Western Illinois shocks No. 17 Wisconsin 69-67 in opener
Garrett Covington hit two fouls shots with 10.2 seconds left, and Western Illinois shocked No. 17 Wisconsin with a 69-67 win on Friday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Western Illinois Leathernecks
69
Wisconsin Badgers
67
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| WIU | 37 | 32 | 69 |
| WIS | 44 | 23 | 67 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/9/26 | vs Simpson (IA) Storm | W 90-48 | NCAAM |
| 11/7/26 | vs Houston Christian Huskies | L 67-74 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | @ Valparaiso Beacons | L 58-80 | NCAAM |
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Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:10 69-67
Garret Covington made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:10 68-67
Garret Covington made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:10 67-67
Foul on Khalil Iverson.
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PersonalFoul 0:31 67-67
Foul on Vitto Brown.
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LayUpShot 2:01 67-67
Vitto Brown made Layup. Assisted by Nigel Hayes.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:28 67-65
Bronson Koenig made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:40 67-62
Garret Covington made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:40 66-62
Foul on Khalil Iverson.
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LayUpShot 2:40 66-62
Garret Covington made Layup.
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JumpShot 3:08 64-62
Bronson Koenig made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:56 64-60
Vitto Brown made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:56 64-59
Vitto Brown made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:56 64-58
Foul on Jalen Chapman.
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JumpShot 4:49 64-58
Vitto Brown made Jumper. Assisted by Nigel Hayes.
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PersonalFoul 5:02 64-56
Foul on Jabari Sandifer.
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PersonalFoul 5:32 64-56
Foul on Zak Showalter.
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LayUpShot 6:25 64-56
Garret Covington made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 6:46 62-56
Foul on Khalil Iverson.
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LayUpShot 7:34 62-56
Jalen Chapman made Layup. Assisted by De'Angelo Bruster.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:45 60-56
Khalil Iverson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:45 60-55
Foul on Jalen Chapman.
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LayUpShot 8:09 60-55
Jabari Sandifer made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:38 58-55
De'Angelo Bruster made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jabari Sandifer.
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PersonalFoul 9:34 55-55
Foul on Ethan Happ.
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PersonalFoul 9:43 55-55
Foul on Charlie Thomas.
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PersonalFoul 9:54 55-55
Foul on Brandon Gilbeck.
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JumpShot 10:13 55-55
Garret Covington made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 10:49 53-55
Foul on De'Angelo Bruster.
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PersonalFoul 11:00 53-55
Foul on Tate Stensgaard.
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PersonalFoul 11:06 53-55
Foul on De'Angelo Bruster.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:43 53-55
Vitto Brown made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:43 53-54
Vitto Brown made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:43 53-53
Foul on Jalen Morgan.
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LayUpShot 12:33 53-53
J.C. Fuller made Layup.
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JumpShot 12:54 51-53
Bronson Koenig made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 13:25 51-51
Garret Covington made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 13:48 49-51
Bronson Koenig made Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 14:13 49-48
Garret Covington made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by J.C. Fuller.
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DunkShot 15:33 46-48
J.C. Fuller made Dunk.
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LayUpShot 16:01 44-48
Bronson Koenig made Layup.
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LayUpShot 16:25 44-46
Ethan Happ made Layup. Assisted by Nigel Hayes.
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PersonalFoul 16:36 44-44
Foul on Garret Covington.
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PersonalFoul 16:43 44-44
Foul on Tate Stensgaard.
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Three Point Jump Shot 17:17 44-44
J.C. Fuller made Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 17:51 41-44
Brandon Gilbeck made Layup. Assisted by J.C. Fuller.
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PersonalFoul 18:05 39-44
Foul on J.C. Fuller.
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PersonalFoul 18:08 39-44
Foul on Brandon Gilbeck.
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JumpShot 18:34 39-44
Tate Stensgaard made Jumper. Assisted by Garret Covington.
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JumpShot 0:07 37-44
Bronson Koenig made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 0:34 37-42
Charlie Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Nigel Hayes.
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PersonalFoul 1:05 37-40
Foul on Charlie Thomas.
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JumpShot 1:46 37-40
Jabari Sandifer made Jumper.
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JumpShot 2:17 35-40
Jalen Morgan made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:41 33-40
Khalil Iverson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:41 33-39
Foul on Jalen Morgan.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:05 33-39
Nigel Hayes made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:05 33-38
Foul on Garret Covington.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:57 33-38
J.C. Fuller made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:03 30-38
Nigel Hayes made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:03 30-37
Nigel Hayes made Free Throw.
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End Game 0:00 69-67
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:04 69-67
Tate Stensgaard Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:04 69-67
Bronson Koenig missed Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:10 69-67
Garret Covington made Free Throw.
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ShortTimeOut 0:10 68-67
Wisconsin Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 0:10 68-67
Garret Covington made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:10 67-67
Foul on Khalil Iverson.
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PersonalFoul 0:31 67-67
Foul on Vitto Brown.
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Offensive Rebound 0:40 67-67
Jabari Sandifer Offensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 0:40 67-67
Khalil Iverson Block.
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DunkShot 0:40 67-67
Tate Stensgaard missed Dunk.
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Defensive Rebound 1:06 67-67
Tate Stensgaard Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:06 67-67
Bronson Koenig missed Jumper.
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Steal 1:30 67-67
Khalil Iverson Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:30 67-67
J.C. Fuller Turnover.
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LayUpShot 2:01 67-67
Vitto Brown made Layup. Assisted by Nigel Hayes.
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Steal 2:09 67-65
Vitto Brown Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:09 67-65
J.C. Fuller Turnover.
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ShortTimeOut 2:11 67-65
Western Illinois Timeout
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:28 67-65
Bronson Koenig made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:40 67-62
Garret Covington made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:40 66-62
Foul on Khalil Iverson.
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LayUpShot 2:40 66-62
Garret Covington made Layup.
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JumpShot 3:08 64-62
Bronson Koenig made Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 3:22 64-60
Vitto Brown Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:22 64-60
Bronson Koenig missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 3:36 64-60
Vitto Brown Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 3:36 64-60
Vitto Brown Block.
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LayUpShot 3:36 64-60
Brandon Gilbeck missed Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:56 64-60
Vitto Brown made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:56 64-59
Vitto Brown made Free Throw.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:56 64-58
Official TV Timeout
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PersonalFoul 3:56 64-58
Foul on Jalen Chapman.
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Defensive Rebound 3:57 64-58
Vitto Brown Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 3:57 64-58
De'Angelo Bruster missed Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 4:23 64-58
J.C. Fuller Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 4:23 64-58
Khalil Iverson missed Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 4:29 64-58
Bronson Koenig Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 4:29 64-58
Garret Covington missed Layup.
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JumpShot 4:49 64-58
Vitto Brown made Jumper. Assisted by Nigel Hayes.
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Team Stats
WIU
WIS
27-50
FG
22-62
54
Field Goal %
35
7-9
3PT
7-21
78
Three Point %
33
8-12
FT
16-25
67
Free Throw %
64
31
Rebounds
39
8
Offensive Rebounds
21
23
Defensive Rebounds
18
11
Assists
8
0
Steals
6
4
Blocks
6
10
Turnovers
4
0
Team Turnovers
1
10
Total Turnovers
4
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
24
Fouls
15
8
Largest Lead
8
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