{"id":10525,"date":"2017-03-18T23:33:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-18T23:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/2017\/03\/18\/wisconsin-upsets-ncaa-defending-champions-villanova\/"},"modified":"2017-03-18T23:33:00","modified_gmt":"2017-03-18T23:33:00","slug":"wisconsin-upsets-ncaa-defending-champions-villanova","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/wisconsin-upsets-ncaa-defending-champions-villanova\/","title":{"rendered":"Wisconsin Upsets NCAA Defending Champions Villanova"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n Nigel Hayes, #10, helped drive Wisconsin to a win with a tie-breaker layup against Villanova during the second round of the 2017 NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament at KeyBank Center on Saturday, in Buffalo, N.Y.<\/p>\n

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The Wisconsin Badgers ousted the top-seeded Wildcats in a surprising upset in the second round of the men’s tournament. The eighth-seeded Wisconsin closed the game at 65-62, thanks to momentum brought by Nigel Hayes in the closing seconds.<\/p>\n

Hayes’ layup lifted the Badgers from a tie before Vitto Brown’s free throw sealed the win for good.<\/p>\n

Wisconsin gained the edge when Villanova called a timeout with 11 seconds remaining.<\/p>\n

On Villanova’s next possession, star Josh Hart’s drive to the basket was disrupted by a clean steal by Wisconsin’s Vitto Brown. Brown was soon fouled, and missed his second free throw attempt. Villanova grabbed the rebound, but the Wildcats weren’t able to get a shot off within the final three seconds.<\/p>\n

Hayes led Wisconsin with 19 points, while Bronson Koenig put up 3 three-pointers for his 17 points. Josh Hart led Villanova with 19 points.<\/p>\n

Wisconsin now advances to their fourth consecutive Sweet 16 round to play the winner of the Florida vs. Virginia game on Friday night.<\/p>\n