"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.

Not that Wisconsin needed a reminder, but life on the road in the Big Ten isn’t easy. The Badgers, who drained 32 three-pointers in the previous two games, got a taste of their own medicine in the second half at Maryland on Wednesday night.

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 Wisconsin Badgers (16-5, 6-4 Big Ten ... with a 12-3 run and jogged into intermission with a 32-31 edge. Tonje and sophomore guard John Blackwell piloted the Badgers on an 11-4 run to open the second half, but the Terrapins did not relent.

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 ...

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

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