Tipoff is set for 7:27pm for the Irish and Badgers.
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Syracuse (plus-4.5) vs. Gonzaga (Friday in Chicago): If this were the second round or Elite Eight, the Orange would be a no-brainer pick – Boeheim s zone is so hard to decode with only one day of preparation. He encouraged them, even when they stood at 9-9 and about as far outside of the Final Four as the Badgers have been in decades, to not just trust the process but to trust themselves more.
The Wisconsin Badgers are taking on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the NCAA Tournament Friday night, in what will be their fifth Sweet Sixteen appearance in six years. V.J. Beachem led the Irish with 19 points and center Zach Auguste has 13 points and 12 rebounds. The Irish are seventh in the country in adjusted offensive efficiency, and the Badgers are 12th in defensive efficiency.
“I think it was against IN at home”, he said.
“I think defense is going to be the key coming into this game”, Badgers freshman forward Charlie Thomas said. The Badgers specialize in help defense and make their opponents work for baskets on every possession.
Stanford’s plan should start with trying to contain Allen, who scored a career-high 28 points against the Cardinal last season.
Vitto Brown’s 3-pointer with 26 seconds left put the Badgers (22-13) up 56-53 and kept Wisconsin’s shot at a third straight Final Four alive. Interim tag – the best loss we had all year was the loss of the interim tag.
Took over for Bo Ryan following December 15 victory over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi as the Big Ten season was about to commence.
“When your teammates are counting on you, that is usually when I produce the best”. We just went out there and had fun. Q. No. Gard: Yeah, they actually gave me a five-year contract about three weeks ago. “That tells me I am good enough to be here and I have to produce for my team”.
Gard grew up in the small town of Cobb, Wisconsin, which is about an hour’s drive west of the Kohl Center.
MEMORIES: Philadelphia’s Spectrum has been demolished.
No. 7 Wisconsin and No. 6 Notre Dame weren’t expected for a run to the Elite 8 this year, but one will make it tonight.
Brey was an assistant under Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski when Laettner nailed one of the most memorable shots in NCAA Tournament history.
Brey became familiar with the area in five seasons coaching DE about an hour south of Phily in Newark and became friends with local coaches such as former Penn coach (now at Temple) Fran Dunphy and Villanova’s Jay Wright. They trail by two, but just clean up some things and (it feels like) they could be ahead by several. “So I’m energized being back in the city, and I’m really proud that I can bring my team here”.
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Notre Dame stole the win from the grasp of the Badgers, who thoroughly outplayed the Irish for much of the game, the first half in particular. Note Dame coach Mike Brey said after that game that there might not be a better big man in the nation playing any better than Auguste at this point. “And in the ultimate big stage, this tournament, for him to be mentioned of possibly breaking Bill Walton’s record, it’s unbelievable”.
