Syracuse vs. Wisconsin Live Updates: NCAA Tournament Sweet 16

LIVE: No. 1 Syracuse vs. No. Wisconsin

Syracuse nearly made the wrong kind of history in its opening game of the 2012 NCAA Tournament, coming perilously close to becoming the first No. 1 seed to ever lose to a No. 16. But the Orange survived, and actually looked like a No. 1 seed in its second game, beating Kansas State handily, 75-59. Jim Boeheim's zone defense kept the Wildcats in check, allowing fewer than 60 points and turning that into solid production on the offensive end, shooting 66.7 percent from 3-point range.

But what happens against a team that might not need 60 points to win? After all, the fourth-seeded Wisconsin Badgers allow the lowest amount of points in the nation with 52.9. Wisconsin cruised past Montana in its first game but struggled to put No. 5 Vanderbilt away. The Badgers squeaked by the Commodores, 60-57, after John Jenkins missed what would have been a game-tying 3-pointer in the final seconds.

Will Wisconsin be the first team to knock out a No. 1 seed? Or will the Orange take care of business and advance to the Elite Eight?

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