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Wisconsin STRAIGHT UP RECORD

Wisconsin STRAIGHT UP STREAK

2 LOSSES IN A ROW

Wisconsin AGAINST THE SPREAD RECORD

Wisconsin AGAINST THE SPREAD STREAK

2 LOSSES IN A ROW

Wisconsin TOTAL OVER / UNDER RESULTS

Wisconsin TOTAL OVER / UNDER STREAK

1 UNDER IN A ROW

Wisconsin AVERAGE POINTS FOR (PF)

69.2

Wisconsin AVERAGE POINTS AGAINST (PA)

63.9

Wisconsin AVERAGE GAME POINTS TOTAL (PF+PA)

133.1

Related News (NCAAB News)

James Madison pulls first 12-5 upset of March Madness by knocking off Wisconsin 72-61

Sat, Mar 23, 2024
NCAAB News (AP)

James Madison pulls first 12-5 upset of March Madness by knocking off Wisconsin 72-61

NEW YORK (AP) - Terrence Edwards Jr. scored 14 points and James Madison pulled off the first 12-5 upset of the NCAA Tournament by beating Wisconsin 72-61 on Friday night.

The 12th-seeded Dukes (32-3) will face fourth-seeded Duke on Sunday in the second round of the South Region in Brooklyn, where the JMU fans made themselves right at home.

The Dukes, who had not been in the tournament since 2013, are into the second round for the first time since 1983 - bringing with them a 14-game winning streak that is the longest in the nation.

Max Klesmit kept fifth-seeded Wisconsin (22-14) within striking distance with 18 second-half points. The Badgers were a 5 1/2-point favorite, according to FanDuel Sportsbook.

The 12-5 upset almost doesn't feel like an upset because it has happened so frequently in the NCAA Tournament in recent years - though not last year. Counting JMU, seven 12 seeds have won first-round games in the last five tournaments.

Klesmit cut the JMU lead to six with 8:54 left, but Noah Freidel answered with a 3-pointer about a minute later for JMU to make it 55-46.

The Badgers never got closer than seven again, and the chants of "J-M-U" echoed through Barclays Center in Brooklyn as if it was the Atlantic Union Bank Center in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

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James Madison announced itself in November with an opening victory at Michigan State that moved the Dukes in the AP Top 25 for the first time in school history. The Dukes just kept winning, though playing in the Sun Belt they fell out of spotlight and the rankings before moving back in on the strength of their long winning streak.

Only defending national champion and top-seeded UConn has won as many games this season as James Madison.

James Madison controlled the first half with its defense, going up by as much 17 before heading to halftime up 33-20.

The Dukes had the Badgers all out of sorts. JMU had 10 steals, forced 13 turnovers and held the Badgers to 26% percent shooting, with more than a few misses coming in traffic at the rim.

Klesmit gave the Badgers an offensive spark in the second half with four 3-pointers in the first eight minutes, but coach Mark Byington's Dukes were unfazed.

T.J. Bickerstaff had 12 points and nine rebounds and Julien Wooden added 12 points for the Dukes.

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The Dukes have never played Duke.

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RALPH D. RUSSO Russo has been the national college football writer for The Associated Press for two decades. He is a native New Yorker. twitter mailto "
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