Blackwell has needed to take on a much larger role in his sophomore campaign after Chucky Hepburn, the Badgers’ starting point guard over the last three years, transferred to Louisville and seven other players departed before the season. “Whatever position coach wants me to play,” Blackwell said in an interview earlier this year.

Welcome back to the Big Ten Basketball Midweek Rundown. First, a look at where each Big Ten team stands in the latest version of the AP poll, as well as going o

Wisconsin basketball (15-3, 5-2 Big Ten) stretched its win streak to seven games with an 84-69 victory against the USC Trojans (11-7, 3-4 Big Ten) on Saturday.

Wisconsin basketball star guard John Blackwell dropped 28 points in the Badgers’ 84-69 win over USC on Friday. After mustering 15 points in Wisconsin’s Jan. 14 victory over Ohio State, Blackwell dropped 16 first-half tallies to set the tone against the Trojans.

John Blackwell scored 28 points and No. 24 Wisconsin defeated Southern California 84-69 to extend its winning streak to seven games.

The No. 18 Wisconsin men’s basketball team (15-4, 5-3 Big Ten) concluded their trip out west with a stop at UCLA (13-6, 4-4). The trip for the Badgers started out strong with a big win against USC, 84-69.

Micah Parrish scored 17 of his career-high 22 points in the second half, helping Ohio State rally from a 16-point first-half deficit and fueling a

BOTTOM LINE: No. 24 Wisconsin plays UCLA after John Blackwell scored 28 points in ... The Badgers are 5-2 against Big Ten opponents. Wisconsin is sixth in the Big Ten with 24.7 defensive rebounds ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) John Blackwell scored 28 points ... USC: Desmond Claude, who was leading the Big Ten with a 22 points-per-game average in conference games, was held to nine points.

3-4 Big Ten) Los Angeles; Tuesday, 9:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 24 Wisconsin plays UCLA after John Blackwell scored 28 points in Wisconsin’s 84-69 victory against the USC Trojans. The Bruins ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — John Blackwell scored 28 points ... USC: Desmond Claude, who was leading the Big Ten with a 22 points-per-game average in conference games, was held to nine points.

The Bruins’ head coach, who has employed the bigs in certain situations, said they ‘made me look smart’ after both rose to the occasion in Tuesday’s victory