John Tonje equaled his career in career with six 3 points on his 26-point path, and the n ° 18 Wisconsin equaled the record for a Big Ten tournament match by winning 19 3s in an 86-70 victory over a fourth head UCLA on Friday.
Tonje also succeeded in nine rebounds and four assists. He had 9 out of 10 on the field and a perfect 6 for 6 out of 3s while the badgers (25-8) qualified for the first match on Saturday in the semi-finals against the n ° 7 of Michigan State.
John Blackwell added 18 points, five rebounds and four assists while making four 3. Six badgers made at least one shot beyond the arc. Iowa also made 19 3 against the northwest three years ago.
Sebastian Mack scored 18 points for the Bruins (22-10), which are heading for the NCAA tournament with a brand of 4-4 in their last eight games. Kobe Johnson had 14 points.
The Wisconsin took control by closing the first half with a burst of 3 s to build a 48-29 cushion.
Take -out
Wisconsin: The reworked offensive of coach Greg Gard certainly paid dividends this season, and it was never more obvious than on Friday shooting screen. Now comes the biggest test: winning a third game in three days, this time against a top 10 enemy.
UCLA: It was a miserable first Big Ten tournament match for Bruins. They pulled 32.4% in the field, could not defend the line of 3 points and spent most of the day watching the two -digit deficits. Now the UCLA will discover if this loss damages its ncaa sowing.
John Tonje drains his sixth 3 point pointer from the game, extending the advance of the Wisconsin on the UCLA
Key
The Wisconsin transformed a competition game into eruption by making five consecutive during the decisive race of 15-7 at the end of the first half.
Key statistics
The Wisconsin made 12 3 points in the first half while the UCLA had only 11 total baskets.
The next
Badgers will even try the series of the season against the Spartans after losing at East Lansing on March 2. The Bruins go home to get their draw from the NCAA tournament.
Report by the Associated Press.
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