Men’s Basketball Edged In OT By Wisconsin, 94-92 – Ohio State Buckeyes
2/6/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Feb 6, 2002
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By ARNIE STAPLETON
AP Sports Writer
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Devin Harris made five free throws over the final 19 seconds of overtime as Wisconsin beat No. 16 Ohio State 94-92 on Wednesday night.
Fellow freshman Mike Wilkinson was 13-of-16 from the free throw line, including four in the final minute of regulation.
Wisconsin (13-11, 6-5 Big Ten) was 36-of-46 from the line with Harris going 8-for-10 and Charlie Wills 9-of-11.
Wills, a senior, scored a career-high 21 points, as did Kirk Penney as the Badgers won for the ninth time in 10 games at the Kohl Center.
The Buckeyes (17-4, 8-2), beginning their first four-game road trip in conference play since 1948-49, fell into a tie with idle Indiana atop the Big Ten.
Brent Darby had 22 points for Ohio State and Boban Savovic added 17, including a wide-open 3-pointer with 2.4 seconds left in regulation that capped a 10-point second-half comeback.
Zach Williams then blocked Harris’ desperation shot from just past halfcourt, sending the game into overtime.
The Badgers never trailed in the overtime, but the victory wasn’t secure until Harris made a free throw with 0.6 seconds left, then purposefully missed the second so the buzzer would sound before the Buckeyes had another chance at a miracle finish.
Harris made two free throws with 19 seconds left in overtime to break an 89-89 tie.
After Brian Brown missed on a drive and Terence Dials misfired on the tip, Harris got the loose ball and was fouled with 10 seconds left. He made both free throws for a 93-89 lead.
But Brown hit a 3-pointer with 2.7 seconds left, and Harris was fouled as he tried to break free down the sideline.
The Buckeyes led 39-38 at halftime and Savovic’s bucket gave them their biggest lead at 47-43 before the Badgers used a 17-3 run, led by Penney’s eight points, to take a 60-50 lead with 11 minutes remaining.
Travon Davis scored nine of the Badgers’ first 20 points, and he ignited the crowd with a steal and behind-the-back pass to Freddie Owens for the breakaway basket that gave Wisconsin a 22-16 lead midway through the first half.
