Wisconsin, Holy Cross

Holy Cross head coach praises Wisconsin wing John Tonje after big performance
Holy Cross basketball head coach Dave Paulsen praised John Tonje’s 23-point night after Wisconsin’s 85-61 win over the Crusaders on Monday night.
3 things that stood out from Wisconsin men's basketball's win over Holy Cross
The Badgers trailed by 16 in the first half but looked dominant thereafter. Here's what we learned from the season opener.
Wisconsin dominates second half, pulls away with season opening win over Holy Cross
Six and a half minutes into the fresh season, Wisconsin found themselves down 16 points. But behind stellar play from guards John Tonje and John Blackwell and a pair of menacing runs, the Badgers pulled away for a season-opening victory. At times it wasn’t pretty, but Wisconsin weathered the storm to begin the season 1-0.
Wisconsin Basketball Opens 2024 Season With Win Over Holy Cross
Holy Cross was unconscious, shooting the ball at an 82% clip to start the game. Now, that kind of shooting isn't sustainable, but the Badgers weren't doing themselves any favors, starting just 1-10 from three to start the game and just 25% from the field.
Biggest takeaways from Wisconsin basketball's opening win over Holy Cross
Janicki, a former walk-on, played 11 minutes off the bench in Wisconsin’s win over Holy Cross. That is the second-highest total of any guard off the bench, behind only McGee’s 28 minutes. All indications are that Janicki has earned a spot in the rotation as only a redshirt freshman. Again, as a walk-on.
RECAP: Wisconsin basketball beats Holy Cross in season opener
The Wisconsin Badgers opened their season with an 85-61 win over Holy Cross at the Kohl Center on Nov. 4.
Wisconsin shakes off early sluggishness and goes on to beat Holy Cross 85-61
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.
Wisconsin overcomes slow start to comfortably beat Holy Cross in season opener
It wasn't pretty, but the Badgers men's basketball began the 2024-25 regular season season with an 85-61 win at the Kohl Center against Holy Cross.
Opinion
Polzin: What I liked and didn't like from Wisconsin's win over Holy Cross
The Badgers won by a lot, sure, but they did little to address concerns entering the season. Here's what I liked and disliked.
Wisconsin digs out of early hole, buries Holy Cross 85-61
Gabe Warren and Holy Cross were more than up to the challenge of a road opener at Wisconsin, but the Badgers broke out of a first-half slumber to survive a shaky showing and start the season with an 85-61 victory on Monday night in Madison,
Wisconsin 85, Holy Cross 61
Wisconsin 11-31 (Tonje 3-6, Winter 2-2, Blackwell 2-4, Gard 1-1, Crowl 1-2, McGee 1-4, Klesmit 1-7, Freitag 0-1, Janicki 0-1, Amos 0-3). Rebounds_Holy Cross 20 (Nugent, Feroah 4), Wisconsin 32 (Crowl 8).
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