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2016 NCAA Tournament: Wisconsin Badgers to Face Notre Dame in Sweet Sixteen

After advancing past Xavier in the round of 32 in dramatic fashion, the Wisconsin Badgers will set their sights on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, their Sweet Sixteen opponent.

The Badgers, who earned a chance in the Sweet Sixteen thanks to a buzzer-beater three-pointer from Bronson Koenig, will be taking on a Notre Dame team that is also still alive thanks to a buzzer-beater.

Just as the Badgers needed every second of their round of 32 matchup with the two-seeded Xavier Musketeers t come away with the victory, the Irish needed a final second bucket to put away a streaking 14th-seeded Stephen F.