NCAAB

Northwestern Wildcats at Wisconsin Badgers

· Big Ten Tournament - 2nd Round
17-16, 2-9 Away
Final
63 - 70
24-8, 14-3 Home

Nolan Winter and John Tonje lead No. 18 Wisconsin over Northwestern 70-63

John Tonje cashes 1st-half buzzer-beater vs. Northwestern

The Badgers (24-8), seeded fifth, will face No. 4 seed UCLA in Friday’s quarterfinals.

Winter hit 4 of 5 shots and 9 of 10 free throws.

Nick Martinelli led the No. 13 seed Wildcats (17-16) with 22 points. Jordan Clayton added 10 points.

Leading by eight points, Wisconsin’s Max Klesmit hit a 3-pointer to push the lead to 53-42. Kamari McGee followed that with a 3-pointer to push the lead to 56-42 with 8:58 remaining. Two more 3-pointers by Tonje gave the Badgers a 62-46 edge.

The Badgers shot 41.5% from the field while holding the Wildcats to 37%.

Free throws were nearly even with the Wildcats making 18 of 22 while the Badgers were 18 of 23.

Wisconsin held a 37-30 lead at halftime.

Takeaways Northwestern: Trailing by as many as 18 points in the second half, the Wildcats kept fighting down the stretch to narrow the final deficit. The Wildcats closed the game with a 12-2 run.

Wisconsin: The Badgers shot better in the second half and committed only 10 turnovers. Wisconsin had a 17-5 edge in points off turnovers.

Key moment Leading 50-42, Klesmit’s 3-pointer started a 14-4 run that increased the lead to 64-46.

Key stat After going 3 of 12 from 3-point range in the first half, Wisconsin sank 5 of 13 3-pointers in the second half, including four in a row in a key stretch.

Up next Northwestern coach Chris Collins said his team is too beat up physically and decided as a team not to accept an NIT or College Basketball Crown bid.

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Statistics

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20-54 FG 22-53
37.0 Field Goal % 41.5
5-20 3PT 8-25
25.0 Three Point % 32.0
18-22 FT 18-23
81.8 Free Throw % 78.3
36 Rebounds 32
12 Offensive Rebounds 9
24 Defensive Rebounds 23
9 Assists 12
4 Steals 8
3 Blocks 1
14 Turnovers 10
2 Team Turnovers 0
14 Total Turnovers 10
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
5 Points Off Turnovers 17
6 Fast Break Points 5
20 Points in Paint 28
20 Fouls 17
5 Largest Lead 18

Game Information

Venue: Gainbridge Fieldhouse

Location: Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 13,216 | 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
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