Robert Morris Colonials vs Wisconsin Badgers Match Player Stats On Nov 17, 2023

Freshman John Blackwell scored all 18 of his points in the second half as Wisconsin pulled away late for 78-68 nonconference victory over visiting Robert Morris on Friday night in Madison, Wis.

Tyler Wahl also had 18 points and Steven Crowl added 16 for Wisconsin (2-2), which was coming off losses to then-No. 9 Tennessee and Providence. Blackwell, 0-for-1 in the first half, made all four of his second-half field goal attempts. He went 2-of-3 from deep and 8-of-10 from the line.

Blackwell scored eight straight points on a pair of 3-pointers and two free throws to put Wisconsin up 68-56 with 5:22 remaining.

Robert Morris (1-3) stayed closed on long-range shooting, outscoring Wisconsin 39-9 from beyond the arc. The Colonials made 13 of 29 3-pointers, while the Badgers were 3 of 13.

Jackson Last had 16 points and TJ Wainwright 15 for Robert Morris.

The Colonials pulled even at 50-50 on a layup by Chris Ford with just less than 11 minutes left.

Wahl hit the first of two free throws, then scored on a driving jam to put Wisconsin up 56-50 with 9:27 left.

Wahl hit all five of his field-goal attempts and Crowl was 7-of-9 as the Badgers had a 42-16 advantage in the paint. Crowl and Wahl had a combined 10 points on 4-of-14 shooting in the 72-59 loss at Providence on Tuesday.

Robert Morris was called for 32 fouls, compared with 15 for Wisconsin, but the Badgers were just 27-of-40 from the line.

Wisconsin missed its first eight 3-point attempts before Chucky Hepburn hit from deep to put the Badgers up 48-45 with 12:13 left in the second half. At that point, Robert Morris had outscored Wisconsin 27-0 from deep.

Kamari McGee made two free throws with 2.4 seconds left to put Wisconsin up 37-35 at the half.

The Colonials stayed close throughout the first half. Robert Morris was 7-of-15 from deep, while Wisconsin missed all six 3-point attempts.

--Field Level Media