Unc Notes; Williams Says Harsh Words Weren't Aimed at Badgers; Poor Officiating Was Concern, Coach Says

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Syracuse, N.Y. Not long after the University of Wisconsin reached the NCAA Final Four in Indianapolis in April 2000, coach Dick Bennett and his Badgers were knocked for how they got there.

Emphasizing hard-nosed defense and grind-it-out, half-court offense, UW played Michigan State to a 19-17 halftime standstill in the teams' national semifinal game. The Spartans went on to win, 53- 41, en route to the NCAA title, but much of the post-game discussion centered on the Badgers.

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Unc Notes; Williams Says Harsh Words Weren't Aimed at Badgers; Poor Officiating Was Concern, Coach Says

One of the outspoken critics in the aftermath was then-Kansas coach Roy Williams, who as a member of the NCAA rules committee pointed to UW's style of play as a major example of what was wrong...

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