(UW ATHLETICS) MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin men’s basketball team led wire-to-wire to rout Marquette 96-76 on Saturday at the Kohl Center.
John Blackwell dropped 30 points for the third-time this season, becoming one of two players in the country with that claim. The junior’s game-high paced the Badgers (7-2, 1-0 B1G) to their largest point total against Marquette (5-5, 0-0 Big East) in the rivalry’s history, and their widest margin of victory in the series since Dec. 5, 1952.
UW, who has been prolific behind the arc all season, blitzed the Golden Eagles with 14 three-pointers, the most in series history for the Badgers. Bucky finished 14-33 from deep (42.4%), their highest shooting clip all season.
The Badgers now hold a 72-60 advantage over Marquette, winning four of the last five matchups and the last four in Madison. UW has now won 17 straight games against non-conference opponents at home, dating back to a win over Robert Morris on Nov. 17, 2023 – it’s the longest active streak in the Big Ten Conference.
After a back-and-forth opening five minutes, the Badgers broke the game open midway through the first half with an 11-2 run, capped by a Nolan Winter three-ball to force an MU timeout.
Bucky didn’t look back from there, leading 43-31 into the break before dropping 53 second-half points to cement the 20-point victory.
Overall, five Badger starters finished in double-digits. Andrew Rohde had his best game as a Badger, posting 17 points on an efficient 6-for-9 shooting. Nick Boyd had 15 points on the day, adding a Badger career-high 5 rebounds and dishing out 4 assists.
Junior Nolan Winter notched his fifth double-double of the season, tallying 13 points and 13 rebounds. True freshman Aleksas Bieliauskas recorded his first career double-double in his second collegiate start, putting up 11 points, 10 boards and going 3-3 from deep.
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