The No. 12 Wisconsin Badgers men’s basketball (23-7, 13-6 Big Ten) team held off the unranked Minnesota Golden Gophers (15-15, 7-12) 74-67 in a tough road win Wednesday, March 5.
The final result marks the ninth straight Badgers victory in the Border Battle series and got the team back in the win column following Sunday’s loss to Michigan State.
The scoring came from the usual sources as sophomore John Blackwell led the way with 25 points, accompanied by graduate student John Tonje with 18. Tonje, however, was plagued by foul trouble all night forcing head coach Greg Gard to alter a rotation that was already shorthanded with senior Max Klesmit missing his second consecutive game due to injury.