No. 1 Wisconsin beats No. 8 Oregon, 72-65

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Mar 22, 2015; Omaha, NE, USA; Wisconsin Badgers forward Frank Kaminsky (44) celebrates after making a basket against the Oregon Ducks during the second half in the third round of the 2015 NCAA Tournament at CenturyLink Center. (Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports)

Mar 22, 2015; Omaha, NE, USA; Oregon Ducks guard Joseph Young (3) dribbles against Wisconsin Badgers guard Josh Gasser (21) during the first half in the third round of the 2015 NCAA Tournament at CenturyLink Center. (Steven Branscombe-USA TODAY Sports)

Mar 22, 2015; Omaha, NE, USA; Wisconsin Badgers guard Josh Gasser (21) shoots between Oregon Ducks forward Jordan Bell (1) and forward Dillon Brooks (24) during the first half in the third round of the 2015 NCAA Tournament at CenturyLink Center. (Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports)

Mar 22, 2015; Omaha, NE, USA; Oregon Ducks forward Elgin Cook (23) shoots over Wisconsin Badgers forward Sam Dekker (15) during the second half in the third round of the 2015 NCAA Tournament at CenturyLink Center. (Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports)

Mar 22, 2015; Omaha, NE, USA; Wisconsin Badgers forward Duje Dukan (13) pulls down a rebound against the Oregon Ducks during the second half in the third round of the 2015 NCAA Tournament at CenturyLink Center. (Steven Branscombe-USA TODAY Sports)

Mar 22, 2015; Omaha, NE, USA; Wisconsin Badgers forward Duje Dukan (13) controls the ball against Oregon Ducks guard Casey Benson (2) during the second half in the third round of the 2015 NCAA Tournament at CenturyLink Center. (Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports)

Mar 22, 2015; Omaha, NE, USA; Wisconsin Badgers player Zak Showalter (3) reacts after making a three-point basket against the Oregon Ducks during the second half in the third round of the 2015 NCAA Tournament at CenturyLink Center.(Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports)

Mar 22, 2015; Omaha, NE, USA; Oregon Ducks forward Dwayne Benjamin (0) drives around Wisconsin Badgers forward Sam Dekker (15) during the second half in the third round of the 2015 NCAA Tournament at CenturyLink Center. (Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports)

Mar 22, 2015; Omaha, NE, USA; Wisconsin Badgers forward Frank Kaminsky (44) battles for a rebound with Oregon Ducks guard Jalil Abdul-Bassit (15) during the second half in the third round of the 2015 NCAA Tournament at CenturyLink Center. (Steven Branscombe-USA TODAY Sports)

Mar 22, 2015; Omaha, NE, USA; Wisconsin Badgers forward Sam Dekker (15) dribbles against Oregon Ducks forward Elgin Cook (23) during the second half in the third round of the 2015 NCAA Tournament at CenturyLink Center. (Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports)

Mar 22, 2015; Omaha, NE, USA; Wisconsin Badgers forward Sam Dekker (15) shoots against the Oregon Ducks during the second half in the third round of the 2015 NCAA Tournament at CenturyLink Center. (Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports)

Mar 22, 2015; Omaha, NE, USA; Oregon Ducks guard Joseph Young (3) drives to the basket against Wisconsin Badgers forward Frank Kaminsky (44) during the second half in the third round of the 2015 NCAA Tournament at CenturyLink Center. (Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports)

Mar 22, 2015; Omaha, NE, USA; Oregon Ducks forward Jordan Bell (1) attempts a shot against Wisconsin Badgers forward Frank Kaminsky (44) during the second half in the third round of the 2015 NCAA Tournament at CenturyLink Center. (Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports)

Mar 22, 2015; Omaha, NE, USA; Oregon Ducks forward Dwayne Benjamin (0) grabs a rebound against Wisconsin Badgers forward Sam Dekker (15) during the second half in the third round of the 2015 NCAA Tournament at CenturyLink Center. (Steven Branscombe-USA TODAY Sports)

Mar 22, 2015; Omaha, NE, USA; Wisconsin Badgers forward Frank Kaminsky (44) prepares to shoot against Oregon Ducks forward Jordan Bell (1) and forward Dwayne Benjamin (0) during the second half in the third round of the 2015 NCAA Tournament at CenturyLink Center. (Steven Branscombe-USA TODAY Sports)

Mar 22, 2015; Omaha, NE, USA; Wisconsin Badgers forward Sam Dekker (15) reacts after making a three-point basket against the Oregon Ducks during the second half in the third round of the 2015 NCAA Tournament at CenturyLink Center. (Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports)

Mar 22, 2015; Omaha, NE, USA; Oregon Ducks forward Jordan Bell (1) shoots against Wisconsin Badgers forward Frank Kaminsky (44) during the second half in the third round of the 2015 NCAA Tournament at CenturyLink Center. (Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports)

Mar 22, 2015; Omaha, NE, USA; Wisconsin Badgers guard Bronson Koenig (24) is defended by Oregon Ducks forward Dillon Brooks (24) and guard Jalil Abdul-Bassit (rear) during the second half in the third round of the 2015 NCAA Tournament at CenturyLink Center. (Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports)

Mar 22, 2015; Omaha, NE, USA; Oregon Ducks forward Elgin Cook (23) shoots against the Wisconsin Badgers during the second half in the third round of the 2015 NCAA Tournament at CenturyLink Center. (Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports)

Mar 22, 2015; Omaha, NE, USA; Wisconsin Badgers forward Frank Kaminsky (44) is fouled by Oregon Ducks forward Dwayne Benjamin (0) during the second half in the third round of the 2015 NCAA Tournament at CenturyLink Center. (Steven Branscombe-USA TODAY Sports)

Mar 22, 2015; Omaha, NE, USA; Oregon Ducks forward Jordan Bell (1) reacts during the second half in the third round of the 2015 NCAA Tournament against the Wisconsin Badgers at CenturyLink Center. (Steven Branscombe-USA TODAY Sports)

OMAHA, Neb. — Forward Sam Dekker scored 17 points, and top-seeded Wisconsin never trailed in a 72-65 victory over eighth-seeded Oregon on Sunday in an NCAA Tournament Midwest Regional quarterfinal at Century Link Center Omaha.

Center Frank Kaminsky added 16 points, forward Nigel Hayes scored 14, and Wisconsin (33-3) eliminated Oregon (26-10) in the NCAA Tournament’s third round for the second consecutive season.

In 2014, the Badgers overcame a 12-point halftime deficit to defeat the Ducks 85-77 en route to the Final Four.

The Badgers advance to play North Carolina (26-11) on Thursday in Los Angeles.

Wisconsin needed no comeback this time, but it did have to withstand a significant challenge from playmaking guard Joseph Young, who led the Ducks with 30 points on 12-of-25 shooting. He scored 27 in Oregon’s second-round victory Friday over Oklahoma State.

Young, who didn’t score in the game’s first 10:39, hit a 3-pointer with 5:54 remaining to force a 52-52 tie, but Oregon, which trailed by as many as 11 points, never took the lead.

Guard Bronson Koenig (12 points) made one of two free throws to put Wisconsin back in front, and Kaminsky stole the ball underneath the Oregon basket, then later fed a cutting Dekker for a reverse layup.

After an Oregon turnover, Dekker hit a 3-pointer out of a timeout for a 58-52 Badgers lead with four minutes remaining, and the Ducks got no closer than four points thereafter.

Oregon made four more field goals than Wisconsin and shot a better percentage from the field (44.1 percent to 43.1 percent), but Wisconsin was 21-for-29 at the free-throw line, where Oregon was just 5-for-7.

Wisconsin built a 20-9 lead midway through the first half before settling for a 31-28 lead at the break.

Young had 14 first-half points, and he scored eight straight in a 10-3 Oregon run that pulled the Ducks within four points. He also scored Oregon’s final four points of the half but missed a 3-pointer in the final seconds that would have tied the score.

Hayes had 12 first-half points on 4-of-6 shooting for Wisconsin, which didn’t score over the final 2:11 before intermission.

NOTES: In its NCAA Tournament opener, Wisconsin set a school single-season wins record, eclipsing the previous high of 31 set in 2007-08. The Badgers won at least 30 games in four of the past nine seasons. … Oregon coach Dana Altman has 18 consecutive winning seasons as a head coach (13 at Creighton, five at Oregon). He is one of only seven active NCAA Division I coaches with an active streak at least that long. … Wisconsin is 10-0 this season when scoring 80 points. The Badgers also are 69-4 in 14 years under coach Bo Ryan when scoring 80-plus.

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