Overview
- Wisconsin surged to a 55-32 halftime lead with zero turnovers and 18 points off seven Northwestern giveaways.
- John Blackwell posted 26 points and 11 rebounds, hitting five threes before the break, while Nick Boyd added 20 with 18 in the second half.
- Austin Rapp scored 13 off the bench and Nolan Winter had 12, and Andrew Rohde tallied nine assists as both he and Blackwell eclipsed 1,000 career points.
- Arrinten Page led Northwestern with 21 points, Nick Martinelli had 14, and Tre Singleton grabbed 10 boards as the Wildcats fell to 5-3.
- The Badgers improved to 6-2 and remained strong in Big Ten openers under Greg Gard, with Wisconsin hosting Marquette next and Northwestern set to face Ohio State.