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NCAA March Madness Basketball Tournament: Marquette Falls To South Carolina; Badgers Advance To Sweet 16

The NCAA Tournament's field of 68 has been narrowed to 16. Who will Wisconsin face next?

MILWAUKEE, WI — Is your bracket busted? The weekend's NCAA Tournament had its share of great basketball and bracket-busting upsets. Perhaps the biggest upset was on Saturday, with the 8-seeded Wisconsin Badgers knocking off 1-seeded Villanova.

Forget about the Badgers' cold streak in February, the team has come alive in the tournament. The team shot 53 percent, besting Villanova's 41 on Saturday. The game was tied up at 62 in the final 20 seconds when Wiscy's Nigel Hayes made a layup to give the Badgers a win and create shredded bracket sheets nationwide.

The Badgers will face the Florida Gators on Friday at Madison Square Garden in New York. Tip is slated for 10 p.m.

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The second biggest upset happened on Sunday, when the 7-seeded South Carolina Gamecocks sent 2-seeded tournament veteran Duke home.

The Gamecocks started their run by knocking 10-seeded Marquette out of the tourney early in the first round.

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South Carolina will take on Baylor at Madison Square Garden on Friday at 7:30 p.m. EST on TBS.

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