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Nick Boyd and John Blackwell combine for 43 to carry Wisconsin to 92-82 win over Ohio State
MADISON. Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's high-scoring backcourt of Nick Boyd and John Blackwell combined for 43 points, Austin Rapp hit five first-half 3-pointers, and Wisconsin beat Ohio State 92-82 on Saturday.
The Wisconsin Badgers are currently unranked, but they have been among the best teams of late in the nation. That has a lot to do as well with junior guard John Blackwell, who has been putting up big numbers for Wisconsin basketball.
Wisconsin overcame another double-digit deficit to defeat another top-10 team on the road. Here are three takeaways from how it happened.
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Blackwell scores 23, including Wisconsin's final 7 points, and Badgers rally past Minnesota 67-63
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — John Blackwell scored 23 points, including Wisconsin's last seven points in the final minute, and the Badgers rallied to defeat short-handed Minnesota 67-63 on Wednesday night. Wisconsin trailed by 18 points at halftime against a Golden Gophers team missing leading scorer Cade Tyson,
John Blackwell beat the buzzer with a game-winning 3-pointer to lift Wisconsin over Minnesota, and extended the Badgers win-streak to three games.
Averaging 20.3 points in the month of January, helping the Badgers move into fifth place in the top-heavy Big Ten conference, John Blackwell was named in the midseason watch list for the Jerry West Sh
John Blackwell has elevated his game in several key moments of the 2025-26 season. Here's what has stood out about Blackwell to four opposing coaches.