Wisconsin falls to Ole Miss in first round of NCAA tourney, 57-46

Published March 22, 2013 1:46pm CDT

KANSAS CITY (WITI) -- The Wisconsin Badgers were eliminated in the first round of the NCAA tournament -- suffering a loss to #12 seed Ole Miss. The final was 57-46.

Wisconsin held a slight lead at the half. But the Badgers couldn't get the buckets they needed in the second half to separate from Ole Miss.

The top scorers from Wisconsin were Sam Dekker (5-13, 14 points, 3 rebounds) and Traevon Jackson (2-10, 8 points).

Ole Miss' top scorers were Marshall Henderson (6-21, 19 points) and Murphy Holloway (4-8, 10 points).