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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Wisconsin 74, VCU 73
When: 3:30 PM ET, Sunday, November 22, 2015
Where: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
Officials: # Donnie Eppler, # Jamie Luckie, # Earl Walton
Attendance: 17287

Guard Bronson Koenig scored 22 points, including the go-ahead layup with six seconds remaining, and Wisconsin held off VCU for a 74-73 victory Sunday in the consolation game of the 2K Classic at Madison Square Garden.

After going 2-for-12 in Wisconsin's 10-point loss to Georgetown, Koenig shot 9-of-14 from the floor.

His biggest shot came on the final possession with Wisconsin trailing by one point. He spun through traffic and scooped in a layup and when guard Melvin Johnson missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer the Badgers had the win.

Johnson scored 21 points for VCU (2-2), which rallied from a trio of 11-point deficits in the first half. Johnson shot 8-of-18 and hit a mid-range jumper with 30 seconds remaining that gave the Rams a 73-72 edge.

Koenig's big performance came on a day when forward Nigel Hayes struggled at times. After getting 22 Friday, Hayes finished with 10 and when he split two free throws with 51.4 seconds remaining it led to Johnson's dramatic shot.

Forward Ethan Happ added 12 while guard Zak Showalter contributed 10 for Wisconsin, which shot 53.1 percent.

Johnson was the only VCU starter in double figures. Reserves Korey Billbury and Mohamed Hamdy added 17 and 13 respectively.
Top Game Performances
 
Wisconsin   VCU
Bronson Koenig 22 Scoring Melvin Johnson 21
Zak Showalter 6 Assists Melvin Johnson 3
Ethan Happ 10 Rebounds Ahmed Hamdy Mohamed 8
Zak Showalter 6 Free Throws Made Korey Billbury 6
Zak Showalter 3 Steals Korey Billbury 3
Charlie Thomas 3 Blocks Mo Alie-Cox 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Wisconsin 74 53.1 5-10 17-24 13 33 7 4 17
VCU 73 42.6 4-13 17-29 9 26 3 8 9