The 6-foot-4 sophomore went from averaging 8.1 points against the Big Ten last season to ranking sixth in the league with an 19.2 points per game.
The graduate guard scored 27 points and the Badgers hit 17 three-pointers in an 83-55 victory over the Cornhuskers Sunday at the Kohl Center.
The Badgers' winning streak was snapped last wee, but they bounced back in an emphatic way Sunday to continue their national ascent in the AP Top 25 poll.
The 18th-ranked Wisconsin men didn’t waste any time getting back into the win column, blasting Nebraska on Sunday. Coming off a long road trip to California tha
Sunday vs. Nebraska: UW scored 19 of the first 21 points to open the game but broke open the game for good with a 16-2 run early in the second half. The Badgers’ 17 three-pointers in the 84-55 victory tied for the third-highest single-game total in program history.
Wisconsin basketball star guard John Blackwell dropped 28 points in the Badgers’ 84-69 win over USC on Friday. After mustering 15 points in Wisconsin’s Jan. 14 victory over Ohio State, Blackwell dropped 16 first-half tallies to set the tone against the Trojans.
Wisconsin held Nebraska to its lowest point total (55) since a Dec. 7 loss to Michigan State (52). That performance raised the Badgers’ KenPom defensive efficiency ranking to No. 50 nationally, the highest it’s been all season. That pushed the team’s overall ranking to No. 14.
The Maryland Terrapins (16-5, 6-4 Big Ten) hope to continue a three-game winning streak when they host the Wisconsin Badgers (16-4, 6-3 Big Ten) at 7:00 PM ET on Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at
John Blackwell scored 28 points and No. 24 Wisconsin defeated Southern California 84-69 Saturday afternoon to extend its winning streak to seven games. Max Klesmit added 18 points and Nolan Winter 13 for the Badgers (15-3, 5-2 Big Ten), who have an average ...
The sophomore looked back at the team's loss to UCLA Tuesday in Los Angeles and the potential game-tying shot that was blocked in the final seconds.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — John Tonje scored 27 points and No. 18 Wisconsin never trailed while routing Nebraska 83-55 on Sunday to hand the Cornhuskers their sixth consecutive loss. Wisconsin (16-4, 6-3 Big Ten) bounced back from an 85-83 loss at UCLA that snapped a seven-game winning streak.
John Tonje scored 27 points and No. 18 Wisconsin never trailed while trouncing Nebraska 83-55 on Sunday to hand the Cornhuskers their sixth consecutive loss.