Overview
- John Blackwell scored 24 points and Nick Boyd added 22 as Wisconsin closed its season-opening homestand with a comfortable win.
- The Badgers drilled 15 three-pointers (15 of 39) and finished with 19 assists on 29 made field goals while committing just four turnovers.
- A 16-0 burst early in the second half turned a five-point game into a runaway as Wisconsin seized control.
- Austin Rapp contributed 15 points, eight rebounds and three blocks, and Wisconsin went 21 of 24 at the free-throw line.
- SIUE fell to 3-2 and 0-12 all-time against ranked foes since joining Division I, with leading scorer Ring Malith limited to six points by early foul trouble; Wisconsin now heads on the road to face No. 9 BYU on Friday in Salt Lake City.