Wisconsin social media reacts to AJ Storr’s dunk of the year, Badgers win over Maryland
After a period of struggles in the gauntlet that is the Big Ten conference, Wisconsin basketball got back to winning ways on Tuesday. The Badgers took down Maryland 74-70 in a game that saw AJ Storr throw down one of the dunks of the season.
The Badgers used balanced scoring to defeat the Terrapins, with four of the five Wisconsin starters finishing in double figures. The Terps put together a late run, but in the end the Badgers held them off with clutch buckets from Max Klesmit. Tyler Wahl finished with a game-high 18 points in the conference win that lifted Wisconsin to 10-6 in the Big Ten and 18-9 overall.
Here is a look at reactions to the win and arguably the dunk of the season:
AJ Storr throws it down
AJ STORR CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF‼️ pic.twitter.com/KbmREbxDmY
— Wisconsin Basketball (@BadgerMBB) February 21, 2024
Mercy https://t.co/1iMmJLcGs6
— Matt Lepay (@MattLepay) February 21, 2024
Anybody just see that AJ Storr dunk?
— Straight Margarine (@iyellyahtzee) February 21, 2024
@InsideWisconsin that AJ Storr Dunk 🙈🙉🙊 he looked at him before he dunked on him #jumparound
— JustinFromNC (@RatedRNupe414) February 21, 2024
Best dunk i will ever watch live for the rest of my life from AJ storr right there
— ian (@nai_c123) February 21, 2024
Klez with a dagger:
Goodnight 💤@maxkle2 x @ajdillon7 pic.twitter.com/0VZnRu5PJ4
— Wisconsin Basketball (@BadgerMBB) February 21, 2024
MAX KLESMIT IS A DOG.
— Mike Jocko Jacques (@jockosports) February 21, 2024
The Greg Gard Gauge speaks
Wisconsin 74, Maryland 70
turns out college basketball isn’t that hard when you simply make your free throws pic.twitter.com/jz9ZtmfRUl
— Grant Bilse (@WiscoGrant) February 21, 2024
Wahl led the way:
#5 leading the way! Big night for Tyler Wahl
18 PTS | 6 REB | 6-9 FG pic.twitter.com/xCzZvbI1b8
— Wisconsin Basketball (@BadgerMBB) February 21, 2024
Good start to unranked Wisconsin:
Wisconsin Basketball being unranked is the best news I've heard in a while
Now we cook
— Scary Alvarez (@barryisthedon) February 19, 2024
A win is a win:
Beating a mid Maryland team is Wisconsin's biggest win of the season so far
That's how bad a loss here would have been
— Scary Alvarez (@barryisthedon) February 21, 2024
Ten for the Badgers:
Wisconsin holds off Maryland to become third B1G team to reach 🔟 conference wins. pic.twitter.com/riMW21Z20j
— Big Ten Men's Basketball (@B1GMBBall) February 21, 2024
Maryland can't buy a close one
Final: Maryland 70, Wisconsin 74
Maryland suffers its fifth loss in the past six games. Those losses have come by a combined 25 points.
It also moves to 1-8 in games decided by four points or less, an absolutely absurd stat.
— Testudo Times (@testudotimes) February 21, 2024
Are the Badgers back?
Badgers are good again
— Ben Kenney (@benzkenney) February 21, 2024
🦡
— Ben Kenney (@benzkenney) February 21, 2024
People didn't like the Peacock broadcast
Jac Collinsworth doing Big Ten basketball games is an insult from NBC/Peacock to fans. At least pretend you care about user experience.
— Jeff Ermann (@Jeff_Ermann) February 21, 2024
Jac Collinsworth announcing the #badgers game tonight😂
— James Henry (@1988JBHenry) February 21, 2024
Storr's dunk was incredible
Geronimo!!! AJ Storr was not jumping out of a plane, he was jumping out of the gym. Again. After taking a great outlet pass from Tyler Wahl, Storr flushed with left hand – posterizing Maryland's Jordan Geronimo, one of B10's best dunkers. Connor Essegian's reaction was priceless. https://t.co/avWKzJa771
— Mike Lucas (@LucasAtLarge) February 21, 2024
AJ STORR !!
— AJ Dillon (@ajdillon7) February 21, 2024
Hello AJ Storr pic.twitter.com/xWMmwarHr8
— ᗩᑎT ᗯᖇIGᕼT (@itsAntWright) February 21, 2024
Rick Pitino: rips St John’s for being unathletic
Also Rick Pitino: Let AJ Storr walk out the door https://t.co/dCpLI5w8Bu
— Ryan Glasspiegel (@sportsrapport) February 21, 2024
His name isn’t talked about enough
AJ STORR is a Pro ‼️
– Sophomore G at Wisconsin
– 16.5 PPG— Hoop Fiends 🏀💉 (@hoopfiends) February 21, 2024
Good night for Wisconsin basketball
When you go 2-0 on the night. #Badgers pic.twitter.com/0UYxAb0zHb
— Badgers Ball Knower (@BadgersBallKnow) February 21, 2024
Some interesting officiating...
What's a charge and what's a block tonight?#Badgers
— Evan Flood (@Evan_Flood) February 21, 2024
The Jon Rothstein post returns!
Greg Gard. Silent Assassin.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) February 21, 2024
Big Cat was dialed in
Make your free throws
— Big Cat (@BarstoolBigCat) February 21, 2024
Klesmit! Dagger
— Big Cat (@BarstoolBigCat) February 21, 2024
John Blackwell had a great night
#Badgers Greg Gard got a chuckle looking at the plus/minus ratings. Blackwell was a minus-9. Gard: "John Blackwell was plus-9 for us in terms of what he did for us — defensively, slashing, making free throws."
— Jeff Potrykus (@jaypo1961) February 21, 2024
good morning! after last night’s game, it’s officially John Blackwell SZN
— Grant Bilse (@WiscoGrant) February 21, 2024
Wisconsin gave up a lot of points in the last minute...
@BadgerMBB – Greg Gard coached team knows how to blow late leads by putting the brakes on the offense instead of trying to score earlier in the shot clock. Against good teams, this gets you beat.
— Avignon ‘85 (@Avignon85) February 21, 2024
The Badgers won despite giving up 14 points in the final 45 seconds. I can’t with Greg Gard in end of game situations.
— Tom Hearden (@followtheh) February 21, 2024
AJ Dillon was sitting courtside
Packers running back AJ Dillon spoke with the #Badgers after their win over Maryland. Wisconsin coach Greg Gard said he will not try to tackle Dillon.
— Michael McCleary (@MikeJMcCleary) February 21, 2024
AJ Dillon would have been a fun Badgers running back. https://t.co/pOZMtSY3MD
— Jesse Zakshesky (@zaksheskyman) February 21, 2024
Step in the right direction
Bucky clicked his heels three times tonight at the Kohl Center and said, "There's No Place Like Home." Wisconsin needed everything the home crowd could give in order to defeat Maryland 74-70. Tyler Wahl led the Badgers with 18, and Max Klesmit dropped in 16. On Wisconsin. pic.twitter.com/APOVxkt244
— Motor City Badgers (@MotorCityBadger) February 21, 2024
Final from the Kohl Center
Wisconsin Badgers 74
Rutgers 70Tyler Wahl 18 PTS 6 REBS
Max Klesmit 16 PTS 8-8 FTs
AJ Storr 10 PTS 8 REBS21-47 FGs 45% FG%, 4-17 3PT 24%@TeamNBSMedia pic.twitter.com/6bkM2bI3Lf
— Melo (@_melowilliams) February 21, 2024
It wasn't a pretty win
Sort of a strange game for Badgers tonight. Every time they needed a stretch the lead 3, they missed. Storr with some horrid decision making. Made FTs. Benefit of some really poor officiating. Finished well under the hoop. A ton of good and bad…but a badly needed win.
— Badgermaniac (@THEbadgermaniac) February 21, 2024
Badgers needed one last stop to salt the game away … And didn't get it 12 times in-a-row. 🙄
— EricTheRed (@RealEricTheRed) February 21, 2024
At this point, you take the win and move forward. #Onward
— The Chicago Badger (@DaChicagoBadger) February 21, 2024
