Tonje scores 17 points to help No. 24 Wisconsin hold off Ohio State 70-68
MADISON, Wis. (AP) John Tonje scored 17 points and No. 24 Wisconsin staved off a late rally by Ohio State, extending its winning streak to six with a 70-68 victory Tuesday night.
Ohio State trailed 37-20 at the half but cut it to 65-64 on Micah Parrish's layup with 16 seconds left before Tonje helped the Badgers stay ahead from the foul line.
Tonje’s 3-pointer put Wisconsin up 65-57 with just over four minutes remaining.
John Blackwell added 15 points and Steven Crowl 14 for Wisconsin (14-3, 4-2 Big Ten) to give coach Greg Gard his 200th career victory.
Bruce Thornton had 21 points and Devin Royal 12 for Ohio State (10-7, 2-4).
The Badgers hit just one of their first seven shots after the break as Ohio State pulled within 39-30 on consecutive 3-pointers by Thornton and John Mobley Jr.
Royal’s 3-pointer capped a 9-0 run that brought the Buckeyes within 48-44 with just over 10 minutes remaining.
Ohio State: The Buckeyes have lost three of their last four by a combined 11 points.
Wisconsin: Guard Max Klesmit returned to the starting lineup after missing Friday’s 80-59 victory over Minnesota with an ankle injury.
Kamari McGee’s offensive rebound on Blackwell’s missed free throw, followed by his two free throws with 11 seconds left, prevented Ohio State from a chance at a go-ahead possession.
Wisconsin, which entered as the nation’s top free-throw shooting team at 85.1%, hit 25 of 28 from the line, including Tonje’s 10 for 10.
Ohio State returns home to face Indiana on Friday. Wisconsin opens a two-game West Coast swing at USC on Saturday, then at UCLA on Tuesday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Sean Stewart vs. Steven Crowl (John Blackwell gains possession) | Â | |
19:44 | Â | Steven Crowl misses two point jump shot | Â | |
19:42 | Â | Sean Stewart defensive rebound | Â | |
19:28 | Â | Devin Royal turnover (traveling) | Â | |
19:10 | Â | Nolan Winter turnover (traveling) | Â | |
19:03 | Â | Sean Stewart offensive foul (Max Klesmit draws the foul) | Â | |
19:03 | Â | Sean Stewart turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
18:43 | Â | Max Klesmit misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:41 | Â | Micah Parrish defensive rebound | Â | |
18:26 | +2 | Sean Stewart makes two point dunk (Devin Royal assists) | 2-0 | |
17:57 | Â | John Tonje misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:55 | Â | Devin Royal defensive rebound | Â | |
17:46 | Â | Devin Royal misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:44 | Â | Steven Crowl defensive rebound | Â | |
17:39 | Â | Micah Parrish shooting foul (John Blackwell draws the foul) | Â | |
17:39 | +1 | John Blackwell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 2-1 | |
17:39 | +1 | John Blackwell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-2 | |
17:21 | Â | Micah Parrish misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:19 | Â | Aaron Bradshaw personal foul | Â | |
17:06 | +3 | John Blackwell makes three point jump shot (Max Klesmit assists) | 2-5 | |
16:43 | Â | Devin Royal misses two point jump shot | Â | |
16:41 | Â | Nolan Winter defensive rebound | Â | |
16:20 | +2 | John Blackwell makes two point jump shot | 2-7 | |
16:08 | Â | Micah Parrish misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:06 | Â | John Blackwell defensive rebound | Â | |
15:54 | Â | John Tonje turnover (bad pass) (Aaron Bradshaw steals) | Â | |
15:42 | Â | Aaron Bradshaw misses two point jump shot | Â | |
15:40 | Â | John Blackwell defensive rebound | Â | |
15:30 | +2 | John Blackwell makes two point jump shot | 2-9 | |
15:15 | Â | Bruce Thornton misses two point jump shot | Â | |
15:13 | Â | Nolan Winter defensive rebound | Â | |
15:07 | Â | John Blackwell misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:05 | Â | Micah Parrish defensive rebound | Â | |
14:48 | Â | Micah Parrish misses two point jump shot | Â | |
14:46 | Â | John Blackwell defensive rebound | Â | |
14:33 | Â | Aaron Bradshaw personal foul (Nolan Winter draws the foul) | Â | |
14:33 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
14:22 | Â | Steven Crowl misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:20 | Â | Micah Parrish defensive rebound | Â | |
14:14 | Â | John Mobley Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â | |
14:12 | Â | John Tonje defensive rebound | Â | |
14:06 | Â | Sean Stewart shooting foul (John Tonje draws the foul) | Â | |
14:06 | +1 | John Tonje makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 2-10 | |
14:06 | +1 | John Tonje makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-11 | |
13:47 | +2 | Bruce Thornton makes two point jump shot (Micah Parrish assists) | 4-11 | |
13:28 | Â | John Tonje turnover (lost ball) (Ques Glover steals) | Â | |
13:23 | +2 | Evan Mahaffey makes two point dunk (Ques Glover assists) | 6-11 | |
13:07 | +2 | Steven Crowl makes two point jump shot | 6-13 | |
12:37 | Â | Micah Parrish misses two point jump shot | Â | |
12:35 | Â | Jack Janicki defensive rebound | Â | |
12:23 | Â | Steven Crowl misses two point layup | Â | |
12:21 | Â | Micah Parrish defensive rebound | Â | |
12:11 | Â | Micah Parrish misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:09 | Â | Carter Gilmore defensive rebound | Â | |
11:53 | +2 | Steven Crowl makes two point layup | 6-15 | |
11:28 | Â | Bruce Thornton misses two point jump shot | Â | |
11:26 | Â | Steven Crowl defensive rebound | Â | |
11:15 | Â | Jack Janicki misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:13 | Â | Bruce Thornton defensive rebound | Â | |
11:01 | Â | Austin Parks turnover (traveling) | Â | |
11:01 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
10:38 | +2 | Kamari McGee makes two point jump shot | 6-17 | |
10:21 | +3 | Aaron Bradshaw makes three point jump shot (Bruce Thornton assists) | 9-17 | |
9:52 | +2 | Xavier Amos makes two point layup | 9-19 | |
9:23 | Â | Ques Glover turnover (bad pass) (John Blackwell steals) | Â | |
9:08 | Â | Kamari McGee turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
8:56 | Â | Xavier Amos personal foul (Bruce Thornton draws the foul) | Â | |
8:42 | Â | John Mobley Jr. turnover (traveling) | Â | |
8:36 | Â | Xavier Amos offensive foul | Â | |
8:36 | Â | Xavier Amos turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
8:23 | Â | Nolan Winter personal foul (Bruce Thornton draws the foul) | Â | |
8:19 | Â | John Mobley Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â | |
8:17 | Â | Aaron Bradshaw offensive rebound | Â | |
8:13 | +2 | Aaron Bradshaw makes two point layup | 11-19 | |
7:56 | Â | Aaron Bradshaw personal foul (Steven Crowl draws the foul) | Â | |
7:56 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:44 | Â | Colin White shooting foul (Max Klesmit draws the foul) | Â | |
7:44 | Â | Max Klesmit misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
7:44 | +1 | Max Klesmit makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 11-20 | |
7:31 | Â | Devin Royal misses two point jump shot | Â | |
7:29 | Â | Ivan Njegovan offensive rebound | Â | |
7:23 | +2 | John Mobley Jr. makes two point jump shot | 13-20 | |
7:14 | Â | Ivan Njegovan personal foul (Steven Crowl draws the foul) | Â | |
7:14 | +1 | Steven Crowl makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-21 | |
7:14 | +1 | Steven Crowl makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-22 | |
6:58 | Â | Devin Royal turnover (out of bounds) | Â | |
6:34 | +2 | Steven Crowl makes two point layup | 13-24 | |
6:10 | Â | Ivan Njegovan misses two point jump shot | Â | |
6:08 | Â | Devin Royal offensive rebound | Â | |
6:08 | +2 | Devin Royal makes two point layup | 15-24 | |
6:08 | Â | Steven Crowl shooting foul (Devin Royal draws the foul) | Â | |
6:08 | +1 | Devin Royal makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 16-24 | |
5:56 | Â | Steven Crowl misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:54 | Â | Carter Gilmore offensive rebound | Â | |
5:48 | Â | Carter Gilmore misses two point layup | Â | |
5:46 | Â | John Blackwell offensive rebound | Â | |
5:40 | Â | John Blackwell misses two point jump shot | Â | |
5:38 | Â | Micah Parrish defensive rebound | Â | |
5:17 | Â | Devin Royal turnover (traveling) | Â | |
5:01 | Â | John Tonje misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:59 | Â | Carter Gilmore offensive rebound | Â | |
4:59 | Â | Evan Mahaffey personal foul (Nolan Winter draws the foul) | Â | |
4:59 | +1 | Nolan Winter makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-25 | |
4:59 | +1 | Nolan Winter makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-26 | |
4:42 | Â | Devin Royal offensive foul (Jack Janicki draws the foul) | Â | |
4:42 | Â | Devin Royal turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
4:16 | Â | Kamari McGee misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:14 | Â | Nolan Winter offensive rebound | Â | |
4:08 | +3 | Carter Gilmore makes three point jump shot (Nolan Winter assists) | 16-29 | |
3:54 | Â | Nolan Winter personal foul (Devin Royal draws the foul) | Â | |
3:54 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:48 | Â | Kamari McGee personal foul (Bruce Thornton draws the foul) | Â | |
3:32 | +2 | Micah Parrish makes two point jump shot | 18-29 | |
3:16 | Â | Carter Gilmore turnover (lost ball) (Evan Mahaffey steals) | Â | |
2:54 | +2 | Devin Royal makes two point layup | 20-29 | |
2:34 | Â | Jack Janicki misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:32 | Â | Micah Parrish defensive rebound | Â | |
2:26 | Â | Carter Gilmore blocks Micah Parrish's two point layup | Â | |
2:24 | Â | John Tonje defensive rebound | Â | |
2:20 | Â | Devin Royal shooting foul (John Tonje draws the foul) | Â | |
2:20 | +1 | John Tonje makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-30 | |
2:20 | +1 | John Tonje makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-31 | |
2:06 | Â | John Mobley Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:04 | Â | Xavier Amos defensive rebound | Â | |
1:41 | Â | Max Klesmit misses two point jump shot | Â | |
1:39 | Â | John Mobley Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
1:32 | Â | John Mobley Jr. misses two point layup | Â | |
1:30 | Â | John Blackwell defensive rebound | Â | |
1:18 | Â | Evan Mahaffey shooting foul (Steven Crowl draws the foul) | Â | |
1:18 | +1 | Steven Crowl makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-32 | |
1:18 | +1 | Steven Crowl makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-33 | |
1:00 | Â | Devin Royal misses two point jump shot | Â | |
0:58 | Â | Steven Crowl defensive rebound | Â | |
0:51 | +2 | Carter Gilmore makes two point layup (John Blackwell assists) | 20-35 | |
0:26 | Â | Bruce Thornton turnover (bad pass) (John Tonje steals) | Â | |
0:21 | +2 | John Tonje makes two point dunk | 20-37 | |
0:16 | Â | Buckeyes 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:02 | Â | Micah Parrish misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:00 | Â | Ivan Njegovan offensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |