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College basketball fans were treated to a nail-biter Saturday in the second round of the NCAA tournament, as No. 8 Wisconsin defeated defending champions and No. 1 overall seed Villanova 65-62 at the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York.
CBS Sports noted thousands of brackets went up in smoke:
NCAA March Madness noted the result continued a trend of early losses from defending champs:
NCAA March Madness1 Seeds to lose in Round of 32 – Since 2005 2017 Villanova 2015 Villanova 2014 Wichita State 2013 Gonzaga 2011 Pittsburgh 2010 Kansas
March 18, 2017 at 9:19:40 PM GMT
In a tense, tightly contested game throughout, Wisconsin went on a 15-5 run to close out the matchup, scoring key buckets in the final seconds.