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No. 18 Wisconsin uses 3-point barrage to beat Nebraska 83-55 as Huskers drop their 6th straight

AP
Jan 26, 2025

MADISON, Wis. (AP) John Tonje scored 27 points and No. 18 Wisconsin never trailed while routing Nebraska 83-55 on Sunday to hand the Cornhuskers their sixth consecutive loss.

Wisconsin (16-4, 6-3 Big Ten) bounced back from an 85-83 loss at UCLA that snapped a seven-game winning streak.

Wisconsin grabbed a 19-2 lead less than five minutes into the game by shooting 7 of 8 from the floor and 5 of 6 on 3-pointers. Nebraska responded with a 19-5 spurt that included Wisconsin going scoreless for over six minutes, but the Badgers answered with a 16-2 run and never looked back.

John Blackwell scored 14 points and Kamari McGee added 11 for Wisconsin.

Brice Williams had 11 points to lead Nebraska (12-8, 2-7). Wisconsin transfer Connor Essegian scored eight points while facing his former team for the first time.

Nebraska: In four of its losses during this skid, Nebraska was within one possession in the final 10 seconds of regulation time. But this game wasn't competitive, even as the slumping Cornhuskers shuffled their lineup by giving Sam Hoiberg and Andrew Morgan their first starts of the season.

Wisconsin: The Badgers are in the midst of an eight-game stretch in which they play at home only twice, so they need to make the most of these rare Kohl Center appearances. They did just that Sunday.

Wisconsin led 25-21 when Jack Janicki converted a steal into a dunk on the other end with less than five minutes left in the first half. Janicki’s big play sparked a 16-2 spurt that gave Wisconsin a 17-point advantage.

Wisconsin shot 17 of 37 from 3-point range to match its third-highest, single-game total for 3-pointers in school history.

Wisconsin visits Maryland on Wednesday. Nebraska is at No. 17 Illinois on Thursday.

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1st Half
NEB
Cornhuskers
28
WISC
Badgers
40

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Andrew Morgan vs. Steven Crowl (Cornhuskers gains possession)
19:28		Cornhuskers turnover (shot clock violation)
19:14		Max Klesmit misses three point jump shot
19:12		Berke Buyuktuncel defensive rebound
18:52		Juwan Gary misses two point jump shot
18:50		Nolan Winter defensive rebound
18:33	+3	John Tonje makes three point jump shot (Steven Crowl assists)	0-3
18:11		Brice Williams misses three point jump shot
18:09		Nolan Winter defensive rebound
18:01	+3	John Blackwell makes three point jump shot	0-6
17:46		Juwan Gary misses three point jump shot
17:44		Max Klesmit defensive rebound
17:38	+2	John Tonje makes two point layup (Max Klesmit assists)	0-8
17:21	+2	Brice Williams makes two point jump shot	2-8
17:06	+3	John Tonje makes three point jump shot (Nolan Winter assists)	2-11
16:44		Sam Hoiberg misses three point jump shot
16:42		Nolan Winter defensive rebound
16:33	+2	John Blackwell makes two point layup	2-13
16:31		Cornhuskers 30 second timeout
16:16		Juwan Gary misses three point jump shot
16:14		Andrew Morgan offensive rebound
16:05		Andrew Morgan turnover (Nolan Winter steals)
15:51	+3	John Blackwell makes three point jump shot (Nolan Winter assists)	2-16
15:32		Berke Buyuktuncel misses three point jump shot
15:30		Nolan Winter defensive rebound
15:08	+3	Nolan Winter makes three point jump shot (John Blackwell assists)	2-19
14:47		Max Klesmit personal foul
14:47		TV timeout
14:45		Brice Williams misses two point jump shot
14:43		Kamari McGee defensive rebound
14:22		John Tonje misses three point jump shot
14:20		Berke Buyuktuncel defensive rebound
14:11		Connor Essegian misses two point jump shot
14:09		John Tonje defensive rebound
13:48		Max Klesmit turnover (lost ball) (Berke Buyuktuncel steals)
13:43		Berke Buyuktuncel turnover (lost ball) (Max Klesmit steals)
13:26		Kamari McGee misses three point jump shot
13:24		Juwan Gary defensive rebound
13:17	+3	Connor Essegian makes three point jump shot (Rollie Worster assists)	5-19
13:03	+2	Jack Janicki makes two point jump shot	5-21
12:46	+3	Berke Buyuktuncel makes three point jump shot (Brice Williams assists)	8-21
12:23		John Blackwell misses two point jump shot
12:21		Rollie Worster defensive rebound
12:09		Kamari McGee personal foul
12:07		Connor Essegian misses two point jump shot
12:05		Xavier Amos defensive rebound
11:59		Rollie Worster personal foul
11:59		TV timeout
11:40		John Blackwell turnover (Rollie Worster steals)
11:25		Nolan Winter blocks Juwan Gary's two point layup
11:23		Juwan Gary offensive rebound
11:18	+2	Juwan Gary makes two point layup (Sam Hoiberg assists)	10-21
10:58		Xavier Amos misses two point layup
10:56		Juwan Gary defensive rebound
10:49		Connor Essegian misses three point jump shot
10:47		Nolan Winter defensive rebound
10:39		John Blackwell misses two point jump shot
10:37		Cornhuskers defensive rebound
10:20	+2	Andrew Morgan makes two point jump shot	12-21
10:02		Max Klesmit misses three point jump shot
10:00		Juwan Gary defensive rebound
9:52	+3	Juwan Gary makes three point jump shot (Rollie Worster assists)	15-21
9:39		Connor Essegian blocks Carter Gilmore's two point dunk
9:37		Juwan Gary defensive rebound
9:30		Connor Essegian misses three point jump shot
9:28		Max Klesmit defensive rebound
9:14		John Tonje misses three point jump shot
9:12		Cornhuskers defensive rebound
8:58		Juwan Gary offensive foul
8:58		Juwan Gary turnover (offensive foul)
8:47		Rollie Worster blocks John Tonje's three point jump shot
8:45		Sam Hoiberg defensive rebound
8:33		Berke Buyuktuncel misses two point layup
8:31		Max Klesmit defensive rebound
8:18		John Blackwell turnover (out of bounds)
7:58		Carter Gilmore shooting foul (Andrew Morgan draws the foul)
7:58		TV timeout
7:58		Andrew Morgan misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:58	+1	Andrew Morgan makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-21
7:43		Max Klesmit turnover (bad pass) (Rollie Worster steals)
7:21		Rollie Worster turnover (lost ball)
6:51	+3	Nolan Winter makes three point jump shot (Steven Crowl assists)	16-24
6:30	+2	Rollie Worster makes two point layup	18-24
6:19		John Tonje misses two point layup
6:17		John Blackwell offensive rebound
6:12		John Blackwell misses two point layup
6:10		Sam Hoiberg defensive rebound
5:51	+3	Sam Hoiberg makes three point jump shot (Andrew Morgan assists)	21-24
5:28		Brice Williams blocks John Tonje's two point layup
5:26		Badgers offensive rebound
5:21		John Blackwell turnover (Rollie Worster steals)
5:13		Juwan Gary misses two point jump shot
5:11		Steven Crowl defensive rebound
5:07		Rollie Worster shooting foul (John Tonje draws the foul)
5:07		John Tonje misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:07	+1	John Tonje makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-25
4:57		Brice Williams turnover (Jack Janicki steals)
4:52	+2	Jack Janicki makes two point dunk	21-27
4:35		Brice Williams offensive foul
4:35		Brice Williams turnover (offensive foul)
4:27		Kamari McGee misses three point jump shot
4:25		Connor Essegian defensive rebound
4:10		Brice Williams misses three point jump shot
4:08		Kamari McGee defensive rebound
3:46	+3	Kamari McGee makes three point jump shot (Steven Crowl assists)	21-30
3:18		Ahron Ulis misses three point jump shot
3:16		Steven Crowl defensive rebound
3:06	+2	John Tonje makes two point layup	21-32
3:03		Cornhuskers 30 second timeout
2:52	+2	Berke Buyuktuncel makes two point layup (Sam Hoiberg assists)	23-32
2:19		John Tonje misses three point jump shot
2:17		Steven Crowl offensive rebound
2:13		Connor Essegian shooting foul (Steven Crowl draws the foul)
2:13		TV timeout
2:13		Steven Crowl misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:13	+1	Steven Crowl makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-33
1:54		Juwan Gary misses two point layup
1:52		Steven Crowl defensive rebound
1:27	+3	Kamari McGee makes three point jump shot (Carter Gilmore assists)	23-36
1:14		Steven Crowl personal foul
1:07		Connor Essegian turnover (bad pass)
1:03		John Blackwell misses three point jump shot
1:01		Rollie Worster defensive rebound
0:56		Rollie Worster misses two point layup
0:54		Carter Gilmore defensive rebound
0:48	+3	John Tonje makes three point jump shot (Kamari McGee assists)	23-39
0:41		Andrew Morgan shooting foul (John Tonje draws the foul)
0:41	+1	John Tonje makes regular free throw 1 of 1	23-40
0:34		Nolan Winter blocks Brice Williams's two point layup
0:32		Cornhuskers offensive rebound
0:31	+3	Connor Essegian makes three point jump shot (Brice Williams assists)	26-40
0:07		John Tonje misses three point jump shot
0:05		Brice Williams defensive rebound
0:01	+2	Brice Williams makes two point layup	28-40
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
NEB
Cornhuskers
27
WISC
Badgers
43

Time		Play	Score
19:35	+2	Max Klesmit makes two point layup	28-42
19:16		Berke Buyuktuncel misses three point jump shot
19:14		Steven Crowl defensive rebound
19:10		Andrew Morgan personal foul (John Tonje draws the foul)
18:59		Steven Crowl turnover (back court violation)
18:55		Brice Williams misses three point jump shot
18:53		Juwan Gary offensive rebound
18:36		Berke Buyuktuncel misses two point jump shot
18:34		Max Klesmit defensive rebound
18:16		John Tonje misses two point jump shot
18:14		Andrew Morgan defensive rebound
17:53		Steven Crowl blocks Andrew Morgan's two point layup
17:51		John Blackwell defensive rebound
17:44		Max Klesmit misses three point jump shot
17:42		Andrew Morgan defensive rebound
17:25		Brice Williams misses two point layup
17:23		Andrew Morgan offensive rebound
17:21	+2	Andrew Morgan makes two point layup	30-42
17:21		Steven Crowl shooting foul (Andrew Morgan draws the foul)
17:21		Andrew Morgan misses regular free throw 1 of 1
17:21		John Tonje defensive rebound
17:07		Max Klesmit misses three point jump shot
17:05		Berke Buyuktuncel defensive rebound
16:50		Brice Williams misses two point jump shot
16:48		John Blackwell defensive rebound
16:28	+2	Xavier Amos makes two point layup (Max Klesmit assists)	30-44
16:07		Andrew Morgan misses two point jump shot
16:05		Juwan Gary offensive rebound
15:55	+3	Brice Williams makes three point jump shot	33-44
15:39	+2	Carter Gilmore makes two point layup (Xavier Amos assists)	33-46
15:39		Sam Hoiberg shooting foul (Carter Gilmore draws the foul)
15:39		TV timeout
15:39	+1	Carter Gilmore makes regular free throw 1 of 1	33-47
15:28		Juwan Gary misses three point jump shot
15:26		John Tonje defensive rebound
15:16	+3	Max Klesmit makes three point jump shot (Xavier Amos assists)	33-50
15:07		Brice Williams offensive foul (Max Klesmit draws the foul)
15:07		Brice Williams turnover (offensive foul)
14:50		John Tonje misses three point jump shot
14:48		Andrew Morgan defensive rebound
14:48		Xavier Amos personal foul (Andrew Morgan draws the foul)
14:19		Juwan Gary misses three point jump shot
14:17		Carter Gilmore defensive rebound
14:08	+2	John Tonje makes two point dunk	33-52
14:04		Cornhuskers 30 second timeout
14:04		TV timeout
13:51	+2	Berke Buyuktuncel makes two point layup (Connor Essegian assists)	35-52
13:35		Xavier Amos misses three point jump shot
13:33		Cornhuskers defensive rebound
13:14		Juwan Gary misses two point layup
13:12		Carter Gilmore defensive rebound
12:55		Berke Buyuktuncel personal foul (Xavier Amos draws the foul)
12:38		Carter Gilmore misses two point jump shot
12:36		Berke Buyuktuncel defensive rebound
12:18		Connor Essegian misses three point jump shot
12:16		Max Klesmit defensive rebound
12:03	+2	Kamari McGee makes two point layup	35-54
11:39		Berke Buyuktuncel misses two point layup
11:37		Carter Gilmore defensive rebound
11:29		Max Klesmit misses three point jump shot
11:27		Rollie Worster defensive rebound
11:20		Sam Hoiberg turnover (bad pass) (Kamari McGee steals)
11:10	+3	John Blackwell makes three point jump shot (Carter Gilmore assists)	35-57
10:41		Berke Buyuktuncel misses three point jump shot
10:39		Max Klesmit defensive rebound
10:29	+3	Kamari McGee makes three point jump shot	35-60
10:12	+3	Rollie Worster makes three point jump shot (Sam Hoiberg assists)	38-60
10:00	+3	John Blackwell makes three point jump shot	38-63
9:49	+3	Sam Hoiberg makes three point jump shot (Rollie Worster assists)	41-63
9:33		John Blackwell misses three point jump shot
9:31		Cornhuskers defensive rebound
9:29		TV timeout
9:02	+2	Connor Essegian makes two point layup (Rollie Worster assists)	43-63
8:52		John Tonje misses two point jump shot
8:50		Berke Buyuktuncel defensive rebound
8:34		Brice Williams misses two point jump shot
8:32		Nolan Winter defensive rebound
8:19		Markus Ilver offensive foul (Berke Buyuktuncel draws the foul)
8:19		Markus Ilver turnover (offensive foul)
8:07	+2	Rollie Worster makes two point jump shot	45-63
7:44		Markus Ilver misses three point jump shot
7:42		Connor Essegian defensive rebound
7:33		Connor Essegian misses three point jump shot
7:31		Brice Williams offensive rebound
7:22		Connor Essegian misses three point jump shot
7:20		Nolan Winter defensive rebound
7:05		Berke Buyuktuncel blocks Nolan Winter's two point dunk
7:03		Brice Williams defensive rebound
7:00		Brice Williams turnover (bad pass)
7:00		TV timeout
6:48	+3	John Tonje makes three point jump shot (Max Klesmit assists)	45-66
6:31		Rollie Worster misses two point layup
6:29		Steven Crowl defensive rebound
6:21		John Tonje turnover (out of bounds)
6:09		Steven Crowl personal foul (Rollie Worster draws the foul)
6:01		Connor Essegian turnover (lost ball) (John Blackwell steals)
5:44	+3	John Tonje makes three point jump shot (Carter Gilmore assists)	45-69
5:18		Rollie Worster misses two point jump shot
5:16		Max Klesmit defensive rebound
5:04		Carter Gilmore misses two point layup
5:02		Berke Buyuktuncel defensive rebound
4:54	+3	Brice Williams makes three point jump shot (Connor Essegian assists)	48-69
4:32	+3	Max Klesmit makes three point jump shot	48-72
4:16		John Tonje shooting foul (Brice Williams draws the foul)
4:16	+1	Brice Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-72
4:16		Brice Williams misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:16		John Tonje defensive rebound
3:53		Max Klesmit misses three point jump shot
3:51		John Tonje offensive rebound
3:48	+2	John Tonje makes two point jump shot	49-74
3:45		Andrew Morgan misses three point jump shot
3:43		Steven Crowl defensive rebound
3:30		Juwan Gary shooting foul (John Tonje draws the foul)
3:30		TV timeout
3:30	+1	John Tonje makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-75
3:30	+1	John Tonje makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-76
3:09		Riccardo Greppi shooting foul (Cale Jacobsen draws the foul)
3:09	+1	Cale Jacobsen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-76
3:09		Cale Jacobsen misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:09		John Blackwell defensive rebound
2:53		Markus Ilver misses two point layup
2:51		Juwan Gary defensive rebound
2:43		Juwan Gary misses two point layup
2:41		Markus Ilver defensive rebound
2:34		John Blackwell misses three point jump shot
2:32		Juwan Gary defensive rebound
2:14		Gavin Griffiths misses three point jump shot
2:12		Markus Ilver defensive rebound
1:53	+3	Jack Janicki makes three point jump shot (Xavier Amos assists)	50-79
1:53		Badgers 30 second timeout
1:37		Ahron Ulis misses three point jump shot
1:35		Xavier Amos defensive rebound
1:20	+2	Riccardo Greppi makes two point dunk (Xavier Amos assists)	50-81
1:15		Badgers 30 second timeout
0:54	+3	Ahron Ulis makes three point jump shot (Gavin Griffiths assists)	53-81
0:27		Chris Hodges misses three point jump shot
0:25		Badgers offensive rebound
0:23	+2	Markus Ilver makes two point layup (Jack Robison assists)	53-83
0:17	+2	Jeffrey Grace III makes two point layup	55-83
0:17		Riccardo Greppi shooting foul (Jeffrey Grace III draws the foul)
0:17		Jeffrey Grace III misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:17		Isaac Gard defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Isaac Gard defensive rebound