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FINAL
Mar 26, 2015

Game Recap

Wisconsin rallies, then holds off Heels' upset bid to reach Elite Eight. m Dekker scored a career-high 23 points, Frank Kaminsky added 19 and top-seeded Wisconsin rallied in the final 10 minutes to hold off North Carolina 79-72 on Thursday night and advance to the final eight of the NCAA tournament.

Box Score

12T
UNC333972
WISC314879
North Carolina Tar Heels logoNORTH CAROLINAFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
44Justin Jackson6-113-30-023000215
3Kennedy Meeks1-40-02-24000034
13J.P. Tokoto2-60-00-04310114
11Brice Johnson7-90-01-240010415
5Marcus Paige4-113-51-223201212
1Theo Pinson0-10-11-20000101
22Isaiah Hicks2-50-02-46000036
42Joel James1-20-00-01000012
2Joel Berry II2-32-33-41300029
0Nate Britt1-40-12-22000124
TOTAL26-5646.4%8-1361.5%12-1866.7%26123142072
Wisconsin Badgers logoWISCONSINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
10Nigel Hayes3-110-46-760102312
15Sam Dekker10-151-52-2101000023
44Frank Kaminsky5-111-18-882002219
24Bronson Koenig2-92-63-43400059
21Josh Gasser2-42-30-04410036
13Duje Dukan0-00-00-00000020
3Zak Showalter3-30-00-01110036
12Traevon Jackson1-31-21-21100104
TOTAL26-5646.4%7-2133.3%20-2387%33133051879

Play-by-Play

1st halfuncwisc
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (20:00) Jump Ball won by North Carolina
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (19:38) Kennedy Meeks missed Jumper.
  • Wisconsin Badgers logo
    (19:38) Josh Gasser Defensive Rebound.
  • Wisconsin Badgers logo
    (19:20) Frank Kaminsky missed Layup.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (19:20) Kennedy Meeks Defensive Rebound.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    +2 (19:13) Brice Johnson made Dunk. Assisted by Justin Jackson.
    20
  • Wisconsin Badgers logo
    (18:46) Frank Kaminsky missed Jumper.
  • Wisconsin Badgers logo
    (18:46) Josh Gasser Offensive Rebound.
  • Wisconsin Badgers logo
    (18:34) Nigel Hayes missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Wisconsin Badgers logo
    (18:34) Frank Kaminsky Offensive Rebound.
  • Wisconsin Badgers logo
    (18:23) Frank Kaminsky missed Layup.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (18:23) Brice Johnson Block.
  • Wisconsin Badgers logo
    (18:23) Bronson Koenig Offensive Rebound.
  • Wisconsin Badgers logo
    (18:18) Bronson Koenig missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Wisconsin Badgers logo
    (18:18) Wisconsin Offensive Rebound.
  • Wisconsin Badgers logo
    (17:56) Nigel Hayes Turnover.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (17:56) J.P. Tokoto Steal.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    +2 (17:51) Brice Johnson made Dunk. Assisted by Justin Jackson.
    40
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (17:28) Foul on Brice Johnson.
  • Wisconsin Badgers logo
    +3 (17:26) Sam Dekker made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bronson Koenig.
    43
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (17:12) Justin Jackson missed Jumper.
  • Wisconsin Badgers logo
    (17:12) Bronson Koenig Defensive Rebound.
  • Wisconsin Badgers logo
    (16:58) Nigel Hayes missed Jumper.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (16:58) Kennedy Meeks Defensive Rebound.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (16:46) Kennedy Meeks missed Jumper.
  • Wisconsin Badgers logo
    (16:46) Sam Dekker Defensive Rebound.
  • Wisconsin Badgers logo
    +3 (16:17) Josh Gasser made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Frank Kaminsky.
    46
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (16:07) J.P. Tokoto missed Jumper.
  • Wisconsin Badgers logo
    (16:07) Sam Dekker Defensive Rebound.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (15:57) Foul on Justin Jackson.
  • (15:57) Official TV Timeout
  • Wisconsin Badgers logo
    (15:26) Sam Dekker missed Three Point Jumper.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (15:26) J.P. Tokoto Defensive Rebound.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    +2 (15:17) J.P. Tokoto made Layup.
    66
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (14:45) Foul on Joel James.
  • Wisconsin Badgers logo
    +3 (14:37) Traevon Jackson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Gasser.
    69
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (14:27) J.P. Tokoto missed Jumper.
  • Wisconsin Badgers logo
    (14:27) Nigel Hayes Defensive Rebound.
  • Wisconsin Badgers logo
    (14:15) Traevon Jackson missed Jumper.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (14:15) Justin Jackson Defensive Rebound.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    +3 (14:02) Justin Jackson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by J.P. Tokoto.
    99
  • Wisconsin Badgers logo
    (13:29) Frank Kaminsky missed Jumper.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (13:29) Brice Johnson Defensive Rebound.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (13:10) Brice Johnson missed Jumper.
  • Wisconsin Badgers logo
    (13:10) Frank Kaminsky Defensive Rebound.
  • Wisconsin Badgers logo
    +2 (12:56) Nigel Hayes made Dunk.
    911
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    +2 (12:42) Joel James made Jumper.
    1111
  • Wisconsin Badgers logo
    (12:26) Traevon Jackson Turnover.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (12:26) Marcus Paige Steal.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (12:21) Marcus Paige missed Three Point Jumper.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (12:21) J.P. Tokoto Offensive Rebound.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (12:15) Marcus Paige missed Jumper.
  • Wisconsin Badgers logo
    (12:15) Frank Kaminsky Defensive Rebound.
  • Wisconsin Badgers logo
    (11:54) Nigel Hayes missed Three Point Jumper.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (11:54) North Carolina Defensive Rebound.
  • (11:49) Official TV Timeout
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    +3 (11:35) Marcus Paige made Three Point Jumper.
    1411
  • Wisconsin Badgers logo
    +2 (11:22) Sam Dekker made Dunk. Assisted by Bronson Koenig.
    1413
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (10:54) Theo Pinson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (10:54) North Carolina Offensive Rebound.
  • Wisconsin Badgers logo
    (10:48) Foul on Nigel Hayes.
  • Wisconsin Badgers logo
    (10:44) Foul on Josh Gasser.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    +2 (10:24) Kennedy Meeks made Jumper.
    1613
  • Wisconsin Badgers logo
    +2 (10:08) Sam Dekker made Layup. Assisted by Bronson Koenig.
    1615
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    +3 (9:57) Joel Berry II made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Paige.
    1915
  • Wisconsin Badgers logo
    (9:35) Bronson Koenig missed Jumper.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (9:35) Isaiah Hicks Defensive Rebound.
  • Wisconsin Badgers logo
    (9:17) Foul on Frank Kaminsky.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (8:55) Theo Pinson Turnover.
  • Wisconsin Badgers logo
    (8:55) Nigel Hayes Steal.
  • Wisconsin Badgers logo
    +2 (8:40) Frank Kaminsky made Jumper.
    1917
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (8:07) Nate Britt missed Three Point Jumper.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (8:07) Kennedy Meeks Offensive Rebound.
  • Wisconsin Badgers logo
    (7:42) Foul on Zak Showalter.
  • (7:42) Official TV Timeout
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (7:42) Theo Pinson missed Free Throw.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (7:42) North Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    +1 (7:42) Theo Pinson made Free Throw.
    2017
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (7:28) Foul on Kennedy Meeks.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (7:25) Foul on Kennedy Meeks.
  • Wisconsin Badgers logo
    +1 (7:25) Nigel Hayes made Free Throw.
    2018
  • Wisconsin Badgers logo
    +1 (7:25) Nigel Hayes made Free Throw.
    2019
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (7:00) Marcus Paige missed Layup.
  • Wisconsin Badgers logo
    (7:00) Frank Kaminsky Defensive Rebound.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (6:46) Foul on Nate Britt.
  • Wisconsin Badgers logo
    +1 (6:46) Sam Dekker made Free Throw.
    2020
  • Wisconsin Badgers logo
    +1 (6:46) Sam Dekker made Free Throw.
    2021
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (6:29) Nate Britt missed Jumper.
  • Wisconsin Badgers logo
    (6:29) Frank Kaminsky Defensive Rebound.
  • Wisconsin Badgers logo
    +2 (6:20) Sam Dekker made Layup.
    2023
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (6:07) Brice Johnson missed Jumper.
  • Wisconsin Badgers logo
    (6:07) Sam Dekker Defensive Rebound.
  • Wisconsin Badgers logo
    +2 (5:56) Sam Dekker made Layup.
    2025
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    +2 (5:35) Brice Johnson made Jumper.
    2225
  • Wisconsin Badgers logo
    +2 (5:03) Frank Kaminsky made Layup.
    2227
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    +2 (4:49) Brice Johnson made Jumper.
    2427
  • Wisconsin Badgers logo
    (4:26) Sam Dekker missed Three Point Jumper.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (4:26) Joel James Defensive Rebound.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    +2 (4:18) Nate Britt made Jumper.
    2627
  • Wisconsin Badgers logo
    (3:59) Bronson Koenig missed Jumper.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (3:59) Nate Britt Defensive Rebound.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    +2 (3:40) J.P. Tokoto made Layup.
    2827
  • Wisconsin Badgers logo
    (3:24) Frank Kaminsky missed Jumper.
  • Wisconsin Badgers logo
    (3:24) Nigel Hayes Offensive Rebound.
  • Wisconsin Badgers logo
    (3:19) Nigel Hayes missed Layup.
  • Wisconsin Badgers logo
    (3:19) Nigel Hayes Offensive Rebound.
  • Wisconsin Badgers logo
    (3:17) Nigel Hayes missed Layup.
  • Wisconsin Badgers logo
    (3:17) Nigel Hayes Offensive Rebound.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (3:17) Foul on Brice Johnson.
  • (3:17) Official TV Timeout
  • Wisconsin Badgers logo
    +1 (3:17) Nigel Hayes made Free Throw.
    2828
  • Wisconsin Badgers logo
    (3:17) Nigel Hayes missed Free Throw.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (3:17) J.P. Tokoto Defensive Rebound.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (2:58) Marcus Paige missed Jumper.
  • Wisconsin Badgers logo
    (2:58) Sam Dekker Defensive Rebound.
  • Wisconsin Badgers logo
    (2:31) Frank Kaminsky Turnover.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (2:31) Marcus Paige Steal.
  • Wisconsin Badgers logo
    (2:30) Foul on Nigel Hayes.
  • Wisconsin Badgers logo
    (1:59) Foul on Bronson Koenig.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    +3 (1:56) Justin Jackson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Paige.
    3128
  • Wisconsin Badgers logo
    (1:20) Bronson Koenig missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Wisconsin Badgers logo
    (1:20) Sam Dekker Offensive Rebound.
  • Wisconsin Badgers logo
    (1:10) Bronson Koenig missed Three Point Jumper.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (1:10) J.P. Tokoto Defensive Rebound.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    +2 (1:03) Isaiah Hicks made Layup. Assisted by J.P. Tokoto.
    3328
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (0:51) Foul on Joel Berry II.
  • Wisconsin Badgers logo
    +1 (0:51) Bronson Koenig made Free Throw.
    3329
  • Wisconsin Badgers logo
    (0:51) Bronson Koenig missed Free Throw.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (0:51) Isaiah Hicks Defensive Rebound.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (0:33) Marcus Paige Turnover.
  • Wisconsin Badgers logo
    (0:33) Josh Gasser Steal.
  • Wisconsin Badgers logo
    (0:33) Jump Ball won by Wisconsin
  • Wisconsin Badgers logo
    (0:33) Wisconsin Timeout
  • Wisconsin Badgers logo
    (0:06) Bronson Koenig missed Jumper.
  • Wisconsin Badgers logo
    (0:06) Sam Dekker Offensive Rebound.
  • Wisconsin Badgers logo
    +2 (0:01) Sam Dekker made Layup.
    3331
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

72Points79
26-56(46.4%)Field Goal(%)26-56(46.4%)
8-13(61.5%)3-Point(%)7-21(33.3%)
12-18(66.7%)Free Throw(%)20-23(87%)
28(9)Rebounds(Offensive)35(12)
12Assists13
3Steals3
1Blocks0
4Turnovers5
20(0)Fouls(Technical)18(0)

Game Details

Thursday, March 26, 2015 · 7:47 PM
Kohl Center · Madison, WI
capacity: 17,287
tv: TBS
spread: WISC -3.5