Johnny Davis celebrates after a dunk during an NCAA tournament game vs. Colgate
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60
Colgate Colg 23-12,16-2 Patriot
67
Winner Wisconsin Wisc 25-7,15-5 Big Ten
Colgate Colg
23-12,16-2 Patriot
60
Final
67
Wisconsin Wisc
25-7,15-5 Big Ten
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Colgate Colg 28 32 60
Wisconsin Wisc 28 39 67

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Davis takes control and Badgers advance

Wisconsin dances on to the Round of 32

MILWAUKEE (AP) — All-American guard Johnny Davis scored 25 points and sparked a second-half comeback as Wisconsin withstood Colgate's 3-point assault and beat the Raiders 67-60 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday night.

The third-seeded Badgers (25-7) snapped Colgate's 15-game winning streak and advanced to a second-round game Sunday against No. 11 seed Iowa State (21-12). The Cyclones defeated LSU 59-54 earlier Friday.

Davis had Wisconsin's last 14 points and showed he's all the way back from the injured left ankle that knocked the Big Ten player of the year out of the Badgers' regular-season finale. Davis returned for the Big Ten Tournament but shot 3 of 19 in a quarterfinal loss to Michigan State, which also advanced through the first round of the NCAA tourney Friday night.



After shooting 3 of 11 in the first half, Davis caught fire when the Badgers needed him. They trailed by as many as five in the second half before going on a 10-0 run and holding Colgate scoreless for more than seven minutes.

Tyler Wahl added 15 points and nine rebounds for Wisconsin. Nelly Cummings scored 20 points and Tucker Richardson had 15 for Colgate, which shot 10 of 22 from 3-point range.

Colgate entered the night second in the nation in 3-point percentage (.403) and 12th in 3-pointers per game (9.9). And that attack sizzled in the second half as the Raiders threw a scare into the partisan crowd that formed a sea of red at Fiserv Forum, which sits about 80 miles east of Wisconsin's campus.

The Raiders (23-12) made six of their first seven 3-point shots in the second half, with Tucker Richardson going 4 for 4 from beyond the arc in the first five minutes. Colgate led 52-48 after Jeff Woodward converted a three-point play with 10:40 left, but the Raiders wouldn't score again until the 3:33 mark. 

Steven Crowl hit a 3-pointer that put Wisconsin ahead for good with 8:08 remaining.

Wisconsin still led 56-52 when Richardson missed a 3-point attempt. While he pleaded for a foul call, Crowl got the rebound and passed to Davis for a dunk that capped the 10-0 run with 3:54 left in the game.

UW faces Iowa State on Sunday for a spot in the Badgers' first Sweet Sixteen since 2017.

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The AP contributed to this story.

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