For those of you who were hoping to see a No. 16 seed upset a No. 1 seed, it will have to wait at least another year as Wisconsin disposed of Coastal Carolina with an 86-72 win.
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The Badgers were given a noble effort by the Chanticleers at the beginning stages of the first half, but Wisconsin pulled away and never let their large lead slip away.
Badgers star forward Frank Kaminsky, who is expected to be a lottery pick in the 2015 NBA Draft, steamrolled the competition to the tune of 27 points on 10-of-14 shooting with 12 rebounds.
Forward Sam Dekker added 20 points while shooting 4-for-8 on his three-point attempts. The entire Wisconsin team made 40.7 percent of their three-pointers.
For the Chanticleers, guard Warren Gillis scored a team-leading 22 points while guard Elijah Wilson added another 20.
They were severely out rebounded as they came up with 25 as opposed to the Badgers’ 36.
Here are video highlights of Kaminsky and company setting the tone for Wisconsin’s tournament run.
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