The 2000

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featured the

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and the

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. Wisconsin opened the scoring, after quarterback

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threw a 54-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Lee Evans for an early 7–0 lead. UCLA responded when Cory Paus threw a 64-yard touchdown pass to

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to even the score at 7. UCLA's

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added a 31-yard field goal to push UCLA's lead to 10–7. In the second quarter, running back

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rushed 7 yards for a touchdown, to increase the lead to 17–7. In the third quarter, Chris Griffin kicked his second field goal of the game, a 25 yarder, to move the lead to 20–7. Brooks Bollinger later found wide receiver

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for a 3-yard touchdown pass, cutting the lead to 20–14. Michael Bennett's 6-yard touchdown run gave the Badgers a 21–20 lead, and eventually the ball game.

References

External links

USA Today recap of game

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