John Blackwell's potential game-tying shot was blocked with 9 seconds to play and the Badgers suffered an 85-83 loss at UCLA on Tuesday night.

Specifically, UCLA shot 14-of-20 from two-point range in the second half. A bulk of the Bruins’ paint scoring arrived from the aforementioned Mara and bench guard Sebastian Mack. The Badgers had no answer. Wisconsin shot extremely well from the outside, but UCLA’s consistence presence down low was devastating on Tuesday.

Things were tilting heavily in UCLA’s direction with 7:59 left when center Mara blocked Steven Crowl’s three-pointer, leading to a Wisconsin shot-clock violation. The Bruins soon held a 70-61 lead and all the momentum after Dylan Andrews made a baseline jumper.