The Wisconsin men will take on Vanderbilt in the third round of the NCAA Tournament Saturday afternoon. The Badgers beat Montana 73-49 in the second round while the Commodores took down Harvard 79-70. Wisconsin (25-9) is the 4 seed in the East Region while Vanderbilt (25-10) is the 5 seed. Coverage on 93.9 FM WDOR begins at 4 PM Saturday afternoon. Tip from Albuquerque, New Mexico is at 5:10 PM.
Notes:
Wisconsin’s 25 wins is tied for third most in school history.
This is Wisconsin’s 18th trip to the NCAA tournament and their 14th straight appearance. The Badgers are 24-16 all-time in the NCAA Tournament.
The Badgers were a 4 seed last season and made it to the Sweet 16 where they lost to Butler, 61-54.
This is the first ever meeting between Wisconsin and Vanderbilt.