The 2nd ranked Wisconsin Badgers shot 56% from the field and cruised to a 72-43 win over UAB in the opening round of the Battle 4 Atlantis on Wednesday night in Paradise Island, Bahamas.
The Badgers got 16 points, 8 rebounds, three blocks and three assists from center Frank Kaminsky. Duje Dukan nad 11 points and Josh Gasser 10 to lead the Badgers.
Wisconsin shot 56% from the field to improve to 5-0. The Badgers move into today’s semifinals against Georgetown at 2:30pm (ESPN).
The Hoyas knocked off No. 18 Florida 66-65 in overtime. The first semifinal of the day features a pair of unranked teams, Butler (4-0) vs. Oklahoma (3-1).
Butler advanced by beating No. 5 North Carolina 74-66 and Oklahoma knocked off No. 22 UCLA 75-66.