SB Nation 2010 NCAA Tournament -- East
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Entering the 2010 NCAA Tournament, Ivy League schools were best known for their old buildings and government-orchestrating secret societies. This could change on Sunday, as 12-seed Cornell meets 4-seed Wisconsin in the East Region's second round.
Our Wisconsin blog, Bucky's 5th Quarter, has a live game thread ready to go.
Bucky's 5th Quarter is also taking Cornell seriously. So seriously, in fact, that they're predicting the Badgers to lose.
Cornell 72, Wisconsin 65. I absolutely hate this matchup. Against Wofford, you saw what can happen when the opponent gets hot, even when you are a great defensive team like Wisconsin. The Big Red is playing with so much confidence right now and they seem to be hitting every shot. Meanwhile, Wisconsin is in a deep shooting slump and until Bohannon has a breakout game, that will continue. Foote is an impressive 7-footer and if he gets Leuer and/or Nankivil in foul trouble, that's exactly what the Badgers will be in... trouble. A Sweet 16 matchup against Kentucky would be great, but unfortunately, I think we have another Davidson on our hands. Hot opponent, wrong time. Cornell wins.
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Cornell 87, Wisconsin 69: Big Red Now The Highest-Seeded Team In Tournament
Jacksonville, FL (Sports Network) - Louis Dale totaled 26 points as 12th- seeded Cornell routed fourth-seeded Wisconsin, 87-69, in the second round of the East Region of the NCAA Tournament.
Ryan Wittman had 24 points and Jeff Foote added 12 points and seven rebounds for the Big Red (29-4), who upset Temple on Friday for their first-ever tournament win and will look to continue their run next Thursday in the regional semifinals, a battle against top-seeded Kentucky in Syracuse.
Cornell is now the lowest-seeded team remaining in the tournament.
Jon Leuer had 23 points and Jason Bohannon added 18 points for the Badgers (24-9), who were coming off a victory over 13th-seeded Wofford on Friday in their 16th appearance in the tournament.
Cornell led the game from start to finish as Wittman and Jon Jaques each got a pair of baskets to start the game. The Big Red built the lead to 12 points on a pair of free throws from Foote for a 16-4 game 5 1/2 minutes in.
The Badgers came storming back and Bohannon's consecutive buckets got his team back to within three points, 24-21.
However, the Big Red answered with a 13-4 run which helped the team eventually take a 43-31 lead into the locker room.
Wisconsin opened the second half with a three from Jordan Taylor and, after a Dale three-ball, another long-range bucket from Bohannon made it a nine-point game a bit less than two minutes in.
Cornell, though, scored the next five points and continued to hold Wisconsin at arms length over the next several minutes.
A Trevon Hughes three-point bucket got the Badgers to within 13 points, 67-54, with about 12 1/2 minutes to play, but their offense was silent over the next six minutes as the Big Red scored the next 11 points to take a commanding 78-54 lead on a Wittman layup with under seven minutes to play.
Ryan Evans stopped the bleeding with a pair of free throws and a jumper, but it was not enough to stem the tide, as Cornell cruised over the final five minutes to advance.
This was the first-ever meeting between these two schools...Cornell is now 2-5 in the tournament while Wisconsin fell to 21-15...The Badgers have made 12 straight appearances in the tournament, but have only advanced to the Final Four once during that run, in 2000...Evans finished with 11 points and six boards in the loss.
Mar 21 5:19p by Jon Bois - 0 comments