Wisconsin brought its offense out of the deep freeze into the desert, and the thaw was remarkable. Jon Leuer scored 17 of his 22 points in the second half and the Badgers methodically dispatched Belmont 72-58 on Thursday night, their fifth consecutive NCAA tournament-opening victory. Jordan Taylor added 21 for fourth-seeded Wisconsin (24-8), 14 in the first half. "I never stopped believing in the team. There was never any doubts there," said coach Bo Ryan, who has brought Wisconsin to the NCAA tournament each of his 10 seasons there and has won the opener in nine of them. "It's about what they can accomplish is the job of a teacher, a coach, a parent. You put young people in positions, you try to give them what you can." There was much talk of Belmont, a No. 13 seed, being a surprise tournament team, but the Bruins never hit their stride against the Badgers, who made 12-of-22 3-pointers, led by Taylor's 5-of-9. Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=310760275
