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Badgers NCAA run ends at buzzer in Sweet 16

Wisconsin's Zak Showalter forces OT with leaning 3-pointer off one leg with 2.1 seconds left in regulation

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Badgers NCAA run ends at buzzer in Sweet 16

Wisconsin's Zak Showalter forces OT with leaning 3-pointer off one leg with 2.1 seconds left in regulation

It all came down to the final seconds in overtime, but Florida squeaked out a win over the Badgers in the Sweet 16. The Gators earn a trip to the Elite Eight with a 84-83 win over Wisconsin. After Zak Showalter's incredible shot for Wisconsin, Florida's Chris Chiozza came up with an even wilder one.Chiozza took an inbounds pass, sprinted nearly the length of the court and hit a running 3-pointer at the buzzer to help Florida beat Wisconsin in overtime.Chiozza's shot came after Nigel Hayes had hit two free throws with 4.0 seconds left to put the Badgers up 83-81. The game went to overtime -- the first of the tournament -- when Showalter hit an off-balance 3-pointer off his right foot with 2.5 seconds left in regulation to cap a late comeback for Wisconsin.And perhaps the most memorable moment for Badgers fans was after the shot when Showalter did "the Belt," and pointed at Packers quarter Aaron Rodgers in the crowd. The fourth-seeded Gators (27-8) will play South Carolina on Sunday in an all-Southeastern Conference regional final at Madison Square Garden. Florida is in the Elite Eight for the first time since 2014, and for the first time with second-year coach Mike White -- the man who replaced Billy Donovan in Gainesville.Big Picture Wisconsin: The end of an era for the Badgers. Seniors Hayes, Koenig, Showalter and Vitto Brown go out having been part of four straight Sweet 16 appearances. "This is a tough way for them to go out," Wisconsin coach Greg Gard said. "And how they battled back, came from 12 down, it's kind of a microcosm of how they have navigated through the program. They have fought back at adverse times and tonight was a great testament to their Will and never give up attitude." All-Big Ten selection Ethan Happ will return as the focal point for the Badgers next season, but there will be bigger roles for players such as Khalil Iverson, D'Mitrik Trice and Brevin Pritzl. Florida: The SEC only got five of its 14 teams into the NCAA Tournament, but it will have three in the final eight for the first time since 1986 (Kentucky plays in the South Regional final against North Carolina on Sunday) and at least one in the Final Four. SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey was at the Garden, enjoying the S-E-C! chants. Sankey brought two ties with him to the arena. He had garnet for South Carolina in game one and then changed to blue and orange for Florida in the nightcap.

It all came down to the final seconds in overtime, but Florida squeaked out a win over the Badgers in the Sweet 16.

The Gators earn a trip to the Elite Eight with a 84-83 win over Wisconsin.

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After Zak Showalter's incredible shot for Wisconsin, Florida's Chris Chiozza came up with an even wilder one.

Chiozza took an inbounds pass, sprinted nearly the length of the court and hit a running 3-pointer at the buzzer to help Florida beat Wisconsin in overtime.

Chiozza's shot came after Nigel Hayes had hit two free throws with 4.0 seconds left to put the Badgers up 83-81.

The game went to overtime -- the first of the tournament -- when Showalter hit an off-balance 3-pointer off his right foot with 2.5 seconds left in regulation to cap a late comeback for Wisconsin.

And perhaps the most memorable moment for Badgers fans was after the shot when Showalter did "the Belt," and pointed at Packers quarter Aaron Rodgers in the crowd.

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The fourth-seeded Gators (27-8) will play South Carolina on Sunday in an all-Southeastern Conference regional final at Madison Square Garden. Florida is in the Elite Eight for the first time since 2014, and for the first time with second-year coach Mike White -- the man who replaced Billy Donovan in Gainesville.

Big Picture

Wisconsin: The end of an era for the Badgers. Seniors Hayes, Koenig, Showalter and Vitto Brown go out having been part of four straight Sweet 16 appearances.

"This is a tough way for them to go out," Wisconsin coach Greg Gard said. "And how they battled back, came from 12 down, it's kind of a microcosm of how they have navigated through the program. They have fought back at adverse times and tonight was a great testament to their Will and never give up attitude."

All-Big Ten selection Ethan Happ will return as the focal point for the Badgers next season, but there will be bigger roles for players such as Khalil Iverson, D'Mitrik Trice and Brevin Pritzl.

Florida: The SEC only got five of its 14 teams into the NCAA Tournament, but it will have three in the final eight for the first time since 1986 (Kentucky plays in the South Regional final against North Carolina on Sunday) and at least one in the Final Four. SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey was at the Garden, enjoying the S-E-C! chants. Sankey brought two ties with him to the arena. He had garnet for South Carolina in game one and then changed to blue and orange for Florida in the nightcap.