NCAAB

Wisconsin Badgers at Michigan State Spartans

· Big Ten Tournament - Semifinal
26-8, 6-5 Away
Final
77 - 74
27-6, 15-1 Home

Tonje scores 32 as No. 18 Wisconsin tops No. 7 Michigan St. 77-74 in Big Ten semis

Wisconsin holds off Michigan State after no-foul call 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.

Takeaways Wisconsin: The Badgers followed an 86-point game with 19 3-pointers by showing they could win a grind-it-out game, too. Tonje could make Wisconsin a sneaky Final Four pick.

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.

Key moment After Tonje missed a 3-pointer with 34 seconds left, Blackwell tried to chase down the rebound, but his path was impeded by Jaden Akins, who was called for the foul. Blackwell made both free throws to give the Badgers a 74-70 lead with 31.4 seconds to go.

Key stat The Badgers made three more free throws than Michigan State, 22-19.

Up next Wisconsin will play No. 22 Michigan on Sunday and try to win its first Big Ten tourney title since 2015 and claim the league’s automatic NCAA Tournament bid. The Spartans will find out their tourney fate Sunday.

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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

Venue: Gainbridge Fieldhouse

Location: Indianapolis, IN
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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