Hepburn, Wisconsin edge USC 64-59 to finish 3rd in Bahamas
PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) Chucky Hepburn capped a 17-point game with a steal and layup with 10.5 seconds to play to secure Wisconsin's 64-59 win over USC in the Battle for Atlantis third-place game on Friday.
The Badgers closed the game with a 10-2 run, six points coming from Hepburn.
Both teams were coming off overtime losses to ranked teams in the semifinals and played another nail biter. There were seven ties and 10 lead changes with USC's largest lead being seven points and Wisconsin's five.
Both teams also had eight-point runs but Wisconsin's came within the last five minutes after Drew Peterson's 3-pointer put USC on top 57-54 with 5:42 to play. Tyler Wahl and Hepburn alternated baskets in the game-changing run as the Trojans went scoreless for 4:52 and missed eight straight shots.
Boogie Ellis ended the drought with 50 seconds to go and after a Hepburn miss coming out of a timeout, Hepburn picked Peterson's pocket near the top of the key and went down and iced the game with a pump-fake layup.
Wahl scored 14 points and grabbed nine rebounds for the Badgers (5-1), who face Wake Forest on Tuesday in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. Conner Essegian had four 3-pointers and 12 points off the bench. Wisconsin's three games in the Bahamas were decided by 1, 1, and 5 points.
Peterson went 5 of 6 behind the arc and scored 17 points and added 10 rebounds. Ellis, the top scorer for USC (4-3) at 18.5 points a game, finished with 15 points, but only two in the second half. The Trojans open Pac-12 play at California on Wednesday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Steven Crowl vs. Joshua Morgan (Trojans gains possession) | Â | |
19:29 | Â | Trojans turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
19:11 | Â | Jordan Davis misses three point jump shot | Â | |
19:09 | Â | Trojans defensive rebound | Â | |
18:57 | Â | Boogie Ellis misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:55 | Â | Tyler Wahl defensive rebound | Â | |
18:48 | +3 | Chucky Hepburn makes three point jump shot (Tyler Wahl assists) | 3-0 | |
18:13 | Â | Boogie Ellis misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:11 | Â | Jordan Davis defensive rebound | Â | |
18:02 | Â | Jordan Davis misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:00 | Â | Drew Peterson defensive rebound | Â | |
17:49 | Â | Tre White misses two point stepback bank jump shot | Â | |
17:47 | Â | Reese Dixon-Waters offensive rebound | Â | |
17:34 | +3 | Drew Peterson makes three point jump shot (Boogie Ellis assists) | 3-3 | |
17:05 | Â | Tyler Wahl misses two point hook shot | Â | |
17:03 | Â | Tre White defensive rebound | Â | |
16:44 | +3 | Drew Peterson makes three point jump shot (Joshua Morgan assists) | 3-6 | |
16:22 | +3 | Chucky Hepburn makes three point jump shot (Steven Crowl assists) | 6-6 | |
6:13 | Â | Drew Peterson offensive foul (Tyler Wahl draws the foul) | Â | |
6:13 | Â | Drew Peterson turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
6:06 | Â | Max Klesmit turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
15:42 | Â | Drew Peterson misses two point jump shot | Â | |
15:40 | Â | Joshua Morgan offensive rebound | Â | |
15:31 | +2 | Tre White makes two point pullup jump shot | 6-8 | |
15:16 | Â | Tyler Wahl misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:14 | Â | Drew Peterson defensive rebound | Â | |
15:00 | Â | Boogie Ellis turnover (lost ball) (Chucky Hepburn steals) | Â | |
14:50 | +2 | Tyler Wahl makes two point layup (Chucky Hepburn assists) | 8-8 | |
14:38 | +3 | Boogie Ellis makes three point pullup jump shot | 8-11 | |
14:06 | +2 | Tyler Wahl makes two point hook shot | 10-11 | |
13:42 | +3 | Boogie Ellis makes three point stepback jump shot | 10-14 | |
13:07 | Â | Max Klesmit misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:05 | Â | Reese Dixon-Waters defensive rebound | Â | |
12:56 | +2 | Reese Dixon-Waters makes two point layup | 10-16 | |
12:56 | Â | Badgers 30 second timeout | Â | |
12:56 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
12:38 | +3 | Steven Crowl makes three point jump shot (Chucky Hepburn assists) | 13-16 | |
12:20 | Â | Boogie Ellis misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:18 | Â | Connor Essegian defensive rebound | Â | |
12:03 | +3 | Connor Essegian makes three point jump shot (Jordan Davis assists) | 16-16 | |
11:44 | Â | Carter Gilmore shooting foul | Â | |
11:44 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:47 | Â | Harrison Hornery misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
11:47 | +1 | Harrison Hornery makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-17 | |
11:28 | Â | Kijani Wright personal foul (Steven Crowl draws the foul) | Â | |
11:23 | +3 | Jordan Davis makes three point jump shot (Max Klesmit assists) | 19-17 | |
10:51 | Â | Harrison Hornery misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:49 | Â | Steven Crowl defensive rebound | Â | |
10:35 | Â | Harrison Hornery personal foul (Tyler Wahl draws the foul) | Â | |
10:31 | Â | Badgers 30 second timeout | Â | |
10:31 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
10:19 | Â | Tyler Wahl turnover (lost ball) (Tre White steals) | Â | |
9:53 | +3 | Kobe Johnson makes three point jump shot (Boogie Ellis assists) | 19-20 | |
9:28 | Â | Steven Crowl misses two point layup | Â | |
9:26 | Â | Steven Crowl offensive rebound | Â | |
9:22 | Â | Steven Crowl turnover (bad pass) (Malik Thomas steals) | Â | |
9:17 | +2 | Tre White makes two point dunk (Kobe Johnson assists) | 19-22 | |
9:08 | Â | Chucky Hepburn misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:06 | Â | Tre White defensive rebound | Â | |
8:43 | +2 | Malik Thomas makes two point layup | 19-24 | |
8:16 | +3 | Chucky Hepburn makes three point stepback jump shot | 22-24 | |
7:52 | Â | Kobe Johnson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:50 | Â | Steven Crowl defensive rebound | Â | |
7:45 | Â | Chucky Hepburn turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
7:45 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:33 | +3 | Boogie Ellis makes three point jump shot (Joshua Morgan assists) | 22-27 | |
7:16 | Â | Markus Ilver offensive foul (Kobe Johnson draws the foul) | Â | |
7:16 | Â | Markus Ilver turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
6:59 | +2 | Boogie Ellis makes two point turnaround jump shot | 22-29 | |
6:40 | Â | Boogie Ellis personal foul (Max Klesmit draws the foul) | Â | |
6:24 | +2 | Carter Gilmore makes two point layup | 24-29 | |
6:10 | Â | Tre White misses two point turnaround jump shot | Â | |
6:08 | Â | Markus Ilver defensive rebound | Â | |
5:55 | Â | Carter Gilmore misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:53 | Â | Kobe Johnson defensive rebound | Â | |
5:53 | Â | Markus Ilver shooting foul (Tre White draws the foul) | Â | |
5:53 | +1 | Tre White makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-30 | |
5:30 | Â | Tre White misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
5:53 | Â | Tyler Wahl defensive rebound | Â | |
5:22 | Â | Joshua Morgan blocks Isaac Lindsey's two point layup | Â | |
5:20 | Â | Boogie Ellis defensive rebound | Â | |
5:14 | Â | Boogie Ellis misses two point stepback jump shot | Â | |
5:12 | Â | Max Klesmit defensive rebound | Â | |
5:04 | Â | Connor Essegian misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:02 | Â | Kobe Johnson defensive rebound | Â | |
4:58 | Â | Kobe Johnson turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
4:47 | Â | Steven Crowl misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:45 | Â | Jordan Davis offensive rebound | Â | |
4:45 | Â | Boogie Ellis personal foul (Tyler Wahl draws the foul) | Â | |
4:32 | +2 | Jordan Davis makes two point layup (Steven Crowl assists) | 26-30 | |
4:32 | Â | Reese Dixon-Waters shooting foul (Jordan Davis draws the foul) | Â | |
4:33 | +1 | Jordan Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 27-30 | |
4:20 | Â | Reese Dixon-Waters turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Davis steals) | Â | |
4:14 | +2 | Jordan Davis makes two point layup | 29-30 | |
3:57 | Â | Malik Thomas misses two point jump shot | Â | |
3:55 | Â | Badgers defensive rebound | Â | |
3:55 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:30 | +2 | Steven Crowl makes two point layup (Tyler Wahl assists) | 31-30 | |
3:08 | Â | Reese Dixon-Waters misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:06 | Â | Steven Crowl defensive rebound | Â | |
3:06 | Â | Kijani Wright personal foul (Steven Crowl draws the foul) | Â | |
3:06 | Â | Steven Crowl misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
3:06 | Â | Tre White defensive rebound | Â | |
2:45 | +2 | Drew Peterson makes two point stepback jump shot | 31-32 | |
2:22 | +3 | Isaac Lindsey makes three point jump shot (Max Klesmit assists) | 34-32 | |
1:57 | Â | Drew Peterson turnover (double dribble) | Â | |
1:47 | Â | Max Klesmit misses two point layup | Â | |
1:45 | Â | Steven Crowl offensive rebound | Â | |
1:39 | Â | Kobe Johnson blocks Steven Crowl's two point layup | Â | |
1:37 | Â | Tre White defensive rebound | Â | |
1:27 | Â | Kobe Johnson misses two point jump shot | Â | |
1:25 | Â | Tyler Wahl defensive rebound | Â | |
1:11 | Â | Steven Crowl misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:09 | Â | Boogie Ellis defensive rebound | Â | |
0:58 | Â | Jump ball. Drew Peterson vs. Isaac Lindsey (Badgers gains possession) | Â | |
0:58 | Â | Drew Peterson turnover (lost ball) (Isaac Lindsey steals) | Â | |
0:35 | +2 | Steven Crowl makes two point layup | 36-32 | |
0:07 | Â | Reese Dixon-Waters misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:05 | Â | Joshua Morgan offensive rebound | Â | |
0:05 | Â | Max Klesmit personal foul (Joshua Morgan draws the foul) | Â | |
0:03 | +2 | Boogie Ellis makes two point jump shot (Kobe Johnson assists) | 36-34 | |
0:03 | Â | Max Klesmit shooting foul (Boogie Ellis draws the foul) | Â | |
0:03 | Â | Boogie Ellis misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
0:03 | Â | Tyler Wahl defensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |