Belt game 2,191 · March 18, 2017 · postseason
Wisconsin takes the belt
Wisconsin beat Villanova 65–62 on a neutral floor to start reign 643 of the College Basketball belt, the 6th for the program.
Villanova had held it since March 10, 2017, with 2 defenses over 8 days.
Wisconsin held it for 6 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Florida on March 24, 2017.
643Reign number
6Team's reign
0Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Wisconsin
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigel Hayes | 39 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8-15 | 0-1 | 3-7 |
| Bronson Koenig | 27 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7-11 | 3-6 | 0-0 |
| Ethan Happ | 23 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Vitto Brown | 24 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3-6 | 3-6 | 1-2 |
| Zak Showalter | 38 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | 0-4 | 0-0 |
| Khalil Iverson | 22 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Alex Illikainen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| D'Mitrik Trice | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Brevin Pritzl | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jordan Hill | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Villanova
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Hart | 36 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-9 | 1-4 | 8-10 |
| Donte DiVincenzo | 32 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5-11 | 3-4 | 2-4 |
| Jalen Brunson | 32 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5-11 | 0-4 | 1-1 |
| Eric Paschall | 24 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 2-4 |
| Kris Jenkins | 26 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-9 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Darryl Reynolds | 21 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mikal Bridges | 29 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: CollegeBasketballData.com.