from the line. The 6-5 freshman guard also had six rebounds and a steal in 30 minutes off the bench — the second-most minutes for Wisconsin.
In four games, Davis is now averaging 7.8 points and is second on the team at 5.3 rebounds in 22.0 minutes.
He’s shooting 42.9% from the field (12 of 28, including 1-for-4 from beyond the arc) and is 6 of 7 from the line.
