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NCAA Division I Basketball Mens, round 0

Final
HomeWisconsin85
Thursday, March 12, 2026Kohl CenterAll Storrs sports
FinalFinalBTNPlay by play
12T
WASH334982
WIS434285
Final

Wisconsin edges Washington 85-82

#23 Wisconsin Badgers held off Washington Huskies 85-82 on Thursday at United Center.

The first half made the difference: Wisconsin outscored Washington 43-33.

Wisconsin shot 45% to 44% and lost the boards 45-29.

For Wisconsin, John Blackwell (G): 34. For Washington, Hannes Steinbach (F): 25.

Wisconsin improves to 23-9. Washington falls to 16-17.

Attendance: 16,157.

Full recap at ESPN: Blackwell scores 34, No. 23 Wisconsin holds off Washington 85-82 to advance to Big Ten quarterfinals

Written automatically from the box score. Every number comes straight from the game feed.

Top performers

#6
WASH · PointsHannes Steinbach F25
#5
WASH · AssistsZoom Diallo G7
#6
WASH · ReboundsHannes Steinbach F16
#13
WIS · PointsJohn Blackwell G34
#2
WIS · AssistsNick Boyd G9
#13
WIS · ReboundsJohn Blackwell G10
StatsMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLKOREBDREBPF
H. Steinbach F382510-191-64-61620136101
L. Sommerville C1851-30-03-421000020
Z. Diallo G312410-171-23-447210313
Q. Peterson G38145-144-100-064110333
W. Yates III G3261-61-33-472300341
N. Dzepina F1100-10-00-011002011
C. Muldrew G3283-80-22-265110424
Team8230-687-2315-204522845202513

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