
Wisconsin Badgers at Michigan State Spartans
· Big Ten Tournament - SemifinalTonje scores 32 as No. 18 Wisconsin tops No. 7 Michigan St. 77-74 in Big Ten semis

John Blackwell added 14 points as the Badgers (26-8) won for the third time in four days. They will play No. 22 Michigan for the tournament title on Sunday. The Wolverines beat No. 11 Maryland 81-80 on a last-second layup.
Jase Richardson had 21 points and seven rebounds for the Spartans (27-6). Jeremy Fears Jr. had 14 points and six assists, but he had the ball knocked away in the waning seconds as he tried to tie the score with a heave from near the midcourt logo.
Michigan State, the league's regular-season champs, had won eight in a row.
Wisconsin erased a 45-41 deficit with an 11-0 run in the second half. The Badgers were pushed to the very end, but they used four straight points to make it 72-67 with 1:10 to play.
Michigan State: The Spartans were rolling until Saturday. Could this loss cost the Spartans a No. 2 seed for the NCAA tourney? Maybe. But getting an extra day off might help more.
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Recent Plays
2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 77 - 74 |
2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 77 - 74 |
2nd 0:00 | Carter Gilmore Defensive Rebound. | 77 - 74 |
2nd 0:02 | John Tonje Block. | 77 - 74 |
2nd 0:02 | Jeremy Fears Jr. missed Three Point Jumper. | 77 - 74 |
Statistics
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23-54 | FG | 24-59 |
42.6 | Field Goal % | 40.7 |
9-29 | 3PT | 7-19 |
31.0 | Three Point % | 36.8 |
22-28 | FT | 19-24 |
78.6 | Free Throw % | 79.2 |
33 | Rebounds | 37 |
5 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
28 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
15 | Assists | 13 |
3 | Steals | 1 |
4 | Blocks | 2 |
7 | Turnovers | 7 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
7 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
9 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
0 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
24 | Points in Paint | 30 |
21 | Fouls | 20 |
7 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Capacity:
2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
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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 |