Looking flat on offense from the start against a determined UW-Milwaukee team, the Badgers women’s basketball team eventually built a 16-point lead in the second half but blew it all because they stopped playing effective defense.
They needed an NBA-range three-pointer from guard Alyssa Karel in the final seconds of the first overtime to say alive.
They finally prevailed, 71-69, in two overtimes Tuesday night at the Kohl Center when UWM’s Lindsay Laur failed to get off a potential winning three pointer before time expired.