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Wisconsin shakes off early sluggishness and goes on to beat Holy Cross 85-61
MADISON, Wisc. (AP) John Tonje scored 23 points, John Blackwell added 16 and Wisconsin took control in the second half and subdued Holy Cross for an 85-61 season-opening win on Monday night.
Nolan Winter added 15 points after making all six of his shot attempts, two of which came from beyond 3-point range. Winter also made his lone free throw.
Gabe Warren scored 23 points for Holy Cross and reserve Deandre Williams scored 11.
Holy Cross stunned the Badgers after racing to a 21-5 lead on 8-for-9 shooting. Wisconsin responded by outscoring the Crusaders 20-4 over and an 8 1/2-minute stretch and tied it at 25 when Tonje made a 3-pointer with 5:17 left in the first half. The two went back-and-forth until halftime and Holy Cross led 36-35 at intermission.
In the second half, Tonje made another 3 and followed that with a dunk for a 44-40 Wisconsin lead and the Badgers led the rest of the way. Blackwell's 3 with 13:07 left gave Wisconsin its first double-digit lead at 52-40.
Tonje made a pair of free throws with 10:13 left and Wisconsin stayed up by double figures for the duration.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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| 20:00 |  | Â | Caleb Kenney vs. Steven Crowl (Max Green gains possession) | Â |
| 19:42 |  | Â | Max Green misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 19:40 | | Â | Nolan Winter defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:28 | | +3 | Steven Crowl makes three point jump shot (John Tonje assists) | 0-3 |
| 19:09 | | +2 | Caleb Kenney makes two point jump shot | 2-3 |
| 18:46 | | Â | John Blackwell misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:44 | | Â | Max Green defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:15 | | Â | Gabe Warren misses two point layup | Â |
| 18:13 | | Â | Caleb Kenney offensive rebound | Â |
| 18:05 | | +3 | Gabe Warren makes three point jump shot (Joe Nugent assists) | 5-3 |
| 17:40 | | Â | Steven Crowl turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 17:25 | | +2 | Gabe Warren makes two point layup | 7-3 |
| 17:02 | | Â | Gabe Warren personal foul (John Tonje draws the foul) | Â |
| 16:58 | | Â | John Tonje misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:56 | | Â | Tyler Boston defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:43 | | +3 | Gabe Warren makes three point jump shot (Tyler Boston assists) | 10-3 |
| 16:24 | | Â | Max Klesmit turnover (bad pass) (Max Green steals) | Â |
| 16:16 | | +3 | Gabe Warren makes three point jump shot (Max Green assists) | 13-3 |
| 16:13 | | Â | Badgers 30 second timeout | Â |
| 15:56 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:56 | | Â | Max Klesmit misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:54 | | Â | Carter Gilmore offensive rebound | Â |
| 15:48 | | +2 | Carter Gilmore makes two point layup | 13-5 |
| 15:27 | | +2 | Caleb Kenney makes two point jump shot | 15-5 |
| 15:07 | | Â | Kamari McGee misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:05 | | Â | Caleb Kenney defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:49 | | +2 | Max Green makes two point jump shot | 17-5 |
| 14:38 | | Â | Max Green personal foul (Max Klesmit draws the foul) | Â |
| 14:36 | | Â | Max Klesmit misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:34 | | Â | Crusaders defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:22 | | +2 | Gabe Warren makes two point jump shot | 19-5 |
| 13:59 | | Â | John Blackwell misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 13:57 | | Â | Max Green defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:44 | | +2 | Jaiden Feroah makes two point layup (Max Green assists) | 21-5 |
| 13:36 | | Â | Gabe Warren personal foul (John Blackwell draws the foul) | Â |
| 13:33 | | Â | DeAndre Williams shooting foul (John Tonje draws the foul) | Â |
| 13:33 | | +1 | John Tonje makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-6 |
| 13:33 | | +1 | John Tonje makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-7 |
| 13:12 | | Â | Jaiden Feroah misses two point layup | Â |
| 13:10 | | Â | Xavier Amos defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:03 | | Â | Xavier Amos misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:01 | | Â | Steven Crowl offensive rebound | Â |
| 12:55 | | Â | Kamari McGee misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:53 | | Â | John Tonje offensive rebound | Â |
| 12:49 | | Â | Max Klesmit misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:47 | | Â | Joe Nugent defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:40 | | Â | Joe Nugent misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:38 | | Â | Xavier Amos defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:29 | | Â | Joe Nugent personal foul (Steven Crowl draws the foul) | Â |
| 12:25 | | Â | Xavier Amos misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:23 | | Â | John Tonje offensive rebound | Â |
| 12:21 | | Â | Caleb Kenney personal foul (John Tonje draws the foul) | Â |
| 12:14 | | Â | John Tonje misses two point layup | Â |
| 12:12 | | Â | Aidan Richard defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:56 | | +2 | Caleb Kenney makes two point hook shot | 23-7 |
| 11:45 | | +2 | Xavier Amos makes two point jump shot | 23-9 |
| 11:31 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:19 | | Â | Caleb Kenney misses two point hook shot | Â |
| 11:17 | | Â | Xavier Amos defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:50 | | Â | Xavier Amos turnover (back court violation) | Â |
| 10:32 | | Â | Caleb Kenney misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 10:30 | | Â | John Blackwell defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:21 | | Â | Steven Crowl misses two point layup | Â |
| 10:19 | | Â | Joe Nugent defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:10 | | Â | Joe Nugent turnover (bad pass) (Max Klesmit steals) | Â |
| 10:00 | | Â | John Tonje offensive foul | Â |
| 10:00 | | Â | John Tonje turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 9:43 | | Â | Caleb Kenney turnover (lost ball) (John Tonje steals) | Â |
| 9:35 | | +2 | John Blackwell makes two point layup | 23-11 |
| 9:15 | | Â | Joe Nugent misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:13 | | Â | Max Klesmit defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:04 | | +2 | Max Klesmit makes two point layup | 23-13 |
| 9:00 | | Â | Crusaders 30 second timeout | Â |
| 8:35 | | Â | Tyler Boston turnover (lost ball) | Â |
| 8:25 | | Â | John Tonje misses two point layup | Â |
| 8:23 | | Â | Kamari McGee offensive rebound | Â |
| 8:17 | | +2 | Kamari McGee makes two point layup | 23-15 |
| 7:46 | | Â | Kamari McGee personal foul (Tyler Boston draws the foul) | Â |
| 7:46 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:28 | | +2 | Max Green makes two point jump shot | 25-15 |
| 7:14 | | Â | Tyler Boston personal foul (John Tonje draws the foul) | Â |
| 7:14 | | +1 | John Tonje makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-16 |
| 7:14 | | +1 | John Tonje makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-17 |
| 6:59 | | Â | Jaiden Feroah turnover (bad pass) (Max Klesmit steals) | Â |
| 6:53 | | Â | Tyler Boston personal foul (John Blackwell draws the foul) | Â |
| 6:53 | | +1 | John Blackwell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-18 |
| 6:53 | | +1 | John Blackwell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-19 |
| 6:27 | | Â | Caleb Kenney misses two point hook shot | Â |
| 6:25 | | Â | John Tonje defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:14 | | +3 | John Tonje makes three point jump shot (Kamari McGee assists) | 25-22 |
| 5:55 | | Â | DeAndre Williams misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:53 | | Â | Caleb Kenney offensive rebound | Â |
| 5:45 | | Â | Max Green misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:43 | | Â | Gabe Warren offensive rebound | Â |
| 5:42 | | Â | Nolan Winter personal foul (Gabe Warren draws the foul) | Â |
| 5:31 | | Â | Gabe Warren misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:29 | | Â | Kamari McGee defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:20 | | +3 | John Tonje makes three point jump shot (John Blackwell assists) | 25-25 |
| 4:43 | | +3 | Max Green makes three point jump shot (Caleb Kenney assists) | 28-25 |
| 4:31 | | +2 | John Tonje makes two point layup | 28-27 |
| 4:22 | | +2 | DeAndre Williams makes two point jump shot | 30-27 |
| 4:13 | | Â | Joe Nugent shooting foul (Kamari McGee draws the foul) | Â |
| 4:13 | | +1 | Kamari McGee makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 30-28 |
| 4:13 | | +1 | Kamari McGee makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-29 |
| 3:48 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:43 | | Â | Crusaders turnover (shot clock violation) | Â |
| 3:33 | | Â | Max Klesmit misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:31 | | Â | Steven Crowl offensive rebound | Â |
| 3:27 | | +2 | Steven Crowl makes two point hook shot | 30-31 |
| 2:55 | | Â | Caleb Kenney misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 2:53 | | Â | Xavier Amos defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:44 | | +2 | John Blackwell makes two point layup | 30-33 |
| 2:36 | | Â | DeAndre Williams offensive foul (Max Klesmit draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:36 | | Â | DeAndre Williams turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 2:26 | | Â | John Tonje turnover (bad pass) (Caleb Kenney steals) | Â |
| 2:22 | | Â | Caleb Kenney offensive foul (John Tonje draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:22 | | Â | Caleb Kenney turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 2:11 | | Â | Steven Crowl misses two point hook shot | Â |
| 2:09 | | Â | Kahlil Singleton defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:01 | | +3 | Kahlil Singleton makes three point jump shot | 33-33 |
| 1:44 | | Â | Steven Crowl misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:42 | | Â | Jaiden Feroah defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:25 | | Â | Max Green misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 1:23 | | Â | John Blackwell defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:16 | | +2 | John Blackwell makes two point layup | 33-35 |
| 0:54 | | +3 | Gabe Warren makes three point jump shot (Max Green assists) | 36-35 |
| 0:33 | | Â | John Tonje misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:31 | | Â | Jaiden Feroah defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:09 | | Â | Jack Janicki personal foul (Max Green draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:02 | | Â | Aidan Richard misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | Badgers defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |