The Wisconsin Badgers advanced to the round of 32 with a solid 85-66 win over the Montana Grizzlies, with John Blackwell leading all Badger scorers for the second-straight game with 19 points.
One key to defeating Montana and avoiding an upset in Denver was taking advantage of the Grizzlies’ lack of size. For the most part, Wisconsin did that by attacking the paint on dribble drives and feeds down low in the post. While the Badgers won the points-in-the-paint battle 38-34, it could have been more had the team not settled for threes.
Wisconsin also had a great defensive showing, as Montana shot 39.