"For him to only be a sophomore right now is unbelievable," Wisconsin assistant coach Sharif Chambliss said. "He's been a joy to coach."

So at 3:57, he picked up an offensive foul, which was his second of the half. That was the last time he saw the court in the first frame. Even worse, Wisconsin sophomore guard John Blackwell (who has averaged 20.3 points per game over the previous seven games) had been sitting with two fouls since 9:06, scoreless.

The 6-foot-4 sophomore went from averaging 8.1 points against the Big Ten last season to ranking sixth in the league with an 19.2 points per game.

Badgers coach Greg Gard talked about the how his team handled the foul trouble that hit John Blackwell and John Tonje in the first half Wednesday.

Wisconsin basketball dropped to 16-5 (6-4 Big Ten) on the season with a tough road loss to Maryland (17-5, 7-4 Big Ten) on Wednesday. What projected to be a tight matchup lived up to that pregame expectation.

The graduate guard scored 27 points and the Badgers hit 17 three-pointers in an 83-55 victory over the Cornhuskers Sunday at the Kohl Center.

Wisconsin basketball star guard John Blackwell dropped 28 points in the Badgers’ 84-69 win over USC on Friday. After mustering 15 points in Wisconsin’s Jan. 14 victory over Ohio State, Blackwell dropped 16 first-half tallies to set the tone against the Trojans.

The 17th-ranked Wisconsin men are feeling good as the postseason approaches at a rapid pace. Coming off a convincing win at Nebraska to get back on track, the B

John Tonje finished with 23 points and Steven Crowl added 10 points and nine rebounds in a 76-68 loss to the Terrapins Wednesday at XFINITY Center.

The Terps toppled No. 17 Wisconsin at Xfinity Center for their fourth consecutive win and sixth in their past seven games.

LOS ANGELES (AP) John Blackwell scored 28 points and No. 24 Wisconsin defeated Southern California 84-69 Saturday afternoon to extend its winning streak to seven games. Max Klesmit added 18 points ...

John Blackwell scored 28 points and No. 24 Wisconsin defeated Southern California 84-69 to extend its winning streak to seven games.