James Madison beats Wisconsin in upset for NCAA Tournament
NEW YORK â Terrence Edwards Jr. scored 14 points and James Madison pulled off the first 12-5 upset of the NCAA Tournament by beating Wisconsin 72-61 on Friday night.The 12th-seeded Dukes will face fourth-seeded Duke on Sunday in the second round of the South Region in Brooklyn, where the JMU fans made themselves right at home.'Told the team, I'm proud of them, but not surprised,' James Madison coach Mark Byington said.
Edwards said his parents traveled up from Atlanta to see him play and booked the trip through Sunday.'I tried to use the underdog strategy on Monday after the first practice and they weren't paying attention to it,' Byington said.James Madison announced itself in November with an opening victory at Michigan State that moved the Dukes in the AP Top 25 for the first time in school history.
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