The graduate guard scored 27 points and the Badgers hit 17 three-pointers in an 83-55 victory over the Cornhuskers Sunday at the Kohl Center.

The 6-foot-4 sophomore went from averaging 8.1 points against the Big Ten last season to ranking sixth in the league with an 19.2 points per game.

John Tonje scored 27 points and No. 18 Wisconsin never trailed while trouncing Nebraska 83-55 on Sunday to hand the Cornhuskers their sixth consecutive loss.

The 18th-ranked Wisconsin men didn’t waste any time getting back into the win column, blasting Nebraska on Sunday. Coming off a long road trip to California tha

Tonje dropped 27 points, 15 of which arrived in the first frame, and corralled five rebounds in 29 minutes of action. Sophomore guard John Blackwell finished with 14 points and four boards, Kamari McGee scored 11 points and nailed three three-pointers off the bench and Max Klesmit chipped in with eight points and seven rebounds.

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.

The transfer by way of Colorado State and Missouri kept the energy going all afternoon. Leading Wisconsin with a team-high 27 points, including draining five of his 11 three-point attempts, Tonje again scored in double-figures. He has done so in 18 of 20 games this season for the Badgers.

Tonje finished with a game-best 27 points and snagged five rebounds, Blackwell scored 14 points and Kamari McGee accounted for 11 points off the bench. The Badgers’ high-powered offense was on full display throughout — 11 different Badgers made the score sheet.

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

John Tonje had 27 points and John Blackwell added 14 to lead 18th-ranked Wisconsin to an 83-55 Big Ten victory over Nebraska on Sunday in Madison, Wis.

LOS ANGELES — John Blackwell scored 28 points and No. 24 Wisconsin defeated Southern California 84-69 Saturday afternoon to extend its winning streak to seven games. Max Klesmit added 18 points ...

Tonje dropped 27 points, 15 of which arrived in the first frame, and corralled five rebounds in 29 minutes of action. Sophomore guard John Blackwell finished with 14 points and four boards, Kamari McGee scored 11 points and nailed three three-pointers off the bench and Max Klesmit chipped in with eight points and seven rebounds.