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WATCH: Wisconsin guard Chucky Hepburn swishes half-court buzzer beater before halftime

Chandler Vesselsby:Chandler Vessels11/29/22

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Wisconsin guard Chucky Hepburn is quickly starting to develop a reputation as someone you can count on to hit a clutch shot. With the Badgers trailing 37-31 on Tuesday against Wake Forest, Hepburn darted up the court with three seconds remaining before halftime, stopping at half court to pull up for a last-second shot.

The ball fell through the hoop without appearing to touch the rim, sending Wisconsin into the locker room down just 37-34 and with all the momentum in the world. The shot was Hepburn’s third made 3-pointer of the game, and he led the Badgers with 12 points at halftime.

This was far from the first buzzer beater for Chucky Hepburn, as he also famously hit a game-winning shot to claim the Big Ten regular season championship last season. Earlier this year, he also hit a long 3-pointer before the half in a contest against South Dakota.

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Hepburn joined Wisconsin last season as a true freshman, starting all 33 games to average 7.9 points and 2.3 assists on 34.8% from deep. He was named to the Big Ten All-Freshman team for his contributions and entered this season with preseason all-conference honors.

In a limited six-game sample size this year, Hepburn has slightly improved on his averaged with 9.7 points and 2.8 assists on 36.4% from 3-point. Later in the second half against Wake Forest, Hepburn nailed his fourth and fifth 3-pointers of the evening, setting a career high. He’ll hope to close this game out strong as Wisconsin looks to improve to 5-1.