So at 3:57, he picked up an offensive foul, which was his second of the half. That was the last time he saw the court in the first frame. Even worse, Wisconsin sophomore guard John Blackwell (who has averaged 20.3 points per game over the previous seven games) had been sitting with two fouls since 9:06, scoreless.
Maryland's big second-half run began with a 3-pointer from an unlikely source. DeShawn Harris-Smith, who was just 4 for 22 from long distance on the season, scored from beyond the arc with the Terrapins down five.
Tonje, a sixth-year shooting guard who spent his first four seasons at Colorado State and last winter at Missouri, racked up game highs in both points (23) and 3-pointers (five) and grabbed six rebounds for Wisconsin. But the Terps (17-5, 7-4 Big Ten) emerged with a 76-68 victory thanks to double-digit production from all five of their starters.
Ja'Kobi Gillespie delivered 16 points, seven rebounds and five assists to lead a balanced Maryland to a 76-68 victory over No. 17 Wisconsin on Wednesday in College Park, Md.
The Wisconsin Badgers (16-5, 6-4 Big Ten) fell 76-68 to the Maryland Terrapins (17-5, 6-5 Big Ten) in College Park on Wednesday night.
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No. 17 Wisconsin visits the Maryland Terrapins after John Tonje scored 27 points in the Badgers' 83-55 win over the Nebraska Cornhuskers
Maryland faces the No. 17 Wisconsin Badgers after Rodney Rice scored 23 points in Maryland's 79-78 victory against the Indiana Hoosiers.
Balanced scoring and tough, timely defense in the second half carried the Terps past another ranked opponent for their sixth win in seven games.
Ja'Kobi Gillespie delivered 16 points, seven rebounds and five assists to lead a balanced Maryland to a 76-68 victory over No. 17 Wisconsin on Wednesday in College Park, Md. Rodney Rice also scored 16 points and Selton Miguel added 12 points on four 3 pointers,
Maryland secured its fourth straight Big Ten win with a victory over Wisconsin on Wednesday night, 76-68. The Badgers dropped to 6-4 in the Big