Wisconsin Cal State Fullerton Live Coverage

Guide Note: In the first round of the 2008 NCAA Tournament, the Wisconsin Badgers will play the Cal State Fullerton Titans at Qwest Center in Omaha, Nebraska. This page will provide play-by-play live coverage of this game.

Fast Facts:

When: Thursday March 20, 9:40 PM ET
Where: Qwest Center in Omaha, NE
Television Coverage: CBS Sports
Game Announcers: Kevin Harlan and Dan Bonner
Wisconsin Head Coach: Bo Ryan
Cal State Fullerton Head Coach: Bob Burton

Team	1st	2nd	SCORE
NCAA -Midwest Regional - FINAL
Wisconsin Badgers	30	41	71
Cal State Fullerton Titans	28	28	56

Wisconsin Cal State Fullerton Live Play-by-Play Coverage

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End of Game

Fullerton would have had to see more than just Josh Akognon (31 points) get hot in this one, although Frank Robinson and Scott Cutley turned in gutsy efforts. For the most part, Wisconsin did what they do best and controlled the tempo throughout; Brian Butch, Jason Bohannon and Joe Krabbenhoft all turned in smart, balanced performances and scored in double figures. The Badgers turned it over more than CSF, but they also had more than twice as many total rebounds as did the Titans (46-21).

Second Half

0:00: WISC holds the ball to run out the clock, the final: 71-56 WISC
0:49: Bohannon hits two free throws
0:58: CSF is fouled
1:02: Hughes goes to the line, makes one -- 69-56 WISC
1:10: Cutley gets a bucket for CSF
1:26: Landry gets a dunk after a missed three
2:16: Bohannon goes to the line and hits 2 again, it's a 12-pt lead
The Titans are starting to foul and are going to run out of time, but there's no quit in 'em.
Bohannon makes 2 at the line, 64-54 WISC
3:37: Foul on CSF, TIMEOUT
3:50: Akognon three again! Makes it 62-54
4:03: Awesome pass to Butch for the dunk for WISC, 62-51 WISC
4:09: Hughes makes 1 of 2 foul shots, it's 60-51
4:50: Akognon gets another 3 to make it 59-51
5:04: Flowers makes one of two at the foul line, 59-48 WISC
Badgers were controlling the ball well with the big lead, keeping it away from the Titans but they finally stole it. Then WISC stole it back...CSF is not going to make a comeback this way...
6:18: Krabbenhoft tips in a miss, it's a 10-pt game again, 58-48 WISC
7:40: Akognon gets a nice 3, 56-48 WISC
7:53: TIMEOUT
7:55: Landry with a huge block for WISC against Akognon
8:17: Akognon makes two foul shots, 56-45 Badgers now
8:36: Landry with a 2 for the Badgers, 56-43 Badgers
9:12: Akognon hits a deuce, 54-43
9:25: Butch with a 2
9:44: Cutley hits one of two at the foul line for CSF, 52-41 WISC
9:53: Bohannon makes both free throws, 52-40 WISC
10:20: Flowers answers with his own trey, WISC 50-40
10:45: Robinson scores the ugly 3 for CSF
11:05: TV TIMEOUT -- I'd love to see Akognon get hot again and make it a game...even though I'm a Big Ten fan...
11:22: Hughes for an easy 2 on a breakaway for the Badgers, 10-pt game now, 47-37 WISC
12:08: Flowers drives and gets a deuce and a foul, makes it a 3-pt play and it's 45-37 WISC
12:19: CSF TIMEOUT
12:23: Krabbenhoft with another bucket, the lead is 11. Really get the feeling that it's suddenly out of reach for the Titans.
12:54: Stiemsma gets a long two, WISC up by 9
13:23: Flowers gets a bucket and a foul fro WISC -- Makes the free throw, 41-34 WISC
13:59: Hughes hits one foul shot for WISC, now it's 38-34...WISC gets another O rebound
14:05: Akognon finally gets a three, it's 37-34
14:13: TIMEOUT CSF after a struggle for the ball. Titans have gone cold, haven't hit one for 5 mins.
CSF's trying to push the pace but they're not scoring.
15:55: TV TIMEOUT -- The Badgers are in the midst of a 7-0 run, and they're controlling the pace of the game again.
16:10: Butch gets an offensive board and puts it in for a 6-pt lead for WISC
16:57: TV TIMEOUT -- WISC's Hughes gets fouled hard just before scoring, both players hit the floor hard. He makes his foul shot after the timeout, 35-31 Badgers
17:14: Krabbenhoft banks it in, WISC 32-31
17:38: Cutley's shoved from behind, makes one, CSF 31-30
19:40: Robinson ties it for the Titans

Halftime

After some early turnover trouble for the Badgers and a hot streak from CSF's Josh Akognon, Wisconsin did what they do and slowed things down, causing the Titans to get out of their rhythm and cool off considerably. Fullerton dug in, though, and made a bit of a run at the end of the half to get within a bucket. The scoring was pretty even amongst the Badgers, and Akognon's 12 led his team...rebounding-wise, however, the Badgers have the edge as expected, 20-13.

First Half

0:00: With just a few seconds left, WISC's Stiemsma tips it in and then Flowers steals it for the Badgers and just misses a looong three-pointer. Badgers up by just a bucket at half.
0:35: Akognon ties it!
0:46: TV TIMEOUT -- The Titans are digging in and certainly not giving up, here. Robinson, Akognon, Reed, they're all stepping up for Fullerton.
1:19: Reed scores for CSF after a Butch miss, it's just 28-26 WISC
1:52: Offensive foul against Akognon after he made a shot, could've been a 1-point game
2:19: Big momentum shift here, a steal for the Titans
3:03: After a WISC missed foul shot, Robinson comes right back with another finger-roller, 4-pt game suddenly
3:27: Woah, Robinson slams it home for CSF, 28-22 WISC now
Yup, WISC is up on the boards big-time, 14-5. CSF hasn't gotten an offensive rebound yet.
3:56: TV TIMEOUT
4:41: Akognon finally gets one for CSF, but Flowers answers for WISC, 28-20 Badgers
WISC really dominating the boards, it seems
6:12: Landry hits 2 foul shots for WISC, 26-18 Badgers
Wisconsin's had a couple vicious blocks now so far, including one here from Stiemsma
6:41: TV TIMEOUT, WISC is up 24-18
7:20: Krabbenhoft 2 for WISC
7:47: Butch gets his own board and puts it in, WISC up 22-18
8:12: CSF gets a deuce from Morgan, 2-pt game
9:10: Krabbenhoft gets a 3, 20-16 WISC Pace starting to turn, CSF is going a bit cold here
Commentators mention how it's CSF who's setting the pace so far
10:30: TV TIMEOUT
11:20: Butch gets fed inside and scores, 17-16 Badgers, 7-0 run for WISC
11:55: Butch gets a jumper, 16-15 CSF
12:19: Hughes fouls for WISC, it's his 2nd
12:32: CSF gets the ball after many WISC misses
13:26: Bohannon gets a 3, 16-13 CSF
13:43: Akognon shoots 2, makes 1 after getting fouled
14:30: Cutley gets a layup, 15-10 CSF
14:43: Bohannon gets a deuce for WISC, 13-10 CSF
15:05: Akognon gets a 3 for CSF, has the hot hand
15:40: Landry with a 3
15:59: TV TIMEOUT
17:01: Robinson scores his 2nd bucket for the Titans, 10-6 CSF
17:18: Butch gets a bucket for WISC
17:32: Akognon gets another floater
17:44: Krabbenhoft is fouled while shooting for WISC, makes both. 6-4 now
18:05: Akognon gets the jumper, 6-2 CSF
18:41: Landry gets a third-try bucket, 4-2 CSF
18:53: CSF steals it, drives it, and Reed is fouled. Makes 1
19:12: Cutley gets a three, CSF up 3-0
WISC wins the tip

Wisconsin Cal State Fullerton Bracket

Other than the fact that they were Big Ten champs in both the regular season and the Big Ten tournament, the story with Wisconsin in 2007-08 is their defense, which is notorious for slowing down their opponents to just over 54 points per game. This could be a big problem for Fullerton; the Big West champs lived and died by their status this year as the nation's fifth-highest scoring team at nearly 83 ppg. Another issue they'll face: Wisconsin is bigger. A lot bigger, as starting center Brian Butch is 6' 11" and the Badgers frequently bring players nearly as tall off the bench. The tallest Titan starter is 6' 5", and the only team they faced this year even close to Wisconsin's size was Arizona, who beat Fullerton by 26.

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2008 Midwest Region Bracket

All games airing on CBS

First Round March 20 & 21 Sites TBD			Second Round March 22 & 23 Sites TBD			Regional Semifinals March 28 Ford Field, Detroit MI			Finals March 29 Ford Field, Detroit MI

1	Kansas	85
16	Portland State	61
			1	Kansas	75

			8	UNLV	56
8	UNLV	71

9	Kent State	58
						1	Kansas	72

						12	Villanova	57
5	Clemson	69

12	Villanova	75
			12	Villanova	84

			13	Siena	72
4	Vanderbilt	62

13	Siena	83
									1	Kansas	59

									10	Davidson	57
6	USC	67

11	Kansas State	80
			11	Kansas State	55

			3	Wisconsin	72
3	Wisconsin	71

14	Cal St. Fullerton	56
						3	Wisconsin	56

						10	Davidson	73
7	Gonzaga	76

10	Davidson	82
			10	Davidson	74

			2	Georgetown	70
2	Georgetown	66

15	UMBC	47

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Wisconsin Cal State Fullerton Pre-Game Analysis

No one's giving Coach Bob Burton's Titans much of a shot in this one, as most think they'll settle for bringing their school an appearance in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1978. But 14 seeds have pulled off stunners before, and Burton's boys don't look intimidated. If secret weapons like Josh Akognon, who ranked 11th in the nation with 3.6 threes a game, can find a hot hand, well...you never know who'll be this year's George Mason.