Postgame notes after Wisconsin’s 96-76 win over Marquette
Notes and notable statistics from the Badgers' victory over the Marquette Golden Eagles.
The Wisconsin men’s basketball team (7-2) is in the win column once again after downing in-state rival Marquette on Saturday afternoon in what was a relatively one-sided affair at the Kohl Center. The Badgers defeated the Golden Eagles, 96-76. Their 20-point victory was the Badgers’ largest over Marquette since 1952.
John Blackwell led all scorers with 30 points, while Andrew Rodhe and Nick Boyd added 17 and 15, respectively.
Forwards Aleksas Bieliauskas and Nolan Winter each finished the game with a double-double.
The Badgers held Marquette guard Chase Ross to just 12 points on 4-13 from the field.
Here are the postgame notes and notable team and individual statistics following Wisconsin’s victory over Marquette via the Wisconsin athletic department.
Team Notes
Wisconsin improved to 7-2 overall with a 96-76 win over Marquette on Saturday.
Wisconsin has now won 4 of the last 5 games against Marquette overall and each of its last 4 home contests.
The Badgers improved to 72-60 all-time against the Golden Eagles, including a mark of 6-4 under Greg Gard.
Wisconsin’s 20-point win is the team’s largest over Marquette since a 21-point victory (76-55) on 12/5/1952.
The 20-point margin was the largest by either team in the series since Marquette’s 94-64 win on 3/9/82.
UW is now 80-25 (.762) in regular season, non-conference games under Greg Gard, including a mark of 57-5 (.919) at the Kohl Center.
Wisconsin has won 17 consecutive non-conference home games dating back to a Nov. 10, 2023, loss to Tennessee. That is the longest active streak in the Big Ten and the 6th-longest in UW history.
Head coach Greg Gard is now 220-119 (.649) as the head coach of Wisconsin, including a mark of 129-36 (.782) at the Kohl Center.
Wisconsin has moved to 380-73 (.839) - the 10th-best all-time home record in the country among active venues.
The Badgers scored their most-ever points against Marquette, surpassing their previous high of 93 on 12/10/2016.
On the season, Wisconsin is averaging 87.9 ppg, which ranks 5th in the Big Ten.
Wisconsin went 14-for-33 (42.4%) from 3-point range, the school’s most ever against Marquette.
The Badgers are averaging 11.3 3FGs per game, which matches Nebraska for the most in the Big Ten and 15th nationally.
The Bagders have made double-digit triples in 6 of 9 games this season, going 6-0 in such games.
Wisconsin went 24-for-29 (82.8%) at the FT line to bump its season clip up to 165-for-206 (80.1%), which leads the Big Ten and ranks 6th nationally.
The Badgers attempted their most free throws against Marquette since going 21-for-29 on 12/10/2026. UW’s 24 made FTs are the team’s most vs. the Golden Eagles since going 24-for-28 on 12/2/2023.
The Badgers out-rebounded MU, 43-33, UW’s highest margin in this series since a +13 edge (41-28) on 12/6/14.
Wisconsin had 5 scorers in double figures for the second time this season (also against Ball State on 11/11/25).
UW joins USC as the nation’s only teams with a pair of players averaging 20+ ppg.
WIS: John Blackwell, 21.0, and Nick Boyd, 20.2
USC: Chad Baker-Mazara, 20.9, and Rodney Rice, 20.3
Individual Notes
Junior John Blackwell totaled 30 points, going 6-for-12 from 3-point range and 8-10 at the FT line.
Blackwell is just the third Badger to tally at least 30 points against Marquette since 2000, joining Ethan Happ (34) in 2018 and Kirk Penny (33) in 2001.
Blackwell reached 30 points for the 3rd time this season. Entering Saturday, Tarleton State’s Dior Johnson was the nation’s only other player with at least 3 30-point games this season.
Blackwell now has 5 career games with 30+, the 6th-highest total in school history.
Blackwell has scored 20+ points in 3 straight games, 5 times this season, and 14 times in his career.
Blackwell ranks 3rd in the Big Ten, averaging 21.0 ppg on the season.
Blackwell matched his career high with 3 3FGs, going 6-for-12 from 3-point range. He is now 29-67 (43.3%) this season from 3-point range.
In going 8-for-10 at the foul line, Blackwell is shooting 66-for-81 (81.5%) on the season.
Blackwell moved into 48th place on the all-time scoring list with 1,044 career points, surpassing Willie Simms (1,015) and J.J. Weber (1,021).
Graduate student Nick Boyd posted 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 assists.
Boyd has scored in double figures in all 9 games this season and ranks 6th in the Big Ten in scoring, averaging 20.2 ppg.
Junior Nolan Winter tallied his 5th double-double of the season with 13 points and 13 rebounds.
He scored in double figures for the 7th time this season and the 24th time in his career. UW is 20-4 in such games.
Senior Andrew Rohde finished with 17 points, his most as a Badger, to go with 5 rebounds and 4 steals.
Rohde went 3-for-5 from long range, connecting on his most triples in a Wisconsin uniform.
Freshman Aleksas Bieliauskas racked up his first career double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds, notching career-highs in both categories.
Since 2004-05, Bieliauskas is 1 of 5 Badgers to record a double-double as a freshman, joining Ethan Happ (10), Connor Essegian (1), Josh Gasser (1), and Joe Krabbenhoft (1).
Bieliauskas went 3-for-3 from deep. He entered the game 3-for-11 from 3-point range.
Wisconsin goes on the road for a conference game against Nebraska on Wednesday, December 10th. The Cornhuskers are 9-0 on the season, coming off a 71-50 victory over their in-state rival, Creighton. This will be the Huskers’ first conference game.
The Badgers and Cornhuskers will tip off at 8:00 PM on BTN.
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