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Ware helps Indiana outlast Wisconsin 74-70 in game delayed by fire alarm in second half

AP
Feb 27, 2024

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) Kel'el Ware finished with 27 points and 11 rebounds to help Indiana hold off Wisconsin 74-70 on Tuesday night in a game that was delayed for 25 minutes in the second half because of a fire alarm.

The delay came when an alarm started blaring 25 seconds after John Blackwell had back-to-back layups to pull the Badgers even at 54 with 10:31 remaining. Both teams left the floor and Assembly Hall was evacuated as alarms continued to sound intermittently. Fans began filing back in about 20 minutes later and play resumed after a five-minute warmup. Later it was announced the alarm went off in the balcony, and the university and arena followed state law by evacuating the premises.

Tyler Wahl was the first to score after play resumed, giving Wisconsin its first lead at the 9:29 mark. The Badgers stayed in front until Mackenzie Mgbako buried a 3-pointer and Anthony Walker followed with a layup, giving Indiana a 65-63 lead. Ware had a three-point play following a basket by AJ Storr, but Storr answered with a 3-pointer and Wahl scored in the paint to give Wisconsin a 70-68 lead with 2:06 left to play.

Trey Galloway scored to pull Indiana even, Malik Reneau's layup gave it the lead and Mgbako hit two free throws with 25 seconds remaining for a two-possession lead. Wisconsin missed its final six shots.

Ware made 11 of 12 shots from the floor, including his only 3-point attempt, and all four of his free throws for the Hoosiers (15-13, 7-10 Big Ten Conference), who snapped a four-game losing streak and won for the third time in 11 games. Ware also blocked five shots. Reneau and Mgbako both scored 14.

Chucky Hepburn had 15 points, seven rebounds and six assists to pace the Badgers (18-10, 10-7), who have a 5-6 record since beating Indiana 91-79 at home earlier this season when they were ranked 11th. Storr added 14 points, while Max Klesmit and reserve John Blackwell both scored 11. Steven Crowl pitched in with 10 points and six rebounds.

Ware sank 9 of 10 first-half shots, scoring 20 points to help Indiana take a 38-33 lead into intermission. Ware had 18 of the Hoosiers' first 32 points and his jumper gave them a 15-point lead with 6:09 left in the half. Klesmit hit a 3-pointer following a three-point play by Hepburn, and Klesmit's layup just before the buzzer capped a 16-6 run by Wisconsin.

Wisconsin returns home to play No. 13 Illinois on Saturday. Indiana travels to play Maryland on Sunday.

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1st Half
WISC
Badgers
33
IND
Hoosiers
38

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Steven Crowl vs. Kel'el Ware (Chucky Hepburn gains possession)
19:38		Chucky Hepburn misses three point pullup jump shot
19:36		Kel'el Ware defensive rebound
19:19	+2	Mackenzie Mgbako makes two point cutting layup (Malik Reneau assists)	0-2
19:01		Tyler Wahl misses two point turnaround hook shot
18:59		Gabe Cupps defensive rebound
18:50	+2	Kel'el Ware makes two point cutting layup (Trey Galloway assists)	0-4
18:31	+2	Steven Crowl makes two point driving dunk	2-4
18:05		AJ Storr shooting foul (Mackenzie Mgbako draws the foul)
18:05	+1	Mackenzie Mgbako makes regular free throw 1 of 2	2-5
18:05	+1	Mackenzie Mgbako makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-6
17:36		Malik Reneau personal foul (Max Klesmit draws the foul)
17:25		Steven Crowl misses two point driving hook shot
17:23		Trey Galloway defensive rebound
17:12	+2	Kel'el Ware makes two point floating jump shot (Trey Galloway assists)	2-8
17:01		Max Klesmit misses three point jump shot
16:59		Gabe Cupps defensive rebound
16:52		Trey Galloway misses three point jump shot
16:50		Tyler Wahl defensive rebound
16:34	+2	Chucky Hepburn makes two point driving dunk	4-8
16:13	+2	Kel'el Ware makes two point floating jump shot (Trey Galloway assists)	4-10
16:01		Kel'el Ware blocks Steven Crowl's two point driving layup
15:59		Malik Reneau defensive rebound
15:43		Mackenzie Mgbako misses three point jump shot
15:41		Max Klesmit defensive rebound
15:27	+2	Tyler Wahl makes two point cutting layup (Chucky Hepburn assists)	6-10
15:10		Tyler Wahl personal foul (Kel'el Ware draws the foul)
15:10		TV timeout
15:07		Mackenzie Mgbako misses two point pullup jump shot
15:05		Tyler Wahl defensive rebound
14:43	+2	John Blackwell makes two point reverse layup (Tyler Wahl assists)	8-10
14:18	+3	Malik Reneau makes three point jump shot (Trey Galloway assists)	8-13
13:53		Nolan Winter misses three point jump shot
13:51		Kel'el Ware defensive rebound
13:36	+2	Kel'el Ware makes two point floating jump shot	8-15
13:27		Kel'el Ware blocks AJ Storr's two point driving layup
13:25		Badgers offensive rebound
13:21		Connor Essegian misses two point driving layup
13:19		Mackenzie Mgbako defensive rebound
12:58		Xavier Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Tyler Wahl steals)
12:50		Tyler Wahl misses two point driving layup
12:48		Xavier Johnson defensive rebound
12:41	+2	Trey Galloway makes two point running layup (Xavier Johnson assists)	8-17
12:16	+3	John Blackwell makes three point jump shot (Max Klesmit assists)	11-17
11:56		Trey Galloway turnover (bad pass) (John Blackwell steals)
11:56		Malik Reneau personal foul (John Blackwell draws the foul)
11:56		TV timeout
11:31		Markus Ilver misses three point jump shot
11:29		Kel'el Ware defensive rebound
11:14		Trey Galloway misses three point jump shot
11:12		Connor Essegian defensive rebound
10:54	+3	Max Klesmit makes three point jump shot (Markus Ilver assists)	14-17
10:36	+2	Kel'el Ware makes two point cutting layup (Trey Galloway assists)	14-19
10:36		Markus Ilver shooting foul (Kel'el Ware draws the foul)
10:36	+1	Kel'el Ware makes regular free throw 1 of 1	14-20
10:21		Max Klesmit misses three point stepback jump shot
10:19		Kel'el Ware defensive rebound
10:08	+3	Anthony Leal makes three point jump shot (Trey Galloway assists)	14-23
9:39		Markus Ilver misses three point jump shot
9:37		Trey Galloway defensive rebound
9:17		Anthony Walker misses two point driving layup
9:15		Chucky Hepburn defensive rebound
9:06		John Blackwell misses three point jump shot
9:04		Markus Ilver offensive rebound
8:51		Max Klesmit turnover (lost ball)
8:31		Mackenzie Mgbako turnover (bad pass) (Steven Crowl steals)
8:15		Anthony Walker shooting foul (Tyler Wahl draws the foul)
8:15		Tyler Wahl misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:15	+1	Tyler Wahl makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-23
8:04	+2	Xavier Johnson makes two point pullup jump shot	15-25
7:39		Kel'el Ware blocks AJ Storr's two point driving layup
7:37		Kel'el Ware defensive rebound
7:32		Tyler Wahl personal foul (Xavier Johnson draws the foul)
7:32		TV timeout
7:27	+2	Kel'el Ware makes two point turnaround hook shot	15-27
7:04	+2	Steven Crowl makes two point driving layup	17-27
6:51	+3	Kel'el Ware makes three point jump shot (Mackenzie Mgbako assists)	17-30
6:33		AJ Storr misses two point driving floating jump shot
6:31		Kel'el Ware defensive rebound
6:11	+2	Kel'el Ware makes two point pullup jump shot (Anthony Walker assists)	17-32
6:09		Badgers 30 second timeout
5:39		Chucky Hepburn misses two point pullup jump shot
5:37		John Blackwell offensive rebound
5:35		Steven Crowl turnover (lost ball) (Gabe Cupps steals)
5:20		Kel'el Ware misses two point turnaround jump shot
5:18		Chucky Hepburn defensive rebound
4:55	+2	John Blackwell makes two point driving reverse layup	19-32
4:28		Mackenzie Mgbako misses three point jump shot
4:26		Payton Sparks offensive rebound
4:26		Steven Crowl shooting foul (Payton Sparks draws the foul)
4:26		Payton Sparks misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:26	+1	Payton Sparks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-33
4:06	+2	Steven Crowl makes two point driving layup	21-33
3:53		Trey Galloway misses three point jump shot
3:51		John Blackwell defensive rebound
3:25	+2	Steven Crowl makes two point driving bank hook shot	23-33
3:07	+3	Xavier Johnson makes three point pullup jump shot	23-36
2:51	+2	Chucky Hepburn makes two point pullup bank jump shot	25-36
2:51		Xavier Johnson shooting foul (Chucky Hepburn draws the foul)
2:51		TV timeout
2:51	+1	Chucky Hepburn makes regular free throw 1 of 1	26-36
2:38		Mackenzie Mgbako misses two point driving floating bank jump shot
2:36		Chucky Hepburn defensive rebound
2:20	+3	Max Klesmit makes three point jump shot (Chucky Hepburn assists)	29-36
1:55		Xavier Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Chucky Hepburn steals)
1:50	+2	AJ Storr makes two point alley-oop layup (Chucky Hepburn assists)	31-36
1:44		Hoosiers 30 second timeout
1:24		Chucky Hepburn personal foul (Mackenzie Mgbako draws the foul)
1:18		Trey Galloway misses two point driving hook shot
1:16		Steven Crowl defensive rebound
0:51		Max Klesmit misses two point driving floating bank jump shot
0:49		Kel'el Ware defensive rebound
0:38	+2	Kel'el Ware makes two point driving layup	31-38
0:04		Anthony Walker blocks Steven Crowl's two point cutting layup
0:02		Max Klesmit offensive rebound
0:01	+2	Max Klesmit makes two point floating jump shot	33-38
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
WISC
Badgers
37
IND
Hoosiers
36

Time		Play	Score
19:41	+2	Mackenzie Mgbako makes two point pullup bank jump shot	33-40
19:12		Kel'el Ware blocks Steven Crowl's two point hook shot
19:10		Chucky Hepburn offensive rebound
19:06	+3	Max Klesmit makes three point jump shot (Chucky Hepburn assists)	36-40
18:43		Mackenzie Mgbako misses two point pullup jump shot
18:41		Steven Crowl defensive rebound
18:26		AJ Storr misses three point jump shot
18:24		Mackenzie Mgbako defensive rebound
18:10	+2	Malik Reneau makes two point driving layup	36-42
17:56	+2	Tyler Wahl makes two point finger roll layup	38-42
17:42	+2	Malik Reneau makes two point cutting dunk (Trey Galloway assists)	38-44
17:25		Tyler Wahl misses two point cutting layup
17:23		Malik Reneau defensive rebound
17:01		Malik Reneau misses two point driving layup
16:59		Steven Crowl defensive rebound
16:50		Max Klesmit misses two point driving layup
16:48		Malik Reneau defensive rebound
16:45		Tyler Wahl shooting foul (Malik Reneau draws the foul)
16:45	+1	Malik Reneau makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-45
16:45		Malik Reneau misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:45		Steven Crowl defensive rebound
16:24	+2	AJ Storr makes two point driving floating jump shot	40-45
16:09	+3	Mackenzie Mgbako makes three point stepback jump shot (Malik Reneau assists)	40-48
15:53	+2	Chucky Hepburn makes two point driving reverse layup	42-48
15:35	+2	Gabe Cupps makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	42-50
15:16	+3	AJ Storr makes three point pullup jump shot	45-50
14:52		TV timeout
14:47	+2	Kel'el Ware makes two point alley-oop dunk (Trey Galloway assists)	45-52
14:27	+2	AJ Storr makes two point driving layup	47-52
14:15		Trey Galloway misses two point driving finger roll layup
14:13		Malik Reneau offensive rebound
14:11		Malik Reneau misses two point hook shot
14:09		John Blackwell defensive rebound
14:05	+3	Chucky Hepburn makes three point running pullup jump shot (John Blackwell assists)	50-52
13:43	+2	Trey Galloway makes two point floating jump shot	50-54
13:15		John Blackwell misses two point driving layup
13:13		Kel'el Ware defensive rebound
13:02		Trey Galloway misses three point jump shot
13:00		Chucky Hepburn defensive rebound
12:53		Chucky Hepburn misses three point jump shot
12:51		Kel'el Ware defensive rebound
12:43		John Blackwell personal foul (Trey Galloway draws the foul)
12:38		Kel'el Ware turnover (lost ball) (Carter Gilmore steals)
12:17		Connor Essegian misses three point pullup jump shot
12:15		Kel'el Ware defensive rebound
11:54		Xavier Johnson turnover (traveling)
11:54		TV timeout
11:42		John Blackwell misses two point driving layup
11:40		Nolan Winter offensive rebound
11:37		Max Klesmit misses three point jump shot
11:35		Trey Galloway defensive rebound
11:15		Malik Reneau turnover (lost ball) (Connor Essegian steals)
11:00	+2	John Blackwell makes two point driving reverse layup	52-54
10:44		Xavier Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Max Klesmit steals)
10:33	+2	John Blackwell makes two point driving layup	54-54
10:10		Trey Galloway misses two point driving layup
10:06		Malik Reneau offensive rebound
10:06		Connor Essegian personal foul (Malik Reneau draws the foul)
10:06		Official timeout
9:52		Chucky Hepburn shooting foul (Xavier Johnson draws the foul)
9:52		Xavier Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:52		Xavier Johnson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:52		Steven Crowl defensive rebound
9:29	+2	Tyler Wahl makes two point reverse layup	56-54
9:06		Xavier Johnson misses three point jump shot
9:04		Malik Reneau offensive rebound
9:02	+2	Malik Reneau makes two point putback layup	56-56
8:46		Malik Reneau personal foul (Tyler Wahl draws the foul)
8:46		Hoosiers 30 second timeout
8:46		TV timeout
8:36	+3	Chucky Hepburn makes three point stepback jump shot	59-56
8:15	+2	Malik Reneau makes two point driving layup	59-58
7:53	+2	Steven Crowl makes two point turnaround bank jump shot (Chucky Hepburn assists)	61-58
7:34		Xavier Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Chucky Hepburn steals)
7:05		Tyler Wahl misses two point floating jump shot
7:03		Hoosiers defensive rebound
7:03		TV timeout
6:51		Steven Crowl shooting foul (Kel'el Ware draws the foul)
6:51	+1	Kel'el Ware makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-59
6:51	+1	Kel'el Ware makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-60
6:26		Tyler Wahl misses two point reverse layup
6:24		Malik Reneau defensive rebound
6:09		Trey Galloway turnover (bad pass) (Tyler Wahl steals)
5:55	+2	Chucky Hepburn makes two point driving finger roll layup	63-60
5:37	+3	Mackenzie Mgbako makes three point pullup jump shot (Trey Galloway assists)	63-63
5:05		Kel'el Ware blocks Chucky Hepburn's three point stepback jump shot
5:03		Steven Crowl offensive rebound
5:03		Badgers turnover (shot clock violation)
4:50		Malik Reneau turnover (lost ball) (Tyler Wahl steals)
4:48		Jump ball. AJ Storr vs. Mackenzie Mgbako (AJ Storr gains possession)
4:33		Mackenzie Mgbako blocks AJ Storr's two point driving layup
4:31		AJ Storr offensive rebound
4:31		Malik Reneau personal foul (AJ Storr draws the foul)
4:24		AJ Storr misses three point jump shot
4:22		Chucky Hepburn offensive rebound
4:16		Max Klesmit misses three point jump shot
4:14		Kel'el Ware defensive rebound
3:58	+2	Anthony Walker makes two point cutting layup (Trey Galloway assists)	63-65
3:31	+2	AJ Storr makes two point pullup jump shot	65-65
3:13	+2	Kel'el Ware makes two point alley-oop layup (Trey Galloway assists)	65-67
3:13		Steven Crowl shooting foul (Kel'el Ware draws the foul)
3:13		TV timeout
3:13	+1	Kel'el Ware makes regular free throw 1 of 1	65-68
2:56	+3	AJ Storr makes three point stepback jump shot	68-68
2:36		Mackenzie Mgbako misses three point jump shot
2:34		Tyler Wahl defensive rebound
2:08	+2	Tyler Wahl makes two point driving hook shot (Chucky Hepburn assists)	70-68
1:49	+2	Trey Galloway makes two point floating jump shot	70-70
1:33		Badgers 30 second timeout
1:17		Tyler Wahl misses two point turnaround hook shot
1:15		Malik Reneau defensive rebound
1:07		Hoosiers 30 second timeout
0:55	+2	Malik Reneau makes two point driving layup (Trey Galloway assists)	70-72
0:48		Malik Reneau personal foul (Tyler Wahl draws the foul)
0:37		AJ Storr misses three point pullup jump shot
0:35		Trey Galloway defensive rebound
0:35		Badgers 30 second timeout
0:25		John Blackwell personal foul (Mackenzie Mgbako draws the foul)
0:25	+1	Mackenzie Mgbako makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-73
0:25	+1	Mackenzie Mgbako makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-74
0:21		Anthony Walker personal foul (Tyler Wahl draws the foul)
0:19		Tyler Wahl misses two point driving hook shot
0:17		Anthony Leal defensive rebound
0:15		Anthony Leal turnover (lost ball)
0:13		Chucky Hepburn misses three point jump shot
0:11		AJ Storr personal foul (Mackenzie Mgbako draws the foul)
0:11		Mackenzie Mgbako misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:11		Tyler Wahl defensive rebound
0:05		Max Klesmit misses three point pullup jump shot
0:03		Chucky Hepburn offensive rebound
0:02		Chucky Hepburn misses three point jump shot
0:00		End of period

Chucky Hepburn misses three point jump shot