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Blackwell, Tonje lead No. 19 Wisconsin over UCF 86-70 in Greenbrier Tip-Off
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) John Blackwell scored 17 points, John Tonje added 15 and No. 19 Wisconsin rode a hot start to an 86-70 victory over UCF 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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| 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 |