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No. 21 Wisconsin runs winning streak to 3 games with a 74-63 victory over Iowa

AP
Feb 08, 2025

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) John Tonje scored 22 points and John Blackwell added 19 to lead No. 21 Wisconsin to a 74-63 victory over Iowa on Saturday.

Tonje scored 11 points in a game-closing 16-4 run by the Badgers (19-5, 9-4 Big Ten), who won their third straight. Tonje shot 5 for 11 from the field and hit 9 of 10 free throws, including eight straight in the final seven minutes.

Wisconsin held Iowa (13-10, 4-8) to one field goal over the final 7½ minutes and limited the Badgers to 8-for-27 shooting in the second half.

Pryce Sandfort led Iowa with 14 points. Josh Dix had 13 points and Drew Thelwell 11. Payton Sandfort, who is averaging 16.6 points in Big Ten play, had seven points on 2-for-11 shooting.

Wisconsin: The Badgers entered in fourth place in the conference and needed a road win to keep pace with conference leaders. Wisconsin shot 29 of 61 and defense kept the Hawkeyes in check in the closing minutes.

Iowa: The Hawkeyes, who lost leading scorer and rebounder Owen Freeman for the season due to a hand injury, have lost six of their last seven. Much like Tuesday’s 90-81 loss to No. 7 Purdue, Iowa hung around until the closing minutes.

Tonje had a run of seven consecutive points to start the Badgers’ final outburst. He got to the line twice and made all four free throws, and then hit a 3-pointer with 5:44 left, giving Wisconsin a 65-59 lead.

Wisconsin made 21 of 31 3-pointers in a 116-85 win over Iowa on Jan. 3, the Hawkeyes’ worst loss of the season. The Badgers were 12 of 35 from distance in this game.

Wisconsin is at Purdue on Saturday. Iowa is at Rutgers on Wednesday.

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1st Half
WISC
Badgers
37
IOWA
Hawkeyes
39

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Steven Crowl vs. Riley Mulvey (Badgers gains possession)
19:36	+3	John Blackwell makes three point jump shot (Steven Crowl assists)	3-0
19:21		Drew Thelwell misses two point jump shot
19:19		John Blackwell defensive rebound
19:05		John Tonje turnover (out of bounds)
18:55		Seydou Traore misses two point jump shot
18:53		Hawkeyes offensive rebound
18:35		Seydou Traore misses two point jump shot
18:33		Steven Crowl defensive rebound
18:25		Steven Crowl misses three point jump shot
18:23		Josh Dix defensive rebound
18:15	+3	Josh Dix makes three point jump shot (Payton Sandfort assists)	3-3
17:54		Steven Crowl turnover (bad pass) (Payton Sandfort steals)
17:29		Josh Dix misses two point jump shot
17:27		Seydou Traore offensive rebound
17:22	+3	Drew Thelwell makes three point jump shot (Seydou Traore assists)	3-6
17:01		John Blackwell misses two point jump shot
16:59		Payton Sandfort defensive rebound
16:46		Payton Sandfort misses three point jump shot
16:44		Steven Crowl defensive rebound
16:21		Max Klesmit misses three point jump shot
16:19		Payton Sandfort defensive rebound
16:12	+2	Seydou Traore makes two point jump shot	3-8
15:59	+2	John Tonje makes two point layup	5-8
15:43		Seydou Traore misses two point jump shot
15:41		Carter Gilmore defensive rebound
15:29		John Tonje misses three point jump shot
15:27		Seydou Traore defensive rebound
15:10	+3	Josh Dix makes three point jump shot (Riley Mulvey assists)	5-11
14:57		Kamari McGee turnover (bad pass) (Riley Mulvey steals)
14:42		Payton Sandfort misses two point jump shot
14:40		John Tonje defensive rebound
14:34	+3	Max Klesmit makes three point jump shot (John Tonje assists)	8-11
14:19		Drew Thelwell misses three point jump shot
14:17		Nolan Winter defensive rebound
14:04	+3	Carter Gilmore makes three point jump shot (Kamari McGee assists)	11-11
13:36		Josh Dix misses three point jump shot
13:34		Drew Thelwell offensive rebound
13:34		John Tonje personal foul (Drew Thelwell draws the foul)
13:34		TV timeout
13:28		Steven Crowl blocks Ladji Dembele's two point hook shot
13:26		Kamari McGee defensive rebound
13:06		Max Klesmit misses two point jump shot
13:04		Payton Sandfort defensive rebound
13:04		Steven Crowl personal foul (Payton Sandfort draws the foul)
12:44		Carter Gilmore shooting foul (Drew Thelwell draws the foul)
12:44	+1	Drew Thelwell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	11-12
12:44	+1	Drew Thelwell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-13
12:36		John Blackwell turnover (lost ball) (Josh Dix steals)
12:30	+2	Pryce Sandfort makes two point layup (Josh Dix assists)	11-15
12:10	+2	Steven Crowl makes two point layup (John Blackwell assists)	13-15
11:51	+2	Payton Sandfort makes two point jump shot	13-17
11:39		Jack Janicki misses three point jump shot
11:37		Josh Dix defensive rebound
11:22	+2	Josh Dix makes two point jump shot	13-19
11:08		Brock Harding personal foul
11:08		TV timeout
10:57	+3	Steven Crowl makes three point jump shot (John Tonje assists)	16-19
10:37		Brock Harding misses three point jump shot
10:35		Badgers defensive rebound
10:21	+3	John Tonje makes three point jump shot (John Blackwell assists)	19-19
10:02		Payton Sandfort misses two point jump shot
10:00		Steven Crowl defensive rebound
9:52	+2	John Blackwell makes two point layup	21-19
9:52		Brock Harding shooting foul (John Blackwell draws the foul)
9:52	+1	John Blackwell makes regular free throw 1 of 1	22-19
9:37	+3	Ladji Dembele makes three point jump shot (Pryce Sandfort assists)	22-22
9:16		Jump ball. John Blackwell vs. Payton Sandfort (Hawkeyes gains possession)
9:16		John Blackwell turnover (lost ball) (Payton Sandfort steals)
8:58	+2	Ladji Dembele makes two point layup (Pryce Sandfort assists)	22-24
8:46		John Blackwell misses two point layup
8:44		Ladji Dembele defensive rebound
8:37		Payton Sandfort misses three point jump shot
8:31		Badgers defensive rebound
8:17		Xavier Amos misses two point layup
8:15		Xavier Amos offensive rebound
8:10		Seydou Traore blocks Xavier Amos's two point layup
8:08		Drew Thelwell defensive rebound
8:03		Seydou Traore turnover (lost ball) (Kamari McGee steals)
7:55	+2	Nolan Winter makes two point layup (Max Klesmit assists)	24-24
7:32		Drew Thelwell misses two point layup
7:30		Ladji Dembele offensive rebound
7:21	+2	Josh Dix makes two point layup	24-26
7:07	+3	John Tonje makes three point jump shot (Xavier Amos assists)	27-26
6:56		Pryce Sandfort misses three point jump shot
6:54		Max Klesmit defensive rebound
6:45	+2	Max Klesmit makes two point jump shot	29-26
6:25		Josh Dix misses three point jump shot
6:23		John Tonje defensive rebound
6:16		John Tonje turnover (traveling)
6:16		TV timeout
5:49	+2	Pryce Sandfort makes two point layup	29-28
5:32		Nolan Winter misses three point jump shot
5:30		Seydou Traore defensive rebound
5:08		Josh Dix misses two point jump shot
5:06		John Blackwell defensive rebound
4:56	+2	Nolan Winter makes two point layup (John Tonje assists)	31-28
4:48	+3	Pryce Sandfort makes three point jump shot (Drew Thelwell assists)	31-31
4:31		Badgers 30 second timeout
4:13		Max Klesmit misses three point jump shot
4:11		Seydou Traore defensive rebound
3:46	+2	Seydou Traore makes two point jump shot	31-33
3:31		Seydou Traore shooting foul (Max Klesmit draws the foul)
3:31		TV timeout
3:31	+1	Max Klesmit makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-33
3:31		Max Klesmit misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:31		Even Brauns defensive rebound
3:23		Seydou Traore misses two point jump shot
3:21		Carter Gilmore defensive rebound
3:10		Max Klesmit misses three point jump shot
3:08		Kamari McGee offensive rebound
3:02		John Blackwell misses three point jump shot
3:00		Josh Dix defensive rebound
2:54	+2	Pryce Sandfort makes two point layup	32-35
2:35	+3	John Blackwell makes three point jump shot (Carter Gilmore assists)	35-35
2:21		Payton Sandfort misses two point layup
2:19		Carter Gilmore defensive rebound
2:01		Carter Gilmore misses two point jump shot
1:57		Hawkeyes defensive rebound
1:31		Payton Sandfort misses three point jump shot
1:29		Carter Kingsbury offensive rebound
1:22	+2	Carter Kingsbury makes two point layup	35-37
1:09		John Blackwell misses three point jump shot
1:07		Carter Kingsbury defensive rebound
0:58		Josh Dix turnover (lost ball) (Steven Crowl steals)
0:48		Carter Kingsbury personal foul (John Blackwell draws the foul)
0:48		Badgers 30 second timeout
0:35		John Blackwell misses three point jump shot
0:33		Xavier Amos offensive rebound
0:28	+2	Xavier Amos makes two point dunk	37-37
0:21		Hawkeyes 30 second timeout
0:08		John Blackwell personal foul
0:07		Kamari McGee personal foul
0:05		Carter Gilmore personal foul
0:02	+2	Pryce Sandfort makes two point jump shot	37-39
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
WISC
Badgers
37
IOWA
Hawkeyes
24

Time		Play	Score
19:43		Nolan Winter misses three point jump shot
19:41		Nolan Winter offensive rebound
19:37		John Tonje misses three point jump shot
19:35		Hawkeyes defensive rebound
19:23		Josh Dix misses two point jump shot
19:21		Nolan Winter defensive rebound
19:12		Josh Dix shooting foul (Steven Crowl draws the foul)
19:12	+1	Steven Crowl makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-39
19:12	+1	Steven Crowl makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-39
19:02	+3	Seydou Traore makes three point jump shot (Drew Thelwell assists)	39-42
18:41		John Blackwell misses two point jump shot
18:39		Nolan Winter offensive rebound
18:35		John Tonje misses three point jump shot
18:33		Drew Thelwell defensive rebound
18:28		Drew Thelwell misses two point layup
18:26		Nolan Winter defensive rebound
18:06		Nolan Winter misses two point jump shot
18:04		Badgers offensive rebound
17:57		Steven Crowl misses three point jump shot
17:55		Seydou Traore defensive rebound
17:48		Seydou Traore misses three point jump shot
17:46		Steven Crowl defensive rebound
17:32	+2	John Blackwell makes two point layup	41-42
17:03		Drew Thelwell turnover (bad pass) (John Blackwell steals)
17:00		Josh Dix personal foul (John Blackwell draws the foul)
16:46		Steven Crowl misses three point jump shot
16:44		Ladji Dembele defensive rebound
16:22		Josh Dix misses two point jump shot
16:20		Steven Crowl defensive rebound
15:57	+2	John Tonje makes two point layup	43-42
15:46	+2	Drew Thelwell makes two point layup (Seydou Traore assists)	43-44
15:30		John Tonje misses three point jump shot
15:28		Seydou Traore defensive rebound
15:20	+2	Seydou Traore makes two point jump shot	43-46
14:59	+3	Max Klesmit makes three point jump shot (John Tonje assists)	46-46
14:48		Hawkeyes 30 second timeout
14:48		TV timeout
14:38		Ladji Dembele turnover (bad pass)
14:38		TV timeout
14:24		Nolan Winter misses two point layup
14:22		Nolan Winter offensive rebound
14:20		Nolan Winter misses two point layup
14:18		Pryce Sandfort defensive rebound
14:17	+2	Ladji Dembele makes two point layup (Seydou Traore assists)	46-48
13:56		Nolan Winter turnover (lost ball) (Payton Sandfort steals)
13:52		Jack Janicki shooting foul (Payton Sandfort draws the foul)
13:52	+1	Payton Sandfort makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-49
13:52	+1	Payton Sandfort makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-50
13:34	+3	Jack Janicki makes three point jump shot (Kamari McGee assists)	49-50
13:16		Ladji Dembele misses two point jump shot
13:14		Max Klesmit defensive rebound
13:03		Carter Gilmore misses three point jump shot
13:01		Steven Crowl offensive rebound
12:59		Payton Sandfort blocks Steven Crowl's two point jump shot
12:57		Badgers offensive rebound
12:57		Carter Gilmore misses three point jump shot
12:55		Payton Sandfort defensive rebound
12:51		Payton Sandfort turnover (back court violation)
12:39		Max Klesmit misses three point jump shot
12:37		Pryce Sandfort defensive rebound
12:19		Brock Harding turnover (traveling)
12:07		Seydou Traore blocks Steven Crowl's two point dunk
12:05		Payton Sandfort defensive rebound
12:01		Pryce Sandfort misses three point jump shot
11:59		Pryce Sandfort offensive rebound
11:56		Steven Crowl shooting foul (Pryce Sandfort draws the foul)
11:56		TV timeout
11:56	+1	Pryce Sandfort makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-51
11:56		Pryce Sandfort misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:56		John Tonje defensive rebound
11:37		Max Klesmit turnover (traveling)
11:26		Brock Harding misses two point jump shot
11:24		John Tonje defensive rebound
11:07		John Tonje misses three point jump shot
11:04		Steven Crowl offensive rebound
11:04		Brock Harding personal foul (Steven Crowl draws the foul)
11:04		Carter Gilmore misses two point layup
11:02		Carter Gilmore offensive rebound
11:02		Seydou Traore personal foul
10:55	+2	John Blackwell makes two point layup	51-51
10:37		Seydou Traore misses three point jump shot
10:35		Pryce Sandfort offensive rebound
10:35		John Tonje personal foul (Pryce Sandfort draws the foul)
10:20		Seydou Traore misses three point jump shot
10:18		Drew Thelwell offensive rebound
10:16		Drew Thelwell turnover (out of bounds)
10:03	+3	Kamari McGee makes three point jump shot (Steven Crowl assists)	54-51
9:48		Jump ball. (Pryce Sandfort gains possession)
9:43		Drew Thelwell misses three point jump shot
9:41		Steven Crowl defensive rebound
9:25		Ladji Dembele personal foul (Kamari McGee draws the foul)
9:15	+3	John Blackwell makes three point jump shot (Carter Gilmore assists)	57-51
8:51	+3	Josh Dix makes three point jump shot (Drew Thelwell assists)	57-54
8:35		Seydou Traore shooting foul (John Tonje draws the foul)
8:35		John Tonje misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:35	+1	John Tonje makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-54
8:17	+3	Payton Sandfort makes three point jump shot (Josh Dix assists)	58-57
8:01		Nolan Winter misses three point jump shot
7:59		Payton Sandfort defensive rebound
7:59		Carter Gilmore personal foul (Payton Sandfort draws the foul)
7:59		TV timeout
7:36	+2	Drew Thelwell makes two point layup	58-59
7:12		Ladji Dembele shooting foul (John Tonje draws the foul)
7:12	+1	John Tonje makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-59
7:12	+1	John Tonje makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-59
6:51		Seydou Traore misses two point jump shot
6:49		John Tonje defensive rebound
6:29		Ladji Dembele personal foul (John Tonje draws the foul)
6:29	+1	John Tonje makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-59
6:29	+1	John Tonje makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-59
6:09		Payton Sandfort misses three point jump shot
6:07		John Blackwell defensive rebound
5:44	+3	John Tonje makes three point jump shot (Max Klesmit assists)	65-59
5:36		Drew Thelwell turnover (lost ball) (Steven Crowl steals)
5:33		Official timeout
5:22		John Tonje misses three point jump shot
5:20		Josh Dix defensive rebound
5:06		Seydou Traore misses two point jump shot
5:04		Nolan Winter defensive rebound
4:51		John Blackwell turnover (traveling)
4:29	+2	Pryce Sandfort makes two point layup	65-61
4:05		Payton Sandfort personal foul (John Tonje draws the foul)
4:05	+1	John Tonje makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-61
4:05	+1	John Tonje makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-61
3:59		TV timeout
3:45		Brock Harding misses two point layup
3:43		Brock Harding offensive rebound
3:35		Jump ball. Ladji Dembele vs. Steven Crowl (Steven Crowl gains possession)
3:35		Ladji Dembele turnover (lost ball) (Steven Crowl steals)
3:15		John Blackwell misses three point jump shot
3:13		Josh Dix defensive rebound
3:07		Kamari McGee personal foul (Payton Sandfort draws the foul)
2:57		Carter Gilmore personal foul (Pryce Sandfort draws the foul)
2:40		Josh Dix misses three point jump shot
2:38		John Tonje defensive rebound
2:10		John Blackwell misses two point layup
2:08		John Blackwell offensive rebound
2:08		Ladji Dembele personal foul (John Blackwell draws the foul)
2:08	+1	John Blackwell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-61
2:08		John Blackwell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:08		Payton Sandfort defensive rebound
2:03		John Blackwell personal foul (Drew Thelwell draws the foul)
2:03	+1	Drew Thelwell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-62
2:03	+1	Drew Thelwell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-63
1:57		Payton Sandfort personal foul (John Tonje draws the foul)
1:57	+1	John Tonje makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-63
1:57	+1	John Tonje makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-63
1:50		Drew Thelwell misses two point layup
1:48		John Blackwell defensive rebound
1:24	+2	John Blackwell makes two point jump shot	72-63
1:15		Carter Gilmore personal foul (Pryce Sandfort draws the foul)
1:15		Pryce Sandfort misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:15		Payton Sandfort offensive rebound
1:13		Payton Sandfort misses three point jump shot
1:11		Ladji Dembele offensive rebound
1:06		John Tonje blocks Pryce Sandfort's two point layup
1:04		John Blackwell defensive rebound
0:38	+2	Kamari McGee makes two point jump shot	74-63
0:31		Payton Sandfort misses three point jump shot
0:29		Badgers defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Badgers defensive rebound