National Basketball Association
Wisconsin 84, Southern California 69
When: 3:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 18, 2025
Where: Galen Center, Los Angeles, California
Officials:
# Randy Richardson, # Mike Reed, # Tim Cormer
Attendance:
6938
By Field Level Media
John Blackwell scored a game-high 28 points to lead No. 24 Wisconsin to an 84-69 win over USC in Los Angeles on Saturday in a Big Ten contest.
Max Klesmit scored 18 points and Nolan Winter added 13 points for Wisconsin (15-3, 5-2), which has won seven straight following a three-game skid.
The Badgers were only 8 of 29 from 3-point range (32.1 percent) but made 22 of 27 (81.4 percent) 2-pointers and 13 of 15 from the free-throw line.
Saint Thomas scored 19 points, Rashaun Agee chipped in 15 and Wesley Yates III added 11 for USC (11-7, 3-4), which had won two straight.
The Trojans turned the ball over 16 times, shot 49.1 percent from the field overall (26 of 53) and 40 percent (6 of 15) from 3-point range.
Wisconsin held a 19-point lead in the second half, but USC whittled its deficit to three at 55-52 with 10:44 remaining following a three-point play by Desmond Claude.
The Badgers answered, going on an 8-2 run to take a 63-54 lead with 8:14 left. Wisconsin continued to rebuild its big lead, going up 70-57 following a 3-pointer by Kamari McGee and a basket by Blackwell with 6:13 remaining.
A Klesmit 3-pointer gave Wisconsin a 76-60 lead with 4:04 to go, and USC couldn't bring its deficit back to single digits the rest of the game.
Trailing 51-32 with 17:54 remaining, USC got back in it with a 13-0 run to cut Wisconsin's lead to 51-45 with 14:51 left. Thomas led the Trjoans with eight points during that stretch.
Wisconsin gained some separation in the first half, going on a 13-2 run to grab a 25-10 lead with 9:14 remaining.
The Badgers led by as many as 17 in the first half at 42-25 with 26 seconds left until halftime.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Wisconsin |
|
Southern California |
|
John Blackwell 28 |
Scoring |
Saint Thomas 19 |
|
Max Klesmit 4 |
Assists |
Saint Thomas 3 |
|
John Blackwell 5 |
Rebounds |
Chibuzo Agbo 9 |
|
John Blackwell 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Desmond Claude 3 |
|
John Blackwell 2 |
Steals |
Rashaun Agee 2 |
|
Steven Crowl 1 |
Blocks |
N/A |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Wisconsin
|
84 |
56.4 |
9-28 |
13-15 |
17 |
22 |
1 |
8 |
12 |
| Southern California
|
69 |
49.1 |
6-15 |
11-17 |
13 |
24 |
0 |
6 |
16 |
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