The defending NCAA Tournament champions will not repeat this year, as No. 8 Wisconsin knocked off No. 1 Villanova 65-62 in the second round of East region action on Saturday in Buffalo.
It was a back-and-forth, thrilling game throughout. And with the game tied 62-62, Badgers senior Nigel Hayes made this pretty baseline layup with 11.4 seconds left to serve as the game-winner:
(After the game, Hayes talked about being influenced by Michael Jordan’s fake spin move)
On the ensuing play, Villanova star guard Josh Hart tried to go up for a game-tying layup in the paint, but was denied with a great defensive effort from Wisconsin bigs Ethan Happ and Vitto Brown:
Brown was then fouled and made one of two free throws, but the Wildcats were unable to get a shot off, securing the Wisconsin upset victory:
Now, this upset certainly wasn’t as stunning as most 8-1 upsets, as Wisconsin (27-9) probably shouldn’t have been seeded as low as an eight-seed. And this is now — incredibly — the Badgers’ fourth consecutive Sweet Sixteen appearance.
Here’s more Twitter reaction to the Badgers’ victory:
https://twitter.com/SInow/status/843209276575440896
https://twitter.com/Adam_Jacobi/status/843209663592235008
[CBS]
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