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Men’s Basketball: Badgers lose to Michigan Wolverines 64-67 in Big Ten Opener

The No. 11 University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team (8-1, 0-1 Big Ten) faced off against the No. 23 University of Michigan (7-1, 1-0) at the Kohl Center in Madison, WI. The Badgers fell just three points short, suffering a scoring drought with zero points in the last 2:37 of the game.

Transfer John Tonje led the team with 18 points, scoring 6 points in the first half and 12 in the second, shooting 5-12 from the inside and 3-5 from beyond the line. Tonje held an impressive record shooting 5-6 in free throws having a 93.7% from inside the paint so far this season.