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Gophers couldn’t hold onto 20-point lead, fall for 11th straight time vs. rival Wisconsin
['Darren Wolfson']
KSTP.com 5 Eyewitness News
John Blackwell scored 23 points, including Wisconsin’s last seven points in the final minute, and the Badgers rallied to defeat short-handed Minnesota 67-63 on Wednesday night.
Nick Boyd’s jumper gave Wisconsin a 51-50 lead with 6 1/2 minutes remaining, the Badgers’ first lead since it was 3-0.
Jack Janicki blocked Isaac Asuma’s 3-point try with 45 seconds left and Blackwell drained a 3-pointer for a 65-61 lead with 19 seconds remaining.
Bobby Durkin scored 20 points, Asuma 16 and Langston Reynolds 12 for Minnesota (10-11, 3-7), which has lost six straight.
A four-point play by Braeden Carrington got Wisconsin within 50-49 with seven minutes remaining.