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Blackwell, Tonje lead No. 19 Wisconsin over UCF 86-70 in Greenbrier Tip-Off

AP
Nov 22, 2024

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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1st Half
WISC
Badgers
46
UCF
Knights
31

Time		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

2nd Half
WISC
Badgers
40
UCF
Knights
39

Time		Play	Score
0:00		—
19:44		Steven Crowl shooting foul (Dallan Coleman draws the foul)
19:44	+1	Dallan Coleman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-32
19:44	+1	Dallan Coleman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-33
19:28		John Tonje misses three point jump shot
19:26		Moustapha Thiam defensive rebound
19:04		Darius Johnson misses two point layup
19:02		Darius Johnson offensive rebound
19:00		Moustapha Thiam turnover (traveling)
18:45	+2	Nolan Winter makes two point layup	48-33
18:21		Jordan Ivy-Curry misses two point layup
18:19		Moustapha Thiam offensive rebound
18:17		Moustapha Thiam turnover (lost ball) (Max Klesmit steals)
18:12		John Blackwell misses two point jump shot
18:10		Jordan Ivy-Curry defensive rebound
17:58		Dallan Coleman misses three point jump shot
17:56		Nolan Winter defensive rebound
17:47	+3	Nolan Winter makes three point jump shot (John Blackwell assists)	51-33
17:29		Carter Gilmore blocks Keyshawn Hall's three point jump shot
17:27		John Blackwell defensive rebound
17:22	+2	John Tonje makes two point layup (John Blackwell assists)	53-33
17:12		Knights 30 second timeout
17:12		TV timeout
17:12		Keyshawn Hall misses two point layup
17:10		Dallan Coleman offensive rebound
16:50		Keyshawn Hall misses two point layup
16:48		Knights offensive rebound
16:32	+3	Jordan Ivy-Curry makes three point jump shot (Darius Johnson assists)	53-36
16:13		Nolan Winter misses three point jump shot
16:11		Darius Johnson defensive rebound
16:07		Dallan Coleman turnover (bad pass)
15:44		TV timeout
15:43	+2	John Tonje makes two point jump shot (John Blackwell assists)	55-36
15:34		Carter Gilmore personal foul
15:24	+3	Moustapha Thiam makes three point jump shot (Keyshawn Hall assists)	55-39
15:01	+2	John Blackwell makes two point layup (John Tonje assists)	57-39
14:50		Darius Johnson misses two point layup
14:48		Xavier Amos defensive rebound
14:44		Darius Johnson technical foul
14:44		John Tonje misses technical free throw 1 of 2
14:44	+1	John Tonje makes technical free throw 2 of 2	58-39
14:37		Keyshawn Hall personal foul
14:34	+2	Xavier Amos makes two point layup (Kamari McGee assists)	60-39
14:34		Jordan Ivy-Curry shooting foul (Xavier Amos draws the foul)
14:34	+1	Xavier Amos makes regular free throw 1 of 1	61-39
14:29	+2	Dior Johnson makes two point layup	61-41
14:02		Xavier Amos misses three point jump shot
14:00		Nolan Winter offensive rebound
14:00		Keyshawn Hall personal foul
13:55		Benny Williams blocks Xavier Amos's two point jump shot
13:53		JJ Taylor defensive rebound
13:46		Jordan Ivy-Curry misses three point jump shot
13:44		Xavier Amos defensive rebound
13:36	+2	Xavier Amos makes two point layup	63-41
13:20		Jack Janicki blocks Jordan Ivy-Curry's two point layup
13:18		Xavier Amos defensive rebound
13:14		Xavier Amos misses three point jump shot
13:12		Jordan Ivy-Curry defensive rebound
13:06		John Tonje personal foul
12:59		Dior Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Jack Janicki steals)
12:51		Jack Janicki misses two point layup
12:49		JJ Taylor defensive rebound
12:45	+2	Rokas Jocius makes two point layup (JJ Taylor assists)	63-43
12:24		Kamari McGee turnover (lost ball) (Dior Johnson steals)
12:19	+2	Dior Johnson makes two point layup (JJ Taylor assists)	63-45
12:00		Benny Williams personal foul
11:45		John Blackwell turnover (bad pass)
11:45		TV timeout
11:30		Dior Johnson misses two point jump shot
11:28		Max Klesmit defensive rebound
10:57	+2	John Blackwell makes two point jump shot	65-45
10:45		Jack Janicki shooting foul (Dior Johnson draws the foul)
10:45	+1	Dior Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-46
10:45		Dior Johnson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:45		Benny Williams offensive rebound
10:42		Benny Williams misses two point layup
10:13		Max Klesmit misses two point layup
10:11		Nolan Winter offensive rebound
10:05	+2	Nolan Winter makes two point layup	67-46
10:00	+2	Dior Johnson makes two point jump shot	67-48
9:56		JJ Taylor personal foul
9:45	+3	Max Klesmit makes three point jump shot (Jack Janicki assists)	70-48
9:31	+2	Rokas Jocius makes two point jump shot (Dior Johnson assists)	70-50
9:13		John Blackwell misses three point jump shot
9:11		Jack Janicki offensive rebound
9:05		John Blackwell technical foul
9:05		John Blackwell turnover (bad pass)
9:05		Benny Williams shooting foul (John Blackwell draws the foul)
9:05		Official timeout
9:05	+1	John Blackwell makes technical free throw 1 of 2	71-50
9:05		John Blackwell misses technical free throw 2 of 2
9:05	+1	Benny Williams makes technical free throw 1 of 2	71-51
9:05		Benny Williams misses technical free throw 2 of 2
9:00		Rokas Jocius offensive foul
9:00		Rokas Jocius turnover (offensive foul)
8:57	+3	Max Klesmit makes three point jump shot (Kamari McGee assists)	74-51
8:42		Keyshawn Hall turnover (bad pass) (Max Klesmit steals)
8:16		Max Klesmit misses three point jump shot
8:14		Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
8:03	+2	Keyshawn Hall makes two point layup (Dior Johnson assists)	74-53
7:33		Carter Gilmore misses three point jump shot
7:31		Nils Machowski defensive rebound
7:24		JJ Taylor misses three point jump shot
7:22		Benny Williams offensive rebound
7:20	+2	Benny Williams makes two point layup	74-55
7:20		John Blackwell shooting foul (Benny Williams draws the foul)
7:20		TV timeout
7:20		Benny Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:20		Max Klesmit defensive rebound
7:12		Benny Williams personal foul (John Tonje draws the foul)
7:12	+1	John Tonje makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-55
7:12	+1	John Tonje makes regular free throw 2 of 2	76-55
7:01		Jordan Ivy-Curry misses two point jump shot
6:59		Kamari McGee defensive rebound
6:45		John Tonje misses two point layup
6:43		JJ Taylor defensive rebound
6:37		Jordan Ivy-Curry misses two point jump shot
6:35		Keyshawn Hall offensive rebound
6:32		Carter Gilmore shooting foul (Keyshawn Hall draws the foul)
6:32		Keyshawn Hall misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:32	+1	Keyshawn Hall makes regular free throw 2 of 2	76-56
6:10		Max Klesmit turnover (lost ball) (Moustapha Thiam steals)
5:59		Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot
5:57		John Tonje defensive rebound
5:33	+3	Kamari McGee makes three point jump shot (Carter Gilmore assists)	79-56
5:16		Jordan Ivy-Curry misses three point jump shot
5:14		Kamari McGee defensive rebound
4:47		Steven Crowl offensive foul
4:47		Steven Crowl turnover (offensive foul)
4:47	+1	Moustapha Thiam makes regular free throw 1 of 2	79-57
4:47	+1	Moustapha Thiam makes regular free throw 2 of 2	79-58
4:26	+2	Kamari McGee makes two point layup	81-58
4:18		Kamari McGee personal foul (Darius Johnson draws the foul)
4:18	+1	Darius Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	81-59
4:18		Darius Johnson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:18		John Tonje defensive rebound
3:40		TV timeout
3:38		Xavier Amos misses three point jump shot
3:36		Dior Johnson defensive rebound
3:26		Xavier Amos shooting foul (Benny Williams draws the foul)
3:26		Benny Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:26	+1	Benny Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	81-60
2:58		John Tonje misses three point jump shot
2:56		Nolan Winter offensive rebound
2:56		Badgers 30 second timeout
2:47		Kamari McGee misses three point jump shot
2:45		Rokas Jocius defensive rebound
2:41	+2	Nils Machowski makes two point layup (Dior Johnson assists)	81-62
2:41		Jack Janicki shooting foul (Nils Machowski draws the foul)
2:41	+1	Nils Machowski makes regular free throw 1 of 1	81-63
2:25		Xavier Amos turnover (bad pass)
2:16		Kamari McGee shooting foul (Dior Johnson draws the foul)
2:16	+1	Dior Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	81-64
2:16	+1	Dior Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	81-65
1:57		Rokas Jocius blocks John Tonje's two point layup
1:55		Tyler Hendricks defensive rebound
1:49		Benny Williams misses two point jump shot
1:47		Xavier Amos defensive rebound
1:20		Tyler Hendricks shooting foul (John Blackwell draws the foul)
1:20	+1	John Blackwell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	82-65
1:20	+1	John Blackwell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	83-65
1:14		Jack Robison shooting foul (Nils Machowski draws the foul)
1:14		Nils Machowski misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:14	+1	Nils Machowski makes regular free throw 2 of 2	83-66
1:06		Xavier Amos turnover (lost ball) (Dior Johnson steals)
1:01	+2	Benny Williams makes two point dunk (Dior Johnson assists)	83-68
0:31	+3	Jack Robison makes three point jump shot (Max Klesmit assists)	86-68
0:22		Daniel Freitag shooting foul (Dior Johnson draws the foul)
0:22	+1	Dior Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	86-69
0:22	+1	Dior Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	86-70
0:00		End of period

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Dior Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2