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Badgers brought down in Final Four Harrison’s 3-pointer ends Wisconsin’s title hopes in Texas By Jack Baer THE DAILY CARDINAL

ARLINGTON, Texas—Sixtyseven teams walk away from the tournament in heartbreak. They can lose big and they can lose at the last second. They can lose due to a lack of execution and they can lose because the other team has the game of its life. It will hurt, but that’s just college basketball. We trade a very-likely eventual defeat for the thrill of a 68-team singleelimination tournament. This was the lesson for the Badgers (30-8 overall) as their season came to an end on a deep, final-seconds 3-pointer from Kentucky freshman guard Aaron Harrison that denied them a chance to play for the national championship. “When it comes down to a

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Junior guard Traevon Jackson misses the first of three free-throw attempts at the end of Wisconsin’s Final Four matchup against Kentucky, the only miss by UW in 20 attempts. one-possession game, the last possession has always seemed so magnified,” said head coach Bo Ryan. “But there were 60, 70, 80 possessions in there and a lot of those ended up being the posses-

sions that were more crucial. We just came up one short.” The Badgers fell in front of an NCAA Final Four record crowd of 79,444 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

Suspect commits sexual assault in dormitory University of WisconsinMadison police are searching for a man who sexually assaulted a victim in a campus residence hall early Sunday morning, according to a Timely Warning released by University of Wisconsin Police Department. The assault took place at approximately 1:30 a.m. Sunday morning in an undisclosed residence hall. Police describe the suspect as a thin, white male between the ages of 18 and 20 years old, approximately 5’10” to 6’0” tall, with shoulder-length brown hair, according to the release. UWPD urges anyone with information on the assault to contact the department by calling 608-264-COPS. The Timely Warning release was sent out to the entire UW-Madison campus as part of an effort to comply with the federal Clery Act, which requires universities to report severe crimes that take place on campuses to the entire student body in a timely manner.

Kentucky’s athleticism gave the Badgers a challenge that by no means overwhelmed them, but they still were unable to sufficiently counter. The Wildcats finished with 46 points in the

paint, 23 second-chance points and highlight dunk after highlight dunk. “We just did not make enough plays on the inside. [Kentucky] was able to get things that we were not giving up this entire tournament,” said junior forward Frank Kaminsky. “We would have to have set the tone physically more, but we didn’t and they came out on top.” Adding on to that, Kentucky had only four turnovers, which was a season low, and zero in the second half. The Badgers came into the matchup carrying the banner of strong fundamentals: outside shooting, disciplined play and they also showed up with their usually low eight turnovers and 8-of-20 3-point shooting. Kentucky’s banner held ludicrous offensive-rebounding totals, which Wisconsin did an OK job of limiting by rebounding 21 of Kentucky’s 32 misses. To compare, Michigan only rebounded 10 of Kentucky’s 27 misses in the Elite Eight.

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Police able to control State Street gathering after men’s basketball loss Saturday By Patricia Johnson THE DAILY CARDINAL

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Badger fans still gathered Saturday evening despite the loss after the game against the Kentucky Wildcats.

Madison police said defeated Badger fans maintained composure when they took to the streets Saturday after the University of Wisconsin-Madison basketball team’s heartbreaking loss against Kentucky in a 74-73 game. A few thousand fans gathered on State Street approximately 15 minutes after the game, as opposed to the swift rush of 8,000-10,000 fans eager to celebrate after last week’s victory over Arizona, according to Madison Police Department spokesperson Joel DeSpain. The tone of the evening lacked the same enthusiasm as the previous Badger game with more arrests and minor injuries, according to University of Wisconsin Police Department spokesperson Marc Lovicott. DeSpain said Madison police made “a dozen” arrests that

include a combination of citations and detentions. Police attributed most arrests to fighting, starting fires and “body passing,” according to Lovicott. DeSpain recalled one individual who climbed on top of a covered sidewalk near a construction site on State Street and lept into the crowd. Some fans in the crowd sustained minor injuries as a result of flying beer cans and other causes. DeSpain said some fans were examined for head injuries and one fan was seen by emergency services for smashing their hand on glass while inside a bar. UW-Madison freshman Story Sandy was rushed to the UW hospital with a head injury after being struck by a flying object in the crowd. Sandy said he did not experience any bleeding or deformities as a result of the blow, but he did

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Un-Four-gettable: UW students react to Final Four loss, look to future By Adelina Yankova THE DAILY CARDINAL

The Wisconsin men’s basketball team’s fall to University of Kentucky was tough for Grateful Red fans nationwide, but it

was perhaps especially difficult for University of WisconsinMadison junior Lauren Peterson. Peterson, whose mother attended University of Louisville, has harbored a dis-

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dain for the Kentucky Wildcats from a young age and, following a week of trash-talking from relatives supporting UK, she wanted more than anything to see a Wisconsin victory.

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Alas, the Badgers were unable to clinch a win, but Peterson said she was pleased to see the fans’ continued support of the

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