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Minnesota airs it out, keeps possession of Axe with 23-16 victory over Wisconsin

MADISON, Wis. — Paul Bunyan's Axe will spend another year in Minnesota. A pair of redshirt freshmen, Athan Kaliakmanis and Le'Meke Brockington, made sure of that.

Kaliakmanis connected with Brockington for a 45-yard touchdown pass with 3:40 left in the fourth quarter, providing the decisive points in the Minnesota Gophers' 23-16 victory over Wisconsin on Saturday at Camp Randall Stadium, giving Minnesota possession of the axe trophy for the second consecutive year for the first time since 1993 and '94.

Matthew Trickett's third field goal of the day, a 27-yarder with 7:58 to play, tied the score 16-16.

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