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You could form a pretty good team with the players who weren’t available for Wisconsin by the time the Las Vegas Bowl arrived Thursday night. With 11 Badgers out for the season and seven listed as out for the game, things were going to look a bit different against Arizona State. And that was before starting receiver Kendric Pryor and starting tight end Jake Ferguson left the game with injuries.
Perhaps not surprisingly, Wisconsin didn’t compile the cleanest or prettiest performance. But, in a positive trend since Paul Chryst took over as head coach, the Badgers found a way to win another bowl game. This time, Wisconsin held on to defeat Arizona State 20-13 at Allegiant Stadium to close the season 9-4 and improve to 6-1 in bowl games under Chryst.
Here are seven takeaways from the game.
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