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Wisconsin Baffles Beasley, K State

Badgers move to Sweet 16 for first time since 2005

By Mitch Pritchard, Newser User

Posted Mar 22, 2008 7:59 PM CDT

(Newser) – It was hard to tell what was more important in Wisconsin's 72-55 win over Kansas State, today: the points Trevon Hughes scored, or the ones Michael Beasley didn't. Hughes scored 25, as the third-seeded Badgers sent the Wildcats home with a second-round win in the... Read full story »

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