No. 1 Wisconsin beats Chanticleers 86-72; Oregon up next

Wisconsin forward Nigel Hayes, left, drives to the basket past Coastal Carolina forward Marcus Freeman during the first half of an NCAA tournament college basketball game in the Round of 64, Friday, March 20, 2015, in Omaha, Neb. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) Wisconsin forward Nigel Hayes, left, drives to the basket past Coastal Carolina forward Marcus Freeman during the first half of an NCAA tournament college basketball game in the Round of 64, Friday, March 20, 2015, in Omaha, Neb. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

By Associated Press March 20, 2015 1 min read

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Big Ten player of the year Frank Kaminsky had 27 points and 12 rebounds for his 12th double-double of the season, and No. 1 seed Wisconsin defeated Coastal Carolina 86-72 in the NCAA Tournament on Friday night.

Sam Dekker had 20 points and Nigel Hayes added 15 against a Coastal Carolina team that gave a game effort but had no answer for the 7-foot Kaminsky or, for that matter, any of his hulking teammates.

Wisconsin (32-3), the Big Ten’s regular-season and tournament champion, will play eighth-seeded Oregon on Sunday in a round-of-32 rematch. Last year the Badgers, on their way to the Final Four, beat the Ducks 85-77 to reach the Sweet 16.

Coastal Carolina (24-10), which starts no one over 6-7, got 22 points from Warren Gillis, 20 from Elijah Wilson and 11 from Josh Cameron.

The Badgers outscored the Chanticleers 40-24 in the lane and outrebounded them 36-25.