Wisconsin bounced out of March Madness in bruising first-round upset
By Enrique Murguia | Mar. 24The James Madison Dukes knocked Wisconsin out of the NCAA March Madness tournament in a first-round upset riddled with Badgers turnovers.
The James Madison Dukes knocked Wisconsin out of the NCAA March Madness tournament in a first-round upset riddled with Badgers turnovers.
After upsetting Purdue in the semifinals of the Big Ten tournament, the Badgers came up just shy of the trophy in the final against Illinois.
Wisconsin’s John Blackwell tied his season-high with 18 points as the Badgers came up short against Purdue.
Wisconsin’s AJ Storr rallied the Badgers past Rutgers with his 19-point performance.
Wisconsin forward Tyler Wahl’s 20 points and Chucky Hepburn’s lockdown defense was not enough as the Badgers fell to Illinois.
Wisconsin lost their sixth game in February as the Badgers allowed Indiana forward Kel’el Ware to score 27 points.
Wisconsin forward Tyler Wahl led the Badgers with 18 points and six rebounds as Wisconsin fended off the Terrapins.
Iowa’s Tony Perkins made a last-second layup with 1.3 seconds left in overtime to give the Hawkeyes the win Saturday.
The Badgers were handed their fourth-straight loss by Rutgers in a 20-point blowout.
Four Wisconsin starters scored double-digit points despite their loss against the Wolverines.