(UW ATHLETICS) MADISON – The No. 21 Wisconsin men’s basketball earned a wire-to-wire victory over the Indiana Hoosiers on Tuesday night, winning 76-64 in front of the Kohl Center crowd. Wisconsin collected its 21st-straight victory over the Hoosiers in Madison, a streak that dates back to 2000.
Wisconsin was led by a balanced attack. John Tonje scored a team-high 15 points. Max Klesmit took on playmaking duties, finishing with 13 points and six assists and three steals. Nolan Winter scored an efficient 12 points on 5-for-7 shooting. Carter Gilmore collected his second-straight game with 10+ points, finishing with 10 points and going a perfect 3-for-3 from deep.
The Badgers rode an electric start, finding themselves on a 24-4 run right out the gate, built up in less than seven minutes of play. Wisconsin started 7-for-8 from deep to ignite the home crowd.
During the Badgers’ first-half barrage, six different Badgers connected on 3-pointers and five of the Badger’s first six field goal makes were from 3-point range. The Badgers finished the half with a 40-28 lead.
Indiana cut Wisconsin’s lead to 11 early in the second half, but the Badgers answered with a 26-14 run to ice the game. Wisconsin won, 76-64, and improved its record to 18-5, with a 8-4 mark in conference play.
The Badgers finished the game 12-for-29 from 3-point range. UW now has 13 games with 10+ made 3-pointers, the most in any season in program history.
Notable:
- Wisconsin claimed its 21st-consecutive home win over Indiana, extending the longest-ever home winning streak against the Hoosiers.
- UW’s 21 straight home wins over IU ranks as the Badgers’ second-longest home win streak against a single opponent, trailing only their active 22-game home win streak against Penn State.
- The Badgers are 12-1 at home this season.
- Wisconsin stormed out to a 19-2 lead for the second-straight game at the Kohl Center, also doing so in an 88-55 win over Nebraska (1/25).
- Klesmit grabbed three steals and dished six assists, both his most in Big Ten play this season. He did not commit a single turnover in the win.
- After scoring in double-figures for the first time in the Badgers’ last time out, Gilmore has now posted 10+ points in back-to-back games.
- Gilmore had not hit three 3s in a game in his career before doing so in each of the last two games. He’s 6-for-8 from distance over the last four days.
Up Next:
The Badgers hit the road for a Saturday contest at Iowa. Tip is set for noon and the game will air nationally on NBC.
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