BYU Basketball Prepares For NCAA Tournament Second Round
Mar 20, 2025, 8:42 PM | Updated: Mar 21, 2025, 12:10 am
BYU basketball is moving on to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The Cougars will face the Wisconsin Badgers in the second round on Saturday. (Isaac Hale, Deseret News)
(Isaac Hale, Deseret News)
DENVER – BYU basketball is moving on to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Who will they face?
BYU guard Egor Demin (@whoisegor3) loves the chemistry of this team as they advance in the NCAA Tournament. pic.twitter.com/xE27V7OBFr
— KSL Sports (@kslsports) March 21, 2025
The No. 3 seed Wisconsin Badgers from the Big Ten Conference.
Wisconsin took down Montana on Thursday, 85-66 to advance to the second round of the “Big Dance.”
BYU vs. Wisconsin will tip-off at 5:45 p.m. (MDT) and be televised nationally on network CBS. The game will take place at Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, home of the Denver Nuggets.
It’s the first time BYU basketball is playing in the Round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament since 2011. BYU defeated VCU on Thursday, 80-71.
BYU basketball will take on the Wisconsin Badgers in the 2025 NCAA Tournament
BYU basketball is 0-2 all-time against the Badgers. The last meeting was in 2011 in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. Wisconsin won that game, 73-56.
Before that, the other meeting between the programs was in 1931 in Madison.
Wisconsin is 27-9 this season. They are currently ranked No. 13 in the KenPom ratings.
They are coached by Greg Gard, who is in his 10th season leading the Badgers. Wisconsin is looking for its first Sweet 16 appearance since 2017. BYU hasn’t been to the regional semifinal since 2011.
We’ll meet the Cougars on Saturday 🔜 pic.twitter.com/hlmWOQEMBf
— Wisconsin Basketball (@BadgerMBB) March 20, 2025
“I don’t know a ton about them. I know they score a lot of points. I know that,” BYU head coach Kevin Young said when asked about Wisconsin. “I know they can have a team where basically everybody can shoot it from three. We’ll have to be dialed in on how exactly we want to guard those guys.
“My coaches have been hard at work trying to make sure that that scout’s dialed and ready. I know they’ve had some super high-scoring games, as I’ve followed it loosely. I really look forward to jumping into the tape and putting a game plan together.”
Mitch Harper is a BYU Insider for sports.ksl.com and hosts the Cougar Tracks Podcast (SUBSCRIBE) and Cougar Sports Saturday (12–3 p.m.) on KSL Newsradio. Follow Mitch’s coverage of BYU in the Big 12 Conference on X: @Mitch_Harper.
