Blackwell, Tonje lead No. 19 Wisconsin over UCF 86-70 in Greenbrier Tip-Off
AP
Nov 22, 2024
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) John Blackwell scored 17 points, John Tonje added 15 and No. 19 Wisconsin Badgers rode a hot start to an 86-70 victory over UCF Knights in the Greenbrier Tip-Off on Friday night.
Kamari McGee added 14 points while Nolan Winter had 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Badgers (6-0), who are off to their best start in six seasons.
Jordan Ivy-Curry led UCF (4-1) with 13 points, and Keyshawn Hall and Dior Johnson scored 11 apiece.
Both teams played for the first time outside of their respective campuses. The game was held inside a ballroom at The Greenbrier resort, which has hosted presidents and royalty.
Wisconsin: Despite being outscored 26-12 from the free-throw line, the Badgers looked dominant from the start four days after a shaky 87-84 comeback win over UT Rio Grande Valley.
UCF: The Knights shot 29% (10 of 34) from the floor in the first half, missing all nine 3-point attempts, and fell into a hole they couldn't recover from. UCF shot 34% (21 of 62) for the game.
Wisconsin 7-footer Steven Crowl picked up his fourth foul seconds into the second half, and UCF trimmed a 22-point deficit to 13. But Winter made a hook shot in the lane and a 3-pointer on back-to-back possessions, and Tonje followed with a fast-break layup to push Wisconsin’s lead to 53-33. UCF got no closer than 15 after that.
Wisconsin made 11 layups over the first 13 minutes of the game and eventually built a 42-20 lead. Tonje was mostly an observer early and didn't score his first basket until 12 minutes had passed.
Wisconsin plays Pittsburgh in the championship game on Sunday, while UCF faces LSU in the consolation game the same day.
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1st Half
WISC
Badgers
46
UCF
Knights
31
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Badgers gains possession)
20:00
Moustapha Thiam personal foul
19:46
Steven Crowl misses two point jump shot
19:44
Darius Johnson defensive rebound
19:17
Keyshawn Hall misses two point jump shot
19:15
Nolan Winter defensive rebound
19:04
+2
Nolan Winter makes two point layup (John Tonje assists)
2-0
19:04
Dallan Coleman shooting foul (Nolan Winter draws the foul)
19:04
Nolan Winter misses regular free throw 1 of 1
19:04
Dallan Coleman defensive rebound
18:39
Dallan Coleman misses three point jump shot
18:37
John Blackwell defensive rebound
18:29
Max Klesmit turnover (lost ball) (Darius Johnson steals)
18:15
Moustapha Thiam misses three point jump shot
18:13
John Blackwell defensive rebound
18:02
+2
Max Klesmit makes two point jump shot
4-0
17:51
+2
Jordan Ivy-Curry makes two point jump shot
4-2
17:25
John Tonje turnover (bad pass)
17:17
Keyshawn Hall misses three point jump shot
17:15
John Blackwell defensive rebound
17:11
Keyshawn Hall personal foul
17:03
Max Klesmit misses three point jump shot
17:01
Dallan Coleman defensive rebound
16:56
Jordan Ivy-Curry misses two point jump shot
16:54
Knights offensive rebound
16:54
John Tonje personal foul
16:51
Jordan Ivy-Curry misses two point jump shot
16:49
John Blackwell defensive rebound
16:34
+2
Steven Crowl makes two point layup (Max Klesmit assists)
6-2
16:14
+2
Rokas Jocius makes two point jump shot (Jordan Ivy-Curry assists)
6-4
15:58
+3
Kamari McGee makes three point jump shot (Nolan Winter assists)
9-4
15:44
Darius Johnson misses two point jump shot
15:42
Kamari McGee defensive rebound
15:40
+2
John Blackwell makes two point layup (Kamari McGee assists)
11-4
15:40
Darius Johnson shooting foul (John Blackwell draws the foul)
15:40
TV timeout
15:40
John Blackwell misses regular free throw 1 of 1
15:40
Rokas Jocius defensive rebound
15:26
+2
Keyshawn Hall makes two point layup
11-6
15:05
+3
John Blackwell makes three point jump shot (Steven Crowl assists)
14-6
14:45
Jordan Ivy-Curry misses two point jump shot
14:43
Steven Crowl defensive rebound
14:31
Jack Janicki misses three point jump shot
14:29
Steven Crowl offensive rebound
14:21
Steven Crowl misses three point jump shot
14:19
Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
14:11
Dallan Coleman misses three point jump shot
14:09
Steven Crowl defensive rebound
14:04
John Blackwell misses two point jump shot
14:02
Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
13:48
John Blackwell personal foul
13:39
+2
Moustapha Thiam makes two point layup (JJ Taylor assists)
14-8
13:24
Nolan Winter turnover (double dribble)
13:09
JJ Taylor misses three point jump shot
13:07
Nolan Winter defensive rebound
12:50
Xavier Amos misses three point jump shot
12:48
Darius Johnson defensive rebound
12:40
Nils Machowski misses three point jump shot
12:38
John Tonje defensive rebound
12:27
+2
Nolan Winter makes two point layup
16-8
12:10
Benny Williams turnover (bad pass) (Kamari McGee steals)
12:08
+2
Kamari McGee makes two point layup
18-8
12:08
Nils Machowski shooting foul (Kamari McGee draws the foul)
12:08
+1
Kamari McGee makes regular free throw 1 of 1
19-8
11:45
+2
Darius Johnson makes two point layup
19-10
11:33
+3
Jack Janicki makes three point jump shot (John Tonje assists)
22-10
11:23
Jack Janicki personal foul
11:23
TV timeout
11:17
Nils Machowski turnover (bad pass) (Max Klesmit steals)
11:15
John Tonje turnover (out of bounds)
11:05
+2
Keyshawn Hall makes two point jump shot
22-12
10:42
+2
Steven Crowl makes two point layup (Max Klesmit assists)
24-12
10:19
JJ Taylor misses two point layup
10:17
Steven Crowl defensive rebound
9:56
+2
Steven Crowl makes two point layup (Xavier Amos assists)
26-12
9:41
Keyshawn Hall misses two point jump shot
9:39
Xavier Amos defensive rebound
9:13
John Tonje misses two point jump shot
9:11
Dallan Coleman defensive rebound
9:11
Xavier Amos personal foul (Dallan Coleman draws the foul)
8:54
Xavier Amos shooting foul (Keyshawn Hall draws the foul)
8:54
+1
Keyshawn Hall makes regular free throw 1 of 2
26-13
8:54
+1
Keyshawn Hall makes regular free throw 2 of 2
26-14
8:39
John Blackwell misses three point jump shot
8:37
Dallan Coleman defensive rebound
8:32
Keyshawn Hall turnover (bad pass)
8:13
Steven Crowl misses three point jump shot
8:11
John Tonje offensive rebound
8:05
+2
John Tonje makes two point layup
28-14
7:57
Dallan Coleman misses two point jump shot
7:55
John Tonje defensive rebound
7:42
+2
John Blackwell makes two point layup (Steven Crowl assists)
30-14
7:42
TV timeout
7:33
Jordan Ivy-Curry misses two point jump shot
7:31
Nolan Winter defensive rebound
7:14
+2
John Tonje makes two point layup
32-14
7:00
Kamari McGee shooting foul (Darius Johnson draws the foul)
7:00
+1
Darius Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2
32-15
7:00
+1
Darius Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
32-16
6:42
+2
John Tonje makes two point layup
34-16
6:40
Carter Gilmore personal foul (Keyshawn Hall draws the foul)
6:40
Keyshawn Hall misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:40
John Tonje defensive rebound
6:10
+3
Kamari McGee makes three point jump shot (Carter Gilmore assists)
37-16
5:54
+2
Keyshawn Hall makes two point jump shot
37-18
5:38
John Tonje misses two point layup
5:37
Nolan Winter offensive rebound
5:37
Nolan Winter misses two point layup
5:37
Nolan Winter offensive rebound
5:36
JJ Taylor shooting foul (Nolan Winter draws the foul)
5:36
+1
Nolan Winter makes regular free throw 1 of 2
38-18
5:36
+1
Nolan Winter makes regular free throw 2 of 2
39-18
4:47
Benny Williams misses three point jump shot
4:45
JJ Taylor offensive rebound
4:45
Carter Gilmore blocks JJ Taylor's two point layup
4:43
Kamari McGee defensive rebound
4:41
Benny Williams blocks John Tonje's two point layup
4:39
Jordan Ivy-Curry defensive rebound
4:32
Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot
4:30
JJ Taylor offensive rebound
4:30
+2
Darius Johnson makes two point layup
39-20
4:30
John Tonje misses three point jump shot
4:29
JJ Taylor defensive rebound
4:21
Keyshawn Hall misses two point layup
4:19
Badgers defensive rebound
4:06
+3
John Blackwell makes three point jump shot (John Tonje assists)
42-20
3:55
Steven Crowl personal foul (Jordan Ivy-Curry draws the foul)
3:55
TV timeout
3:55
+1
Jordan Ivy-Curry makes regular free throw 1 of 2
42-21
3:55
+1
Jordan Ivy-Curry makes regular free throw 2 of 2
42-22
3:29
Steven Crowl turnover (lost ball)
3:24
Kamari McGee shooting foul (Jordan Ivy-Curry draws the foul)
3:24
Jordan Ivy-Curry misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:24
+1
Jordan Ivy-Curry makes regular free throw 2 of 2
42-23
2:56
+2
John Tonje makes two point layup (Steven Crowl assists)
44-23
2:41
Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot
2:39
Moustapha Thiam offensive rebound
2:38
Steven Crowl personal foul (Jordan Ivy-Curry draws the foul)
2:35
Steven Crowl technical foul
2:38
+1
Jordan Ivy-Curry makes technical free throw 1 of 2
44-24
2:38
+1
Jordan Ivy-Curry makes technical free throw 2 of 2
44-25
2:38
Jordan Ivy-Curry misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:35
+1
Jordan Ivy-Curry makes regular free throw 2 of 2
44-26
2:32
Max Klesmit misses three point jump shot
2:30
JJ Taylor defensive rebound
2:15
Markus Ilver personal foul (JJ Taylor draws the foul)
2:15
JJ Taylor misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:15
+1
JJ Taylor makes regular free throw 2 of 2
44-27
2:01
Nolan Winter misses two point jump shot
1:59
Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
1:50
Darius Johnson misses two point layup
1:48
Nolan Winter defensive rebound
1:46
Nolan Winter turnover (bad pass) (JJ Taylor steals)
1:40
JJ Taylor turnover (out of bounds)
1:26
Carter Gilmore misses three point jump shot
1:24
Jordan Ivy-Curry defensive rebound
1:14
Moustapha Thiam misses two point jump shot
1:12
Max Klesmit defensive rebound
1:12
Moustapha Thiam personal foul (Carter Gilmore draws the foul)
1:12
+1
Carter Gilmore makes regular free throw 1 of 2
45-27
1:12
+1
Carter Gilmore makes regular free throw 2 of 2
46-27
0:54
+2
Jordan Ivy-Curry makes two point jump shot
46-29
0:35
Max Klesmit misses three point jump shot
0:33
JJ Taylor defensive rebound
0:14
Jordan Ivy-Curry misses two point layup
0:14
Rokas Jocius offensive rebound
0:14
JJ Taylor misses two point layup
0:12
JJ Taylor offensive rebound
0:12
+2
JJ Taylor makes two point layup
46-31
0:01
Max Klesmit misses three point jump shot
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
WISC
Badgers
40
UCF
Knights
39
Time
Team
Play
Score
0:00
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19:44
Steven Crowl shooting foul (Dallan Coleman draws the foul)
