Wisconsin Badgers vs James Madison Dukes
Men's Basketball Championship - South Region - 1st Round
72
32-3
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | 39 | 72 | |
WIS | 20 | 41 | 61 |
61
22-14
James Madison Dukes
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 27 | 12 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 29 | 12 | 4-8 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 27 | 5 | 2-8 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 33 | 14 | 5-13 | 0-1 | 4-6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 26 | 8 | 2-6 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 21 | 8 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 6-7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 13 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 21 | 11 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 3-4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
72 | 23-56 | 5-17 | 21-30 | 37 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 20 | |
41% | 29% | 70% |
Wisconsin Badgers
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 33 | 10 | 4-6 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 2 |
| 35 | 5 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 27 | 13 | 5-14 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 29 | 18 | 5-12 | 5-9 | 3-4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 34 | 8 | 3-8 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | 4 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 4-5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | 3 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
61 | 19-51 | 8-21 | 15-23 | 36 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 19 | |
37% | 38% | 65% |
Game Information
Brooklyn, NY
Referee:William Covington
Referee:Joe Lindsay
Referee:Todd Austin
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Sun Belt ConferenceSun Belt Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | 12-6 | - | 22-12 |
| South Alabama | 11-7 | 1 | 21-12 |
| Arkansas State | 11-7 | 1 | 20-12 |
| Texas State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Marshall | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Coastal Carolina | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| App State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| James Madison | 9-9 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Southern Miss | 9-9 | 3 | 19-16 |
| Georgia Southern | 8-10 | 4 | 21-16 |
| Old Dominion | 7-11 | 5 | 12-21 |
| Louisiana | 7-11 | 5 | 11-22 |
| Georgia State | 7-11 | 5 | 10-22 |
| UL Monroe | 1-17 | 11 | 4-28 |
| Big Ten ConferenceBig Ten Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 19-1 | - | 37-3 |
| Nebraska | 15-5 | 4 | 28-7 |
| Michigan State | 15-5 | 4 | 27-8 |
| Illinois | 15-5 | 4 | 28-9 |
| Wisconsin | 14-6 | 5 | 24-11 |
| Purdue | 13-7 | 6 | 30-9 |
| UCLA | 13-7 | 6 | 24-12 |
| Ohio State | 12-8 | 7 | 21-13 |
| Iowa | 10-10 | 9 | 24-13 |
| Indiana | 9-11 | 10 | 18-14 |
| Minnesota | 8-12 | 11 | 15-18 |
| USC | 7-13 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Washington | 7-13 | 12 | 16-17 |
| Rutgers | 6-14 | 13 | 14-20 |
| Northwestern | 5-15 | 14 | 15-19 |
| Oregon | 5-15 | 14 | 12-20 |
| Maryland | 4-16 | 15 | 12-21 |
| Penn State | 3-17 | 16 | 12-20 |
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