Hepburn, Wisconsin edge USC 64-59 to finish 3rd in Bahamas
Associated PressThe AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas — Chucky Hepburn capped a 17-point game with a steal and layup with 10.5 seconds to play to secure Wisconsin’s 64-59 win over USC in the Battle for Atlantis third-place game on Friday. There were seven ties and 10 lead changes with USC’s largest lead being seven points and Wisconsin’s five. Both teams also had eight-point runs but Wisconsin’s came within the last five minutes after Drew Peterson’s 3-pointer put USC on top 57-54 with 5:42 to play. Boogie Ellis ended the drought with 50 seconds to go and after a Hepburn miss coming out of a timeout, Hepburn picked Peterson’s pocket near the top of the key and went down and iced the game with a pump-fake layup.