NCAAB

UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros at Wisconsin Badgers

· NCAA Men's Basketball
UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros
3-3, 0-3 Away
Final
84 - 87
Wisconsin Badgers
5-0, 5-0 Home

Blackwell, Tonje power No. 19 Wisconsin in an 87-84 comeback win over UT Rio Grande Valley

Hasan Abdul-Hakim throws down ferocious dunk vs. Wisconsin

Wisconsin overcame a 52-48 halftime deficit to extend its season-opening winning streak to five games. The Vaqueros (3-3) entered with a three-game winning streak.

Tonje coming off a 41-point effort in a win over Arizona, hit four free throws to give Wisconsin an 82-77 lead with just over two minutes remaining. DK Thorn hit a deep 3-pointer that pulled the Vaqueros within 85-84 with 1:02 left.

After each team missed a jumper in the lane, Blackwell hit two free throws with 2.1 seconds left to put Wisconsin up 87-84.

Hasan Abdul Hakim scored 19 points and Trey Miller 12 for UTRGV.

Takeaways UT-Rio Grande Valley: The Vaqueros refused to fold when Wisconsin made a second-half run and took a five-point lead with just over 3 ½ minutes remaining, making it one-possession game down the stretch.

Wisconsin: The Badgers did not play nearly as well as they did against Arizona, but toughened down the stretch, holding UTRGV to 11 second-half field goals.

Key moment Hasan Abdul Hakim hit a 3-pointer to put UTRGV up 61-54, but the Vaqueros went scoreless for more almost four minutes as Wisconsin rallied and tied it a 61.

Key stat Wisconsin, which entered shooting a nation-leading 90% in free throws, hit its first 11 from the line before Steven Crowl missed the second of two. The Badgers finished 27 of 32.

Up next Wisconsin faces Central Florida in the opening round of the Greenbrier Tip-Off tournament Friday, and UT-Rio Grande Valley hosts LeMoyne on Monday.

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Matchup Prediction

Wisconsin: 96.5%
UT Rio Grande Valley: 3.5%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 84 - 87
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 84 - 87
2nd 0:02 Wisconsin Timeout 84 - 87
2nd 0:02 UT Rio Grande Valley Timeout 84 - 87
2nd 0:02 John Blackwell made Free Throw. 84 - 87

Statistics

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31-63 FG 26-53
49.2 Field Goal % 49.1
13-33 3PT 8-20
39.4 Three Point % 40.0
9-11 FT 27-32
81.8 Free Throw % 84.4
27 Rebounds 32
7 Offensive Rebounds 9
20 Defensive Rebounds 23
12 Assists 10
7 Steals 5
1 Blocks 1
10 Turnovers 9
2 Team Turnovers 0
10 Total Turnovers 9
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
6 Points Off Turnovers 15
6 Fast Break Points 14
24 Points in Paint 28
24 Fouls 16
7 Largest Lead 5

Game Information

Kohl Center

Location: Madison, WI
Attendance: 13,423 | Capacity:

2024-25 Southland Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Nicholls 2-0 - 7-5
Lamar 2-0 - 6-6
Northwestern State 2-0 - 5-6
UT Rio Grande Valley 1-1 1 8-4
Incarnate Word 1-1 1 7-5
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 1-1 1 7-6
Houston Christian 1-1 1 4-9
McNeese 0-0 1 6-5
SE Louisiana 0-1 1.5 6-6
New Orleans 0-1 1.5 2-9
Stephen F. Austin 0-2 2 6-6
East Texas A&M 0-2 2 2-11

2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Michigan State 2-0 - 10-2
UCLA 2-0 - 10-2
Michigan 2-0 - 9-3
Oregon 1-1 1 11-1
Maryland 1-1 1 10-2
Penn State 1-1 1 10-2
Nebraska 1-1 1 9-2
Iowa 1-1 1 9-3
Northwestern 1-1 1 9-3
Indiana 1-1 1 9-3
Illinois 1-1 1 8-3
USC 1-1 1 9-4
Ohio State 1-1 1 8-4
Purdue 1-1 1 8-4
Rutgers 1-1 1 7-5
Wisconsin 0-2 2 10-3
Washington 0-2 2 8-4
Minnesota 0-2 2 7-5
Full Standings