John Tonje matched his career high with six 3-pointers on his way to 26 points, and No. 18 Wisconsin tied the Big Ten Tournament single-game record by making 19 3s in an 86-70 victory over fourth-seeded UCLA.

The fourth-seeded Bruins fall behind early and never come close to catching the fifth-seeded Badgers in an 86-70 quarterfinal blowout

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The Wisconsin Badgers (24-8, 14-7) and the UCLA Bruins (22-9, 13-7) take the court in Indianapolis this afternoon in quarterfinal action of the Big Ten Tournament. The Badgers eliminated Northwestern, 70-63, yesterday. Nolan Winter and John Tonje led Wisconsin to the win with 18 points apiece.

The Badgers face UCLA in a Big Ten tournament quarterfinal at Gainbridge Fieldhouse at (approximately) 1:30 p.m. The Bruins defeated the Badgers, 85-83, at Pauley Pavilion on Jan. 21. John Blackwell’s last-second attempt to tie the game was blocked and UCLA snapped the Badgers’ seven-game winning streak.

Wisconsin basketball advanced in the Big Ten Tournament with an 86-70 win over the UCLA Bruins on Friday. In a remarkable display of outside shooting, the Badgers connected on 19 three-point attempts against Mick Cronin's team. That tied them with the 2021-22 Iowa Hawkeyes for the most in a single game in Big Ten Tournament history.