No. 12 James Madison makes Round of 32 for first time in 41 years after upsetting No. 5 Wisconsin

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It wouldn't be March Madness without a 12-seed beating a No. 5, right?

Entering Friday night, the two other five-seeds (Gonzaga and San Diego State) were victorious in the first round, which apparently meant regression was due.

But at Barclays Center, it was James Madison overtaking the fifth-seeded Badgers, 72-61, in the third 5-12 matchup of the tournament.

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Terrence Edwards Jr. #5 and Michael Green III #13 of the James Madison Dukes react during the first half against the Wisconsin Badgers in the first round of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Barclays Center on March 22, 2024 in New York City.  (Elsa/Getty Images)

James Madison opened up the game with an 18-5 run, but Wisconsin responded with an 11-3 run of their own to cut the deficit to five. But the Dukes answered right back with their own 12-0 run to go up 17, their largest of the first 20 minutes.

The Badgers were able to cut it to within eight early in the second half, but that was as close as they'd get for some time, eventually getting it down to six with just under nine minutes left. But JMU answered with a Noah Friedel three that started an 11-3 run to go up 14 with 5:24 to go.

James Madison Dukes guard Noah Freidel (1) reacts against the Wisconsin Badgers in the first round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament at the Barclays Center.   (Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports)

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Wisconsin got it back down to nine, but the Dukes quickly got it back up to 14, and there wasn't enough time for Wisconsin to pull out a