Wisconsin Plays Montana Today In NCAA Tournament
Thursday, March 15th, 2012 -- 9:56 AM
Wisconsin opens NCAA tournament play this afternoon at 1:10 pm with a game against 13th-seeded Montana on TNT.The No. 4 seed Badgers earned their 14th straight trip to the Big Dance after finishing 24-9 on the season. Montana earned an automatic bid after winning the Big Sky Conference tournament.
The Badgers, who led the nation in scoring defense (52.9) are 9-1 in their opening NCAA game under coach Bo Ryan. The Grizzles are familiar with the Badgers' style because one of their assistants, Freddie Owens, used to play for the Badgers.
The Grizzlies aren't exactly grizzled when it comes to NCAA experience -- they have a 2-9 record -- but they have their own terrific point guard in Will Cherry (16.0 scoring average) and they're riding a school record 14-game winning streak and have already established their best record in 20 years. Their last loss was Jan. 14 at Weber State, the same team they beat by 19 in the Big Sky title game.
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