
Ohio State Buckeyes at Wisconsin Badgers
· NCAA Men's BasketballTonje scores 17 points to help No. 24 Wisconsin hold off Ohio State 70-68
Ohio State trailed 37-20 at the half but cut it to 65-64 on Micah Parrish's layup with 16 seconds left before Tonje helped the Badgers stay ahead from the foul line.
Tonje’s 3-pointer put Wisconsin up 65-57 with just over four minutes remaining.
John Blackwell added 15 points and Steven Crowl 14 for Wisconsin (14-3, 4-2 Big Ten) to give coach Greg Gard his 200th career victory.
Bruce Thornton had 21 points and Devin Royal 12 for Ohio State (10-7, 2-4).
The Badgers hit just one of their first seven shots after the break as Ohio State pulled within 39-30 on consecutive 3-pointers by Thornton and John Mobley Jr.
Royal’s 3-pointer capped a 9-0 run that brought the Buckeyes within 48-44 with just over 10 minutes remaining.
Wisconsin: Guard Max Klesmit returned to the starting lineup after missing Friday’s 80-59 victory over Minnesota with an ankle injury.
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Recent Plays
2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 68 - 70 |
2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 68 - 70 |
2nd 0:00 | Devin Royal Turnover. | 68 - 70 |
2nd 0:01 | John Blackwell made Free Throw. | 68 - 70 |
2nd 0:01 | Wisconsin Timeout | 68 - 69 |
Statistics
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25-59 | FG | 20-48 |
42.4 | Field Goal % | 41.7 |
5-17 | 3PT | 5-22 |
29.4 | Three Point % | 22.7 |
13-15 | FT | 25-28 |
86.7 | Free Throw % | 89.3 |
32 | Rebounds | 31 |
9 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
23 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
10 | Assists | 6 |
7 | Steals | 2 |
2 | Blocks | 2 |
11 | Turnovers | 12 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
11 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
9 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
11 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
32 | Points in Paint | 28 |
24 | Fouls | 19 |
2 | Largest Lead | 17 |
Game Information

Location: Madison, WI
Attendance: 14,527 | 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 | 19-14 |
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 |