Kansas State at Wisconsin

Kansas State is a team under the radar. We had them advancing to this round in our bracekt but few others did. They beat USC handily, by 13 points even with Beasley in foul trouble. They have other talented players that can step up, and in Beasley, they have a player capable of dominating a game. In a setting of lose and go home, that usually matters more in the NCAA Tournament than any other time. They completely dominated USC on the boards, pulling down 18 offensive rebounds. You also have to remember that they beat Kansas, so make no mistake about it - this is a good team that is capable of an outright win here. Wisconsin has dominated their last six opponents on the glass. But when they don't win that battle, they are in close games or lose. They will have a tough time controlling the boards vs. the Wildcats. When Wisconsin lost, or was in a close game this year, they lost the battle of the boards almost every game, and gave up double-digit offensive rebounds. We expect the Wildcats to do exactly that, and win, or stay in it to the end.