Wisconsin basketball (15-3, 5-2 Big Ten) stretched its win streak to seven games with an 84-69 victory against the USC Trojans (11-7, 3-4 Big Ten) on Saturday.

As a rising sophomore guard, John Blackwell has built on his strong start to the year with two of his best games of the year to open conference play.

A dominant defensive showing and a standout performance from one of their guards paved the way for the Badgers in the first game of their West Coast trip.

PISCATAWAY, N.J. — John Blackwell scored 21, Steven Crowl totaled 18 points and 10 rebounds and Wisconsin defeated Rutgers 75-63 on Monday night. Blackwell made 8 of 15 shots with a 3-pointer and all four of his free throws as the Badgers (12-3 ...

Blackwell and veteran Max Klesmit denied USC from completing an improbable comeback with 25 combined second-half tallies, led by aggressive play inside the three-point line. When the dust settled, Wisconsin pocketed a 15-point victory to improve to 15-3 on the season.

No. 24 Wisconsin visits the UCLA Bruins after John Blackwell scored 28 points in the Badgers' 84-69 win against the USC Trojans.

John Tonje scored 17 points and No. 24 Wisconsin staved off a late rally by Ohio State, extending its winning streak to six with a 70-68 victory Tuesday night.

Blackwell is most well known for his role as a special prosecutor in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the white police officer responsible for murdering George Floyd almost five years ago by kneeling on his neck — an event that spurred a surge of Black Lives Matter protests across the nation in summer 2020.

The Wisconsin men are riding high right now, winners of seven in a row including a convincing win at USC this past Saturday. Now, they look to finish off a California swing with a win over UCLA on Tuesday night.

John Blackwell scored 28 points and No. 24 Wisconsin defeated Southern California 84-69 Saturday afternoon to extend its winning streak to seven games. Max Klesmit added 18 points and Nolan Winter had 13 for the Badgers (15-3, 5-2 Big Ten), who have an average margin of victory of 16.1 points during their win streak.

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.