Nolan Winter and John Tonje each scored 18 points to lead No. 18 Wisconsin to a 70-63 victory over Northwestern in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament.

In beating the Northwestern Wildcats 70-63 in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament, Wisconsin came closer to proving they are playing like the team that won 24 regular season games and reached as high as No. 11 in the AP Poll, not the team that embarrassingly folded to bottom-feeding Penn State.

Wisconsin basketball defeated Northwestern in the second round of the 2025 Big Ten Tournament on Thursday afternoon.

The Badgers' 70-63 win over Northwestern on Thursday registers as a Quad 2 victory in the eyes of the selection committee.

The 18th-ranked Badgers scored a 70-63 win, holding the Wildcats to 37% shooting. John Tonje and Nolan Winter finished with 18 points for UW.

Wisconsin will now play No. 4-seed UCLA Friday afternoon in what will be one of the most anticipated matchups of the day. The Badgers struggled against the Bruins and center Aday Mara earlier this season. They will now have an opportunity to avenge that loss with a trip to the Big Ten Tournament semifinal on the line.

Wisconsin basketball rolled to a 70-63 win over the Northwestern Wildcats on Thursday afternoon in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament

The Wisconsin Badgers kicked off their 2025 Big Ten Tournament with a 70-63 victory, overcoming their regular-season-ending loss to the Penn State Nittany Lions with a hard-fought win over the Northwestern Wildcats on Thursday.

John Tonje and Nolan Winter both scored 18 to help the Wisconsin men punch a ticket into the Big Ten Conference Tournament quarterfinals on Thursday. The Badgers advanced by eliminating Northwestern,