Wisconsin Team Wins Title Using Stalling Strategy

Wisconsin High School Team Wins Championship Using Stalling Strategy

A championship is a championship, no matter how you look at it, right?

Not exactly how you draw it up, but it worked for this team.

A Wisconsin high school just won a state title by basically playing keep away the entire game.

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Others might call it stalling, but it worked.

Milwaukee Juneau beat Cambridge in the Division 4 game by holding the ball, dribbling near half court, and rarely shooting.

Fans booed loudly throughout the Kohl Center.

Here’s the thing, though, Wisconsin doesn’t have a shot clock in high school basketball, so while it might not be your preferred way of basketball, it’s technically legal. Even if it’s not what some would describe as keep away or stalling, as in “the spirit of the game.”

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In Rockford, we've seen this before, when Eastland beat Pecatonica with the same tactic.

While that was tough for Pecatonica, it seems this won’t happen again, as Illinois is bringing in a shot clock for the upcoming 2026-2027 season.

Illinois Shot Clock Rule Will Prevent Similar Games

The shot clock will end stalling, so these kinds of games won’t be occurring for much longer.

The real thing, though, is whether this is a smart strategy or just bad basketball.

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