No. 18 Wisconsin uses 3-point barrage to beat Nebraska 83-55 as Huskers drop their 6th straight
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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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Andrew Morgan vs. Steven Crowl (Cornhuskers gains possession) | Â | |
19:28 | Â | Cornhuskers turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
19:14 | Â | Max Klesmit misses three point jump shot | Â | |
19:12 | Â | Berke Buyuktuncel defensive rebound | Â | |
18:52 | Â | Juwan Gary misses two point jump shot | Â | |
18:50 | Â | Nolan Winter defensive rebound | Â | |
18:33 | +3 | John Tonje makes three point jump shot (Steven Crowl assists) | 0-3 | |
18:11 | Â | Brice Williams misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:09 | Â | Nolan Winter defensive rebound | Â | |
18:01 | +3 | John Blackwell makes three point jump shot | 0-6 | |
17:46 | Â | Juwan Gary misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:44 | Â | Max Klesmit defensive rebound | Â | |
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 | Â | Sam Hoiberg misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:42 | Â | Nolan Winter defensive rebound | Â | |
16:33 | +2 | John Blackwell makes two point layup | 2-13 | |
16:31 | Â | Cornhuskers 30 second timeout | Â | |
16:16 | Â | Juwan Gary misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:14 | Â | Andrew Morgan offensive rebound | Â | |
16:05 | Â | Andrew Morgan turnover (Nolan Winter steals) | Â | |
15:51 | +3 | John Blackwell makes three point jump shot (Nolan Winter assists) | 2-16 | |
15:32 | Â | Berke Buyuktuncel misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:30 | Â | Nolan Winter defensive rebound | Â | |
15:08 | +3 | Nolan Winter makes three point jump shot (John Blackwell assists) | 2-19 | |
14:47 | Â | Max Klesmit personal foul | Â | |
14:47 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
14:45 | Â | Brice Williams misses two point jump shot | Â | |
14:43 | Â | Kamari McGee defensive rebound | Â | |
14:22 | Â | John Tonje misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:20 | Â | Berke Buyuktuncel defensive rebound | Â | |
14:11 | Â | Connor Essegian misses two point jump shot | Â | |
14:09 | Â | John Tonje defensive rebound | Â | |
13:48 | Â | Max Klesmit turnover (lost ball) (Berke Buyuktuncel steals) | Â | |
13:43 | Â | Berke Buyuktuncel turnover (lost ball) (Max Klesmit steals) | Â | |
13:26 | Â | Kamari McGee misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:24 | Â | Juwan Gary defensive rebound | Â | |
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 | Â | John Blackwell misses two point jump shot | Â | |
12:21 | Â | Rollie Worster defensive rebound | Â | |
12:09 | Â | Kamari McGee personal foul | Â | |
12:07 | Â | Connor Essegian misses two point jump shot | Â | |
12:05 | Â | Xavier Amos defensive rebound | Â | |
11:59 | Â | Rollie Worster personal foul | Â | |
11:59 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:40 | Â | John Blackwell turnover (Rollie Worster steals) | Â | |
11:25 | Â | Nolan Winter blocks Juwan Gary's two point layup | Â | |
11:23 | Â | Juwan Gary offensive rebound | Â | |
11:18 | +2 | Juwan Gary makes two point layup (Sam Hoiberg assists) | 10-21 | |
10:58 | Â | Xavier Amos misses two point layup | Â | |
10:56 | Â | Juwan Gary defensive rebound | Â | |
10:49 | Â | Connor Essegian misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:47 | Â | Nolan Winter defensive rebound | Â | |
10:39 | Â | John Blackwell misses two point jump shot | Â | |
10:37 | Â | Cornhuskers defensive rebound | Â | |
10:20 | +2 | Andrew Morgan makes two point jump shot | 12-21 | |
10:02 | Â | Max Klesmit misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:00 | Â | Juwan Gary defensive rebound | Â | |
9:52 | +3 | Juwan Gary makes three point jump shot (Rollie Worster assists) | 15-21 | |
9:39 | Â | Connor Essegian blocks Carter Gilmore's two point dunk | Â | |
9:37 | Â | Juwan Gary defensive rebound | Â | |
9:30 | Â | Connor Essegian misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:28 | Â | Max Klesmit defensive rebound | Â | |
9:14 | Â | John Tonje misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:12 | Â | Cornhuskers defensive rebound | Â | |
8:58 | Â | Juwan Gary offensive foul | Â | |
8:58 | Â | Juwan Gary turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
8:47 | Â | Rollie Worster blocks John Tonje's three point jump shot | Â | |
8:45 | Â | Sam Hoiberg defensive rebound | Â | |
8:33 | Â | Berke Buyuktuncel misses two point layup | Â | |
8:31 | Â | Max Klesmit defensive rebound | Â | |
8:18 | Â | John Blackwell turnover (out of bounds) | Â | |
7:58 | Â | Carter Gilmore shooting foul (Andrew Morgan draws the foul) | Â | |
7:58 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:58 | Â | Andrew Morgan misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
7:58 | +1 | Andrew Morgan makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-21 | |
7:43 | Â | Max Klesmit turnover (bad pass) (Rollie Worster steals) | Â | |
7:21 | Â | Rollie Worster turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
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 | Â | John Tonje misses two point layup | Â | |
6:17 | Â | John Blackwell offensive rebound | Â | |
6:12 | Â | John Blackwell misses two point layup | Â | |
6:10 | Â | Sam Hoiberg defensive rebound | Â | |
5:51 | +3 | Sam Hoiberg makes three point jump shot (Andrew Morgan assists) | 21-24 | |
5:28 | Â | Brice Williams blocks John Tonje's two point layup | Â | |
5:26 | Â | Badgers offensive rebound | Â | |
5:21 | Â | John Blackwell turnover (Rollie Worster steals) | Â | |
5:13 | Â | Juwan Gary misses two point jump shot | Â | |
5:11 | Â | Steven Crowl defensive rebound | Â | |
5:07 | Â | Rollie Worster shooting foul (John Tonje draws the foul) | Â | |
5:07 | Â | John Tonje misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
5:07 | +1 | John Tonje makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-25 | |
4:57 | Â | Brice Williams turnover (Jack Janicki steals) | Â | |
4:52 | +2 | Jack Janicki makes two point dunk | 21-27 | |
4:35 | Â | Brice Williams offensive foul | Â | |
4:35 | Â | Brice Williams turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
4:27 | Â | Kamari McGee misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:25 | Â | Connor Essegian defensive rebound | Â | |
4:10 | Â | Brice Williams misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:08 | Â | Kamari McGee defensive rebound | Â | |
3:46 | +3 | Kamari McGee makes three point jump shot (Steven Crowl assists) | 21-30 | |
3:18 | Â | Ahron Ulis misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:16 | Â | Steven Crowl defensive rebound | Â | |
3:06 | +2 | John Tonje makes two point layup | 21-32 | |
3:03 | Â | Cornhuskers 30 second timeout | Â | |
2:52 | +2 | Berke Buyuktuncel makes two point layup (Sam Hoiberg assists) | 23-32 | |
2:19 | Â | John Tonje misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:17 | Â | Steven Crowl offensive rebound | Â | |
2:13 | Â | Connor Essegian shooting foul (Steven Crowl draws the foul) | Â | |
2:13 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
2:13 | Â | Steven Crowl misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
2:13 | +1 | Steven Crowl makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-33 | |
1:54 | Â | Juwan Gary misses two point layup | Â | |
1:52 | Â | Steven Crowl defensive rebound | Â | |
1:27 | +3 | Kamari McGee makes three point jump shot (Carter Gilmore assists) | 23-36 | |
1:14 | Â | Steven Crowl personal foul | Â | |
1:07 | Â | Connor Essegian turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
1:03 | Â | John Blackwell misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:01 | Â | Rollie Worster defensive rebound | Â | |
0:56 | Â | Rollie Worster misses two point layup | Â | |
0:54 | Â | Carter Gilmore defensive rebound | Â | |
0:48 | +3 | John Tonje makes three point jump shot (Kamari McGee assists) | 23-39 | |
0:41 | Â | Andrew Morgan shooting foul (John Tonje draws the foul) | Â | |
0:41 | +1 | John Tonje makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 23-40 | |
0:34 | Â | Nolan Winter blocks Brice Williams's two point layup | Â | |
0:32 | Â | Cornhuskers offensive rebound | Â | |
0:31 | +3 | Connor Essegian makes three point jump shot (Brice Williams assists) | 26-40 | |
0:07 | Â | John Tonje misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:05 | Â | Brice Williams defensive rebound | Â | |
0:01 | +2 | Brice Williams makes two point layup | 28-40 | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |