The No. 4-seed Duke Blue Devils will play the winner of No. 5-seed Wisconsin vs. No. 12-seed James Madison.
The Blue Devils just closed out a 64-47 win over No. 13-seed Vermont. The game was tight throughout, but Jon Scheyer’s team went on a big run late to shut the door on Vermont’s upset bid.
Wisconsin obviously has big-time NCAA Tournament history against Duke — the Blue Devils narrowly defeated the Badgers in the 2015 national championship game.
Greg Gard’s team would welcome a rematch of that contest with a spot in the Sweet 16 on the line.
Zooming out a bit, the South Region opened up a bit with big upsets in the round of 64. Top-ranked Houston and Duke still remain on Wisconsin’s side of the bracket, but Marquette’s Elite 8 path is wide open with No. 10-seed Colorado, No. 11-seed NC State and No. 14-seed Oakland the only competition.
The bottom half of the South region:
No. 11 NC State vs. No. 14 Oakland
No. 2 Marquette vs. No. 10 Colorado— Jeff Borzello (@jeffborzello) March 22, 2024
Related: Wisconsin Badgers vs. James Madison Dukes: Preview and prediction for NCAA Tournament round of 64
None of this discussion is important if Wisconsin can’t handle business against James Madison in its round of 64 contest. The Badgers enter having played their best basketball of the season last week at the Big Ten Tournament, but needing a strong performance to beat a 31-3 James Madison team.
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