It took a while for the 3-seed Wisconsin Badgers to get going, but they eventually imposed their will on a game 14-seeded Colgate Raiders team on Friday night, winning 67-60 at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee. All-American Johnny Davis captained the ship for UW, scoring 17 of his game-high 25 points in the second half and suffocating defense by, well, everyone in a Wisconsin uniform sealed the deal for the Badgers.
Let’s take a look at three things that stood out from Wisconsin’s NCAA Tournament win.
No. 1: defense in the second half of the second half
Everybody knew Colgate could shoot the rock.