Blackwell, Tonje power No. 19 Wisconsin in an 87-84 comeback win over UT Rio Grande Valley
MADISON, Wis. (AP) John Blackwell scored a career-high 30 points and John Tonje added 19 as No. 19 Wisconsin rallied to beat UT Rio Grande Valley 87-84 Monday night.
Wisconsin overcame a 52-48 halftime deficit to extend its season-opening winning streak to five games. The Vaqueros (3-3) entered with a three-game winning streak.
Tonje coming off a 41-point effort in a win over Arizona, hit four free throws to give Wisconsin an 82-77 lead with just over two minutes remaining. DK Thorn hit a deep 3-pointer that pulled the Vaqueros within 85-84 with 1:02 left.
After each team missed a jumper in the lane, Blackwell hit two free throws with 2.1 seconds left to put Wisconsin up 87-84.
Hasan Abdul Hakim scored 19 points and Trey Miller 12 for UTRGV.
UT-Rio Grande Valley: The Vaqueros refused to fold when Wisconsin made a second-half run and took a five-point lead with just over 3 ½ minutes remaining, making it one-possession game down the stretch.
Wisconsin: The Badgers did not play nearly as well as they did against Arizona, but toughened down the stretch, holding UTRGV to 11 second-half field goals.
Hasan Abdul Hakim hit a 3-pointer to put UTRGV up 61-54, but the Vaqueros went scoreless for more almost four minutes as Wisconsin rallied and tied it a 61.
Wisconsin, which entered shooting a nation-leading 90% in free throws, hit its first 11 from the line before Steven Crowl missed the second of two. The Badgers finished 27 of 32.
Wisconsin faces Central Florida in the opening round of the Greenbrier Tip-Off tournament Friday, and UT-Rio Grande Valley hosts LeMoyne on Monday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | (Badgers gains possession) | ||
| 19:47 | | Nolan Winter misses two point layup | ||
| 19:45 | | Nolan Winter offensive rebound | ||
| 19:40 | | +2 | Nolan Winter makes two point layup | 0-2 |
| 19:28 |  | +2 | Hasan Abdul-Hakim makes two point jump shot | 2-2 |
| 19:05 | | Steven Crowl misses two point hook shot | ||
| 19:03 | | Tommy Gankhuyag defensive rebound | ||
| 18:53 | | +2 | Trey Miller makes two point jump shot | 4-2 |
| 18:42 | | Max Klesmit offensive foul | ||
| 18:42 | | Max Klesmit turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 18:33 | | DK Thorn misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:31 | | Nolan Winter defensive rebound | ||
| 18:07 | | Steven Crowl misses two point hook shot | ||
| 18:05 | | Hasan Abdul-Hakim defensive rebound | ||
| 17:57 | | +3 | Cliff Davis makes three point jump shot | 7-2 |
| 17:35 | | John Blackwell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:33 | | Tommy Gankhuyag defensive rebound | ||
| 17:28 | | Cliff Davis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:26 | | John Blackwell defensive rebound | ||
| 17:07 | | Tommy Gankhuyag personal foul (Steven Crowl draws the foul) | ||
| 17:05 | | John Blackwell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:03 | | Cliff Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 16:42 | | Trey Miller misses three point jump shot | ||
| 16:40 | | Nolan Winter defensive rebound | ||
| 16:26 | | +2 | Steven Crowl makes two point hook shot | 7-4 |
| 15:55 | | +3 | Tommy Gankhuyag makes three point jump shot (Cliff Davis assists) | 10-4 |
| 15:34 | | DK Thorn personal foul (John Tonje draws the foul) | ||
| 15:34 | | TV timeout | ||
| 15:20 | | John Tonje misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:20 | | Hasan Abdul-Hakim defensive rebound | ||
| 15:11 | | DK Thorn misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:09 | | Steven Crowl defensive rebound | ||
| 14:55 | | DK Thorn shooting foul (John Tonje draws the foul) | ||
| 14:55 | | +1 | John Tonje makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 10-5 |
| 14:55 | | +1 | John Tonje makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-6 |
| 14:38 | | +2 | J.J. Howard makes two point layup | 12-6 |
| 14:38 | | John Tonje shooting foul (J.J. Howard draws the foul) | ||
| 14:38 | | J.J. Howard misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 14:38 | | Badgers defensive rebound | ||
| 14:23 | | +2 | Xavier Amos makes two point layup (John Blackwell assists) | 12-8 |
| 13:56 | | +2 | Howard Fleming Jr. makes two point layup | 14-8 |
| 13:48 | | +2 | John Blackwell makes two point jump shot | 14-10 |
| 13:38 | | Max Klesmit blocks J.J. Howard's two point layup | ||
| 13:36 | | J.J. Howard offensive rebound | ||
| 13:27 | | Marshal Destremau misses three point jump shot | ||
| 13:25 | | Xavier Amos defensive rebound | ||
| 13:03 | | Max Klesmit turnover (bad pass) (Marshal Destremau steals) | ||
| 12:53 | | +2 | Trey Miller makes two point jump shot | 16-10 |
| 12:38 | | +2 | John Blackwell makes two point jump shot | 16-12 |
| 12:23 | | Kamari McGee personal foul | ||
| 12:20 | | Howard Fleming Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Xavier Amos steals) | ||
| 12:13 | | Howard Fleming Jr. shooting foul (Nolan Winter draws the foul) | ||
| 12:13 | | +1 | Nolan Winter makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-13 |
| 12:13 | | +1 | Nolan Winter makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-14 |
| 11:53 | | Marshal Destremau turnover (traveling) | ||
| 11:53 | | TV timeout | ||
| 11:42 | | Trey Miller personal foul | ||
| 11:37 | | +2 | Steven Crowl makes two point layup | 16-16 |
| 11:27 | | +3 | K.T. Raimey makes three point jump shot (Trey Miller assists) | 19-16 |
| 11:15 | | Howard Fleming Jr. personal foul | ||
| 11:02 | | Xavier Amos misses two point jump shot | ||
| 11:00 | | Xavier Amos offensive rebound | ||
| 10:56 | | +2 | Xavier Amos makes two point layup | 19-18 |
| 10:43 | | +3 | Kwo Agwa makes three point jump shot (Cliff Davis assists) | 22-18 |
| 10:24 | | +3 | John Tonje makes three point jump shot (Xavier Amos assists) | 22-21 |
| 9:55 | | +2 | Kwo Agwa makes two point layup (Trey Miller assists) | 24-21 |
| 9:55 | | Kamari McGee shooting foul (Kwo Agwa draws the foul) | ||
| 9:55 | | +1 | Kwo Agwa makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 25-21 |
| 9:41 | | +3 | Xavier Amos makes three point jump shot (Max Klesmit assists) | 25-24 |
| 9:17 | | +3 | K.T. Raimey makes three point jump shot (Trey Miller assists) | 28-24 |
| 8:58 | | +3 | John Blackwell makes three point jump shot | 28-27 |
| 8:35 | | Kwo Agwa misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:33 | | Steven Crowl defensive rebound | ||
| 8:24 | | Hasan Abdul-Hakim shooting foul (Xavier Amos draws the foul) | ||
| 8:24 | | +1 | Xavier Amos makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-28 |
| 8:24 | | +1 | Xavier Amos makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-29 |
| 8:16 | | +2 | Hasan Abdul-Hakim makes two point dunk | 30-29 |
| 8:16 | | Xavier Amos shooting foul (Hasan Abdul-Hakim draws the foul) | ||
| 8:16 | | +1 | Hasan Abdul-Hakim makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 31-29 |
| 8:02 | | John Tonje turnover (lost ball) (Trey Miller steals) | ||
| 7:50 | | Hasan Abdul-Hakim misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:48 | | John Tonje defensive rebound | ||
| 7:42 | | +2 | Nolan Winter makes two point layup (John Blackwell assists) | 31-31 |
| 7:13 | | J.J. Howard turnover (lost ball) (John Tonje steals) | ||
| 7:09 | | K.T. Raimey personal foul (John Tonje draws the foul) | ||
| 7:09 | | TV timeout | ||
| 7:09 | | +1 | John Tonje makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 31-32 |
| 7:09 | | +1 | John Tonje makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 31-33 |
| 6:53 | | Carter Gilmore personal foul | ||
| 6:39 | | +2 | Hasan Abdul-Hakim makes two point layup | 33-33 |
| 6:26 | | Max Klesmit misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:24 | | Carter Gilmore offensive rebound | ||
| 6:19 | | Carter Gilmore turnover (bad pass) (K.T. Raimey steals) | ||
| 6:19 | | John Blackwell personal foul (K.T. Raimey draws the foul) | ||
| 6:19 | | +1 | K.T. Raimey makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 34-33 |
| 6:19 | | +1 | K.T. Raimey makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 35-33 |
| 6:01 | | Steven Crowl misses two point hook shot | ||
| 5:59 | | Tommy Gankhuyag defensive rebound | ||
| 5:48 | | +2 | Hasan Abdul-Hakim makes two point jump shot | 37-33 |
| 5:33 | | Cliff Davis personal foul (Max Klesmit draws the foul) | ||
| 5:33 | | +1 | Max Klesmit makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 37-34 |
| 5:33 | | +1 | Max Klesmit makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 37-35 |
| 5:20 | | +3 | K.T. Raimey makes three point jump shot (Trey Miller assists) | 40-35 |
| 4:51 | | +2 | Max Klesmit makes two point layup | 40-37 |
| 4:38 | | +2 | Trey Miller makes two point jump shot | 42-37 |
| 4:19 | | Steven Crowl turnover (bad pass) (K.T. Raimey steals) | ||
| 4:07 | | Marshal Destremau misses two point jump shot | ||
| 4:05 | | John Tonje defensive rebound | ||
| 3:58 | | Marshal Destremau shooting foul (Steven Crowl draws the foul) | ||
| 3:58 | | TV timeout | ||
| 3:58 | | +1 | Steven Crowl makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 42-38 |
| 3:58 | | Steven Crowl misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 3:58 | | Marshal Destremau defensive rebound | ||
| 3:45 | | +3 | Cliff Davis makes three point jump shot (K.T. Raimey assists) | 45-38 |
| 3:42 | | Badgers 30 second timeout | ||
| 3:35 | | +2 | Steven Crowl makes two point layup (Max Klesmit assists) | 45-40 |
| 3:20 | | Trey Miller turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 3:12 | | Marshal Destremau personal foul (Steven Crowl draws the foul) | ||
| 3:12 | | +1 | Steven Crowl makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 45-41 |
| 3:12 | | +1 | Steven Crowl makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 45-42 |
| 2:57 | | Tommy Gankhuyag misses two point hook shot | ||
| 2:55 | | Badgers defensive rebound | ||
| 2:42 | | Cliff Davis blocks Steven Crowl's two point layup | ||
| 2:40 | | Tommy Gankhuyag defensive rebound | ||
| 2:33 | | +2 | Cliff Davis makes two point layup | 47-42 |
| 2:24 | | +2 | John Blackwell makes two point jump shot | 47-44 |
| 2:04 | | +2 | Cliff Davis makes two point layup | 49-44 |
| 1:55 | | Xavier Amos misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:53 | | Cliff Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 1:46 | | K.T. Raimey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:44 | | Xavier Amos defensive rebound | ||
| 1:39 | | K.T. Raimey personal foul (John Blackwell draws the foul) | ||
| 1:39 | | John Blackwell misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:39 | | +1 | John Blackwell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 49-45 |
| 1:23 | | Hasan Abdul-Hakim turnover (bad pass) (Jack Janicki steals) | ||
| 1:03 | | +3 | Max Klesmit makes three point jump shot | 49-48 |
| 0:52 | | Vaqueros 30 second timeout | ||
| 0:38 | | Tommy Gankhuyag misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:36 | | J.J. Howard offensive rebound | ||
| 0:27 | | +3 | Hasan Abdul-Hakim makes three point jump shot (Trey Miller assists) | 52-48 |
| 0:04 | | John Blackwell misses two point jump shot | ||
| 0:02 | | Tommy Gankhuyag defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |