
Wisconsin Badgers at Rutgers Scarlet Knights
· NCAA Men's BasketballJohn Blackwell, Steven Crowl lead Wisconsin to 75-63 victory over Rutgers
Blackwell made 8 of 15 shots with a 3-pointer and all four of his free throws as the Badgers (12-3, 2-2 Big Ten Conference) upped their win streak to four. Crowl hit 8 of 11 shots with two 3-pointers on the way to his first double-double of the season.
John Tonje added 15 points, nine rebounds and two blocks for Wisconsin.
Tyson Acuff scored 17 off the bench to lead the Scarlet Knights (8-7, 1-3), who lost for the first time in seven home games.
Blackwell had 13 points and Crowl scored 12 to help Wisconsin take a 43-34 into halftime. The Badgers scored the first six points and led by as many as 16 before the break. Rutgers closed within seven points before Kamari McGee hit a pullup jumper with one second left. Acuff scored 11 to pace the Scarlet Knights.
Ace Bailey opened the second half with a 3-pointer for Rutgers to make it a two-possession game. The Scarlet Knights twice closed within three points — the second coming when Jeremiah Williams hit a pullup jumper to make 60-57 with 6:45 remaining. But Tonje answered with a 3-pointer and Blackwell scored four straight at the free-throw line to cap a 13-2 run, putting Wisconsin up 14 with 90 seconds left.
The Badgers shot 54.4% from the floor and went 6 for 6 from the free-throw line. Rutgers shot 34.2% overall and made 6 of 13 at the foul line. Both teams hit seven 3-pointers.
Rutgers will host No. 20 Purdue on Thursday. Wisconsin will host Minnesota on Friday.
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2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 75 - 63 |
2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 75 - 63 |
2nd 0:05 | Lathan Sommerville made Jumper. Assisted by Tyson Acuff. | 75 - 63 |
2nd 0:18 | John Blackwell made Layup. | 75 - 61 |
2nd 0:38 | Wisconsin Timeout | 73 - 61 |
Statistics
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31-57 | FG | 25-73 |
54.4 | Field Goal % | 34.2 |
7-22 | 3PT | 7-26 |
31.8 | Three Point % | 26.9 |
6-6 | FT | 6-13 |
100.0 | Free Throw % | 46.2 |
40 | Rebounds | 37 |
6 | Offensive Rebounds | 18 |
34 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
15 | Assists | 10 |
5 | Steals | 8 |
5 | Blocks | 6 |
16 | Turnovers | 8 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
16 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
6 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
10 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
38 | Points in Paint | 28 |
15 | Fouls | 16 |
16 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Piscataway, NJ
Attendance: 8,000 | Capacity:
2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Michigan State | 17-3 | - | 30-7 |
Maryland | 14-6 | 3 | 27-9 |
Michigan | 14-6 | 3 | 27-10 |
Wisconsin | 13-7 | 4 | 27-10 |
UCLA | 13-7 | 4 | 23-11 |
Purdue | 13-7 | 4 | 24-12 |
Oregon | 12-8 | 5 | 25-10 |
Illinois | 12-8 | 5 | 22-13 |
Indiana | 10-10 | 7 | 19-13 |
Ohio State | 9-11 | 8 | 17-15 |
Rutgers | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
Nebraska | 7-13 | 10 | 18-14 |
Northwestern | 7-13 | 10 | 17-16 |
Iowa | 7-13 | 10 | 17-16 |
USC | 7-13 | 10 | 17-17 |
Minnesota | 7-13 | 10 | 15-17 |
Penn State | 6-14 | 11 | 16-15 |
Washington | 4-16 | 13 | 13-18 |