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Tonje spurs record-tying 3-point flurry as No. 18 Wisconsin beats UCLA 86-70 in Big Ten Tournament

AP
Mar 14, 2025

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) John Tonje matched his career high with six 3-pointers on his way to 26 points, and No. 18 Wisconsin tied the Big Ten Tournament single-game record by making 19 3s in an 86-70 victory over fourth-seeded UCLA on Friday.

Tonje also had nine rebounds and four assists. He was 9 of 10 from the field and a perfect 6 for 6 on 3s as the Badgers (25-8) advanced to Saturday's first semifinal game against No. 7 Michigan State.

John Blackwell added 18 points, five rebounds and four assists while making four 3s. Six Badgers made at least one shot from beyond the arc. Iowa also made 19 3s against Northwestern three years ago.

Sebastian Mack scored 18 points for the Bruins (22-10), who head into the NCAA Tournament with a 4-4 mark in their last eight games. Kobe Johnson had 14 points.

Wisconsin seized control by closing the first half with a flurry of 3s to build a 48-29 cushion.

Wisconsin: Coach Greg Gard's revamped offense certainly has paid dividends this season, and it was never more evident than during Friday's shooting display. Now comes the bigger test: winning a third game in three days, this time against a top-10 foe.

UCLA: It was a miserable first Big Ten tourney game for the Bruins. They shot 32.4% from the field, couldn't defend the 3-point line and spent most of the day staring at double-digit deficits. Now UCLA will find out if this loss damages its NCAA seeding.

Wisconsin turned a competitive game into a blowout by making five consecutive 3s during the decisive 15-7 run late in the first half.

Wisconsin made 12 3-pointers in the first half while UCLA had only 11 total baskets.

The Badgers will try to even the season series against the Spartans after losing in East Lansing on March 2. The Bruins head home to get their NCAA Tournament draw.

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1st Half
WISC
Badgers
48
UCLA
Bruins
29

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Nolan Winter vs. Tyler Bilodeau (Badgers gains possession)
19:41		Steven Crowl misses two point jump shot
19:39		Tyler Bilodeau defensive rebound
19:21	+2	Tyler Bilodeau makes two point turnaround jump shot (Kobe Johnson assists)	0-2
18:48	+3	John Blackwell makes three point pullup jump shot (Steven Crowl assists)	3-2
18:28		Tyler Bilodeau misses three point jump shot
18:26		Nolan Winter defensive rebound
17:58		Max Klesmit misses two point driving floating jump shot
17:56		Tyler Bilodeau defensive rebound
17:38	+3	Dylan Andrews makes three point jump shot (Tyler Bilodeau assists)	3-5
17:23	+3	John Tonje makes three point jump shot (Nolan Winter assists)	6-5
17:04		Eric Dailey Jr. misses two point turnaround jump shot
17:02		John Tonje defensive rebound
16:55		Skyy Clark personal foul
16:43	+3	John Blackwell makes three point jump shot (Carter Gilmore assists)	9-5
16:26		Kobe Johnson turnover (bad pass) (John Tonje steals)
16:01	+3	John Tonje makes three point pullup jump shot	12-5
15:40		Dylan Andrews misses two point pullup jump shot
15:38		Nolan Winter defensive rebound
15:31		John Blackwell misses two point driving layup
15:29		Tyler Bilodeau defensive rebound
15:21	+3	Sebastian Mack makes three point bank jump shot (Eric Dailey Jr. assists)	12-8
14:56		John Blackwell turnover (lost ball) (Eric Dailey Jr. steals)
14:52		Carter Gilmore personal foul
14:52		TV timeout
14:48		Eric Dailey Jr. misses three point jump shot
14:46		Carter Gilmore defensive rebound
14:46		Eric Dailey Jr. personal foul
14:32	+2	Steven Crowl makes two point jump shot	14-8
14:12		Kamari McGee shooting foul (Dylan Andrews draws the foul)
14:12	+1	Dylan Andrews makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-9
14:12		Dylan Andrews misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:11		Jack Janicki defensive rebound
13:51		Jack Janicki misses three point jump shot
13:49		Sebastian Mack defensive rebound
13:33		Tyler Bilodeau misses two point jump shot
13:31		Lazar Stefanovic offensive rebound
13:29		Dylan Andrews turnover (lost ball)
13:18	+2	Steven Crowl makes two point layup (John Tonje assists)	16-9
12:48		Sebastian Mack misses three point jump shot
12:46		Tyler Bilodeau offensive rebound
12:37	+2	Sebastian Mack makes two point layup	16-11
12:23	+3	John Tonje makes three point jump shot (Steven Crowl assists)	19-11
11:58	+3	Sebastian Mack makes three point jump shot (Lazar Stefanovic assists)	19-14
11:41	+3	John Tonje makes three point stepback jump shot	22-14
11:40		Sebastian Mack shooting foul (John Tonje draws the foul)
11:40		TV timeout
11:40	+1	John Tonje makes regular free throw 1 of 1	23-14
11:28	+2	Skyy Clark makes two point pullup jump shot	23-16
11:02	+3	Xavier Amos makes three point jump shot (John Tonje assists)	26-16
10:46		Xavier Amos blocks Skyy Clark's two point driving layup
10:44		Aday Mara offensive rebound
10:44		Aday Mara misses two point putback layup
10:43		Skyy Clark offensive rebound
10:35		Eric Dailey Jr. misses two point driving layup
10:33		Aday Mara offensive rebound
10:26		Max Klesmit shooting foul (Sebastian Mack draws the foul)
10:26	+1	Sebastian Mack makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-17
10:26	+1	Sebastian Mack makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-18
10:05	+2	Nolan Winter makes two point layup (John Tonje assists)	28-18
9:38		Skyy Clark misses two point turnaround jump shot
9:36		Aday Mara personal foul
9:25		Xavier Amos misses three point jump shot
9:23		Tyler Bilodeau defensive rebound
9:14	+2	Sebastian Mack makes two point driving layup	28-20
8:50		Kamari McGee turnover (bad pass) (Eric Dailey Jr. steals)
8:44		Xavier Amos blocks Eric Dailey Jr.'s two point driving layup
8:42		Xavier Amos defensive rebound
8:27		John Blackwell offensive foul (Skyy Clark draws the foul)
8:27		John Blackwell turnover (offensive foul)
8:16		Sebastian Mack misses two point pullup jump shot
8:14		Tyler Bilodeau offensive rebound
8:13		Tyler Bilodeau misses two point tip layup
8:11		Carter Gilmore defensive rebound
8:07		Kobe Johnson shooting foul (Kamari McGee draws the foul)
8:07	+1	Kamari McGee makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-20
8:07	+1	Kamari McGee makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-20
7:43		Tyler Bilodeau misses two point turnaround jump shot
7:41		John Blackwell defensive rebound
7:26		Carter Gilmore misses three point jump shot
7:24		Bruins defensive rebound
7:24		TV timeout
7:08		Eric Dailey Jr. misses three point jump shot
7:06		Max Klesmit defensive rebound
6:47	+3	Max Klesmit makes three point jump shot (John Blackwell assists)	33-20
6:36		Bruins 30 second timeout
6:21	+3	Kobe Johnson makes three point jump shot (Tyler Bilodeau assists)	33-23
6:07		John Blackwell misses three point jump shot
6:05		Kobe Johnson defensive rebound
5:59		Sebastian Mack misses three point jump shot
5:56		Badgers defensive rebound
5:30		Carter Gilmore misses three point jump shot
5:28		Tyler Bilodeau defensive rebound
5:16		Eric Dailey Jr. offensive foul (Carter Gilmore draws the foul)
5:16		Eric Dailey Jr. turnover (offensive foul)
5:03	+3	Steven Crowl makes three point jump shot (Max Klesmit assists)	36-23
4:45		Sebastian Mack misses three point pullup jump shot
4:43		Aday Mara offensive rebound
4:38		Tyler Bilodeau misses three point jump shot
4:36		John Tonje defensive rebound
4:27	+3	Xavier Amos makes three point jump shot (John Tonje assists)	39-23
4:11		Steven Crowl personal foul
4:06	+2	Aday Mara makes two point turnaround jump shot (Skyy Clark assists)	39-25
3:47		Xavier Amos turnover (lost ball)
3:47		TV timeout
3:18		Dylan Andrews misses two point pullup jump shot
3:16		Aday Mara offensive rebound
3:16		Aday Mara misses two point putback layup
3:14		Aday Mara offensive rebound
3:14	+2	Aday Mara makes two point tip dunk	39-27
2:51	+3	Steven Crowl makes three point jump shot (Kamari McGee assists)	42-27
2:34		Kobe Johnson misses three point jump shot
2:32		Jack Janicki defensive rebound
2:24	+3	Kamari McGee makes three point jump shot (Xavier Amos assists)	45-27
2:03	+2	Skyy Clark makes two point running alley-oop layup (Aday Mara assists)	45-29
1:38		Aday Mara personal foul (Kamari McGee draws the foul)
1:38	+1	Kamari McGee makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-29
1:38		Kamari McGee misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:37		Aday Mara defensive rebound
1:16		Nolan Winter personal foul
1:16		Bruins 30 second timeout
1:07		Nolan Winter shooting foul (William Kyle III draws the foul)
1:07		William Kyle III misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:07		William Kyle III misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:06		John Tonje defensive rebound
0:43		Max Klesmit misses three point pullup jump shot
0:41		John Blackwell offensive rebound
0:40	+2	John Blackwell makes two point putback layup	48-29
0:27		Skyy Clark misses three point pullup jump shot
0:25		John Tonje defensive rebound
0:04		John Blackwell misses three point pullup jump shot
0:02		Trent Perry defensive rebound
0:01		Trent Perry misses three point jump shot
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
WISC
Badgers
38
UCLA
Bruins
41

Time		Play	Score
19:46		Skyy Clark personal foul
19:40		John Blackwell turnover (bad pass) (Trent Perry steals)
19:35		Steven Crowl shooting foul (Sebastian Mack draws the foul)
19:35	+1	Sebastian Mack makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-30
19:35		Sebastian Mack misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:35		Kobe Johnson offensive rebound
19:32		Sebastian Mack misses three point jump shot
19:30		Nolan Winter defensive rebound
19:30		Kobe Johnson personal foul
19:30		Nolan Winter technical foul
19:30		Nolan Winter turnover
19:30	+1	Trent Perry makes technical free throw 1 of 2	48-31
19:30	+1	Trent Perry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-32
19:14		Max Klesmit shooting foul (Sebastian Mack draws the foul)
19:14	+1	Sebastian Mack makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-33
19:14	+1	Sebastian Mack makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-34
19:08		Trent Perry personal foul
19:02		Steven Crowl misses two point jump shot
19:00		Kobe Johnson defensive rebound
18:54		Skyy Clark misses two point layup
18:52		William Kyle III offensive rebound
18:51	+2	William Kyle III makes two point layup	48-36
18:51		Steven Crowl shooting foul (William Kyle III draws the foul)
18:51		William Kyle III misses regular free throw 1 of 1
18:51		John Tonje defensive rebound
18:31		Sebastian Mack personal foul
18:18		William Kyle III blocks Max Klesmit's two point jump shot
18:16		Xavier Amos offensive rebound
18:14	+3	John Blackwell makes three point jump shot (Xavier Amos assists)	51-36
18:14		Kobe Johnson shooting foul (John Blackwell draws the foul)
18:14	+1	John Blackwell makes regular free throw 1 of 1	52-36
18:00	+2	Sebastian Mack makes two point layup	52-38
17:35		Max Klesmit misses three point jump shot
17:33		Badgers offensive rebound
17:31		John Blackwell turnover (bad pass)
17:19		Trent Perry misses three point jump shot
17:17		Badgers defensive rebound
17:04		Sebastian Mack personal foul
16:56	+2	John Tonje makes two point jump shot	54-38
16:33		Sebastian Mack misses two point jump shot
16:31		Nolan Winter defensive rebound
16:19	+3	John Tonje makes three point jump shot	57-38
15:57		Eric Dailey Jr. misses two point jump shot
15:55		Nolan Winter defensive rebound
15:49		Trent Perry shooting foul (John Blackwell draws the foul)
15:49		TV timeout
15:49		John Blackwell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:49	+1	John Blackwell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-38
15:34		Trent Perry misses two point jump shot
15:32		Nolan Winter defensive rebound
15:21	+2	John Tonje makes two point layup (Kamari McGee assists)	60-38
15:00	+2	Trent Perry makes two point jump shot (William Kyle III assists)	60-40
14:39		Kamari McGee misses two point jump shot
14:38		John Tonje personal foul
14:38		Skyy Clark personal foul
14:24	+3	Kobe Johnson makes three point jump shot (Skyy Clark assists)	60-43
14:03		Xavier Amos misses three point jump shot
14:01		Sebastian Mack defensive rebound
13:53		Sebastian Mack misses two point jump shot
13:51		Tyler Bilodeau offensive rebound
13:50		Tyler Bilodeau misses two point layup
13:48		Tyler Bilodeau offensive rebound
13:40		Sebastian Mack misses three point jump shot
13:38		Bruins offensive rebound
13:34		Jack Janicki blocks Kobe Johnson's two point jump shot
13:32		Max Klesmit defensive rebound
13:13		Max Klesmit misses two point jump shot
13:11		Carter Gilmore offensive rebound
13:05	+2	Carter Gilmore makes two point layup	62-43
12:48		Jack Janicki personal foul
12:37	+2	William Kyle III makes two point dunk (Aday Mara assists)	62-45
12:08	+3	Steven Crowl makes three point jump shot (Kamari McGee assists)	65-45
11:55	+3	Skyy Clark makes three point jump shot	65-48
11:38		Kobe Johnson personal foul
11:38		TV timeout
11:38		Jack Janicki misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:38		Aday Mara defensive rebound
11:24	+3	Dylan Andrews makes three point jump shot	65-51
10:56		John Blackwell misses three point jump shot
10:54		Steven Crowl offensive rebound
10:53		Steven Crowl offensive foul
10:53		Steven Crowl turnover (offensive foul)
10:43		Sebastian Mack offensive foul
10:43		Sebastian Mack turnover (offensive foul)
10:16		Max Klesmit misses two point jump shot
10:14		Skyy Clark defensive rebound
10:08		Dylan Andrews misses three point jump shot
10:06		Nolan Winter defensive rebound
9:52		Nolan Winter misses two point hook shot
9:50		Skyy Clark defensive rebound
9:43		Skyy Clark misses three point jump shot
9:41		Nolan Winter defensive rebound
9:28	+2	John Blackwell makes two point layup (Nolan Winter assists)	67-51
9:09		Nolan Winter shooting foul (William Kyle III draws the foul)
9:09	+1	William Kyle III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-52
9:09		William Kyle III misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:09		John Tonje defensive rebound
8:46	+3	John Blackwell makes three point jump shot	70-52
8:20		Carter Gilmore personal foul
8:20	+1	William Kyle III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-53
8:20		William Kyle III misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:20		John Tonje defensive rebound
7:57		Xavier Amos misses three point jump shot
7:55		Kamari McGee offensive rebound
7:49	+3	John Tonje makes three point jump shot (John Blackwell assists)	73-53
7:29		Xavier Amos blocks Dylan Andrews's two point layup
7:27		John Blackwell defensive rebound
7:21	+2	Kamari McGee makes two point layup (John Blackwell assists)	75-53
6:55		Kobe Johnson misses three point jump shot
6:53		William Kyle III offensive rebound
6:46		Dylan Andrews misses three point jump shot
6:44		John Blackwell defensive rebound
6:38	+3	Kamari McGee makes three point jump shot (John Blackwell assists)	78-53
6:23		Skyy Clark misses three point jump shot
6:21		John Tonje defensive rebound
6:13		John Blackwell misses three point jump shot
6:11		John Blackwell offensive rebound
6:10		Badgers 30 second timeout
6:10		TV timeout
6:05	+2	John Tonje makes two point layup (Kamari McGee assists)	80-53
5:54		TV timeout
5:51		Skyy Clark misses two point jump shot
5:49		Xavier Amos defensive rebound
5:27		John Tonje misses two point jump shot
5:25		John Tonje offensive rebound
5:20		Badgers turnover (shot clock violation)
5:07		Sebastian Mack misses three point jump shot
5:05		Trent Perry offensive rebound
5:03		Jump ball. Trent Perry vs. Kamari McGee (Kamari McGee gains possession)
5:03		Trent Perry turnover (lost ball) (Kamari McGee steals)
4:41		John Tonje turnover (lost ball) (Dylan Andrews steals)
4:35		Xavier Amos personal foul (Sebastian Mack draws the foul)
4:35		Sebastian Mack misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:35	+1	Sebastian Mack makes regular free throw 2 of 2	80-54
4:25		Sebastian Mack personal foul
4:25	+1	John Tonje makes regular free throw 1 of 2	81-54
4:25		John Tonje misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:25		William Kyle III defensive rebound
4:14	+2	Kobe Johnson makes two point jump shot (Dylan Andrews assists)	81-56
3:47	+2	Xavier Amos makes two point layup (Carter Gilmore assists)	83-56
3:29		Xavier Amos personal foul
3:29		TV timeout
3:29	+1	William Kyle III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	83-57
3:29		William Kyle III misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:29		Lazar Stefanovic offensive rebound
3:23		Markus Ilver personal foul (William Kyle III draws the foul)
3:23	+1	William Kyle III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	83-58
3:23	+1	William Kyle III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	83-59
3:10	+3	Kamari McGee makes three point jump shot (Carter Gilmore assists)	86-59
2:54		William Kyle III misses two point layup
2:52		Lazar Stefanovic offensive rebound
2:42	+3	Kobe Johnson makes three point jump shot (Trent Perry assists)	86-62
2:16		William Kyle III blocks Xavier Amos's two point jump shot
2:15		Badgers offensive rebound
2:07		Daniel Freitag misses two point jump shot
2:05		Badgers turnover (shot clock violation)
1:55		Kobe Johnson misses three point jump shot
1:53		Markus Ilver defensive rebound
1:40		Jack Janicki misses two point layup
1:38		Dylan Andrews personal foul
1:38		Chris Hodges misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:38		Chris Hodges misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:38		Kobe Johnson defensive rebound
1:30		Dylan Andrews misses three point jump shot
1:28		Trent Perry offensive rebound
1:28	+2	Trent Perry makes two point layup	86-64
1:28		Jack Janicki shooting foul (Trent Perry draws the foul)
1:28	+1	Trent Perry makes regular free throw 1 of 1	86-65
1:21		Jack Janicki misses three point jump shot
1:19		William Kyle III defensive rebound
1:07		Jack Seidler misses two point jump shot
1:05		Jack Robison defensive rebound
0:54		Chris Hodges misses two point hook shot
0:52		Kobe Johnson defensive rebound
0:44		William Kyle III misses two point hook shot
0:42		Trent Perry offensive rebound
0:41		Markus Ilver personal foul
0:41	+1	Trent Perry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	86-66
0:41	+1	Trent Perry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	86-67
0:15		Trent Perry blocks Daniel Freitag's two point jump shot
0:13		Jack Seidler defensive rebound
0:07	+3	Kobe Johnson makes three point jump shot (Dylan Andrews assists)	86-70
0:00		End of period

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Kobe Johnson makes three point jump shot (Dylan Andrews assists)