The No 4-seeded Wisconsin Badgers had no trouble with the No. 13-seeded Montana Grizzlies in the NCAA Tournament's Round of 64, advancing with a resounding 73-49 win on Thursday. It marks the fifth straight year in which the Badgers have advanced at least as far as the Round of 32 and the ninth time in 10 years that they've advanced that far.
2012 NCAA Bracket, Wisconsin Vs. Montana Final Score: Badgers Dominate, Win 73-49
The Badgers got off to a bit of a slow start, but grabbed their first lead of the game on a Ryan Evans jumper with 16:26 left in the first half. From there, they never really looked back and built a 10-point lead by halftime. By the time Montana scored its first field goal of the second half with 13:01 remaining, the Badgers had built a 16-point lead.
Wisconsin held the Grizzlies to just 38.3 percent shooting from the floor and blocked eight shots, seven of them by Jared Berggren. The Badgers dominated the glass, too, outrebounding their opponents 32-19. Evans led the way for the Badgers with eight rebounds to go along with his 18 points on 6-of-8 shooting.
The Badgers will now play the winner of the first-round game between the Vanderbilt Commodores and Harvard Crimson on Saturday.
For up-to-the-minute scores on all NCAA Tournament games, please check out SI.com’s complete 2012 NCAA Tournament scoreboard.
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