He was 3-for-17 against Pittsburgh on Friday and he was 2-for-10 against Xavier.
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The frenetic final moments featured a deep 3 from Koenig to tie it with 11 seconds left, then a charge drawn by Zak Showalter. The Badgers will play in a third consecutive Sweet 16 this week and are the only remaining team to achieve this feat.
Up next for Wisconsin is Notre Dame on Friday in Philadelphia.
NEW YORK – The second-seeded Wildcats are headed to the Sweet 16 for the first time in seven years after trouncing the seventh-seeded Hawkeyes.
It was one of two three-pointers Koenig drilled in the final 14 seconds to lift the Badgers over the Musketeers 66-63.
After an exciting first weekend, the 2016 NCAA Tournament heads to the Sweet 16 and Elite 8 rounds this weekend.
Schlundt, a walk-on who played three years at Oconomowoc High School and his senior year at St. John’s Northwestern Military Academy, has had a front-row seat to some dramatic NCAA moments the past two years.
“He’s definitely different from Coach Ryan”, Schlundt said. “I think I’ve grown immensely these last couple years”.
“I like to have the ball in my hands in those kinds of situations because I believe in myself”, Koenig said. “So, that was an easy pass for me to make and Bronson just knocked it down”. “It’s not like we’re trying to walk the ball up the court”, the Badgers’ Ethan Happ countered.
Villanova (31-5) plays Miami on Thursday in Louisville, Ky.
“Well I’m really pumped that Greg Guard has the Badgers going in the right direction”, said Brian Cassidy. “I was looking at it thinking, ‘That’s going to go in.’ He said he was channeling his inner Steph Curry, whatever that means”.
It was still enough to reach the next round against No. 2 seed Xavier.
There was no doubt in this one. The Wildcats led 54-29 at halftime and by as many as 34 points in the second half. The closest Iowa (22-11) got was 16 points in the final minutes.
Elgin Cook added 18 points, and freshman Tyler Dorsey added 14 points – including five straight late to give the Ducks (30-6) a 61-60 lead. Nicolas Baer had 15 and Peter Jok 11. What else can we take away? He scored 11 in the second half, finishing with 18, that included an offensive rebound and put-back with two minutes left that brought the Badgers to within a single possession. Xavier guard Myles Davis.
The basket produced Pflueger’s only points of the game.
Thomas Walkup scored 21 points for SFA (28-6).
With Abell right in his face in flawless position, Koenig’s shot for the ages goes down, and the Wisconsin celebration engulfs him as he stands, arms frozen, held in the air.
The loss snapped a 21-game winning streak for Stephen F. Austin, the longest in the country.
No. 10 Syracuse 75, No. 15 Middle Tennessee State 50: In St. Louis, the insufferable zone of Syracuse ground Middle Tennessee State’s magical March ride to a halt, as the Orange beat the Blue Raiders.
“They made some 3s”. Koenig led Wisconsin with 20 points, including 6-of-12 from 3-point range, none bigger than the final rainbow at the horn.
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No. 1 OR 69, No. 8 Saint Joseph’s 64: In Spokane, Washington, Dillon Brooks scored 25 points to lead OR over Saint Joseph’s in the second round of the West Regional.
