Wisconsin rallies to upset Illinois

Morgan Paige scored 18 points, including two free throws with 3 seconds remaining, and 11th-seeded Wisconsin beat Illinois 58-57 in the first round of the Big Ten tournament on Thursday. Illinois, which trailed 54-44 with 6 minutes left, took a 57-54 lead on Amber Moore’s 3-pointer with 42 seconds left. Tessa Cichy made two free throws to get Wisconsin within a point.

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Wisconsin’s Morgan Paige talks about her game-winning free throw:

Wisconsin coach Bobby Kelsey talk about the upset over Illinois:

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Jennifer Lutz on 3/7/2013 @ 6:41pm EDT Said:

Great perseverance by Badgers!!! So glad I can watch on BTN since I can’t be there to cheer them on in person. BTW – Tessa Cichy (my niece) went to high school in Maplewood, MN, but she is FROM Somerset, WI. She is a Badger through and through!!!

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