No. 18 Wisconsin brings a seven-game winning streak into Tuesday's second leg of a Los Angeles road swing when the Badgers visit new Big Ten Conference counterpart UCLA. Wisconsin (15-3,
Wisconsin basketball (15-3, 5-2 Big Ten) stretched its win streak to seven games with an 84-69 victory against the USC Trojans (11-7, 3-4 Big Ten) on Saturday.
The Greg Gard-led Wisconsin Badgers improved to 15-3 on the season and 5-2 in Big Ten play with a 15-point road win over USC on Saturday. Sophomore guard John Blackwell’s 28-point performance led the victory.
Los Angeles; Tuesday, 9:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 24 Wisconsin plays UCLA after John Blackwell scored 28 points in Wisconsin's 84-69 victory against the USC Trojans. The Bruins have gone 9-1 at home.
As a rising sophomore guard, John Blackwell has built on his strong start to the year with two of his best games of the year to open conference play.
A dominant defensive showing and a standout performance from one of their guards paved the way for the Badgers in the first game of their West Coast trip.
Blackwell and veteran Max Klesmit denied USC from completing an improbable comeback with 25 combined second-half tallies, led by aggressive play inside the three-point line. When the dust settled, Wisconsin pocketed a 15-point victory to improve to 15-3 on the season.
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.
USC fails to overcome its cold shooting and Wisconsin's efficient offense, falling 84-69 to the No. 24 Badgers at Galen Center.
The Badgers continue their West Coast road trip against UCLA at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at Pauley Pavilion. Wisconsin (15-3, 5-2 Big Ten) is coming off an 84-69 rout of Southern Cal, nearly blowing a 15-point halftime lead but reestablishing dominance to win by the same margin.
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