A blocked shot in final seconds. No lucky bounce for Dayton this time. Wisconsin wins 43-42. pic.twitter.com/M3fvK8JOJh
— David Jablonski (@DavidPJablonski) November 23, 2022
Elvis scored 14 of his game-high 16 points in the second half for the Flyers, who trailed 23-14 at halftime. DaRon Holmes II added nine points and Toumani Camara had six po;nits and 11 rebounds for Dayton (3-2).
The Flyers face N.C. State (4-1) on Thursday at 4 p.m. on ESPNNews.
Wisconsin (4-0) advances to face No. 3 Kansas (5-0) in the semifinals Thursday at 11 a.m. on ESPN.
FIRST HALF
Key stat: Dayton committed 10 turnovers in the half and made 2 of 16 3-pointers. Wisconsin wasn’t much better from 3-point range, making 4 of 13.
Dayton’s star: Mustapha Amzil made 2 of 3 shots from long range and scored six points. The rest of the players missed all 13 of their attempts. No else had more than two points..
Wisconsin’s top player: Connorr Essegian led the Badgers with 11 points and made 2 of 3 3-pointers.
Roster news: Dayton’s Koby Brea did not make the trip to the Bahamas because of an illness. All the players at the tournament were in uniform except Kaleb Washington, who was on the bench in street clothes.
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