Winter's double-double helps No. 24 Wisconsin trounce Ball State 86-55
AP
Nov 11, 2025
MADISON, Wis. (AP) Nolan Winter had 19 points and 10 rebounds as No. 24 Wisconsin Badgers never trailed in an 86-55 blowout of Ball State Cardinals on Tuesday night.
Winter played only 20 minutes but was still just one point off his career high. The 7-foot junior scored 20 points in an 83-74 victory over Butler last season.
Nick Boyd and Braeden Carrington had 12 points each for Wisconsin (3-0). Austin Rapp added 11 points and Andrew Rohde had 10.
The Badgers shot 50% from the floor and made 14 3-pointers to withstand their 15 turnovers.
Ball State (2-1) had made over 50% of their field-goal attempts in victories over Louisiana-Lafayette and Division II program Mansfield, but the Cardinals shot just 34% Tuesday and never gave themselves much of a chance.
Elmore James IV scored 17 points, Devon Barnes had 12 and Mason Jones added 11 for Ball State.
Wisconsin took a 30-8 lead in the first 9 ½ minutes without even getting any scoring from John Blackwell, who had averaged 23 points in the Badgers’ first two games.
Blackwell’s first points Tuesday came on a 3-pointer with 5:23 left in the first half. He ended up with eight points.
The Badgers cooled off after that fast start by committing seven turnovers and shooting 4 of 19 over the final 10 ½ minutes of the first half. The Cardinals outscored Wisconsin 18-9 over that stretch to cut the Badgers’ lead to 39-26 by halftime.
Wisconsin pulled away again by making 13 of its first 16 second-half shots. The Badgers eventually led by as many as 35 points.
Ball State: Hosts Little Rock on Saturday.
Wisconsin: Hosts SIU-Edwardsville on Monday.
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1st Half
BALL
Cardinals
26
WISC
Badgers
39
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Badgers gains possession)
19:49
John Blackwell misses three point jump shot
19:47
John Blackwell offensive rebound
19:43
Andrew Rohde misses three point jump shot
19:41
Cardinals defensive rebound
19:19
Armoni Zeigler turnover (double dribble)
18:56
Nolan Winter misses two point layup
18:54
Nolan Winter offensive rebound
18:53
+2
Nolan Winter makes two point tip layup
0-2
18:27
Kayden Fish misses two point jump shot
18:25
Nolan Winter defensive rebound
18:20
Austin Rapp misses three point jump shot
18:18
Badgers offensive rebound
18:11
+3
Nick Boyd makes three point jump shot
0-5
17:59
Davion Hill misses three point jump shot
17:57
John Blackwell defensive rebound
17:45
+2
Andrew Rohde makes two point layup
0-7
17:25
+3
Devon Barnes makes three point jump shot
3-7
17:14
+2
Austin Rapp makes two point layup (Nolan Winter assists)
3-9
17:14
Devon Barnes shooting foul (Andrew Rohde draws the foul)
17:14
+1
Austin Rapp makes regular free throw 1 of 1
3-10
17:01
Davion Hill misses two point jump shot
16:59
Aleksas Bieliauskas defensive rebound
16:53
Nick Boyd misses three point jump shot
16:51
Armoni Zeigler defensive rebound
16:43
Andrew Rohde shooting foul (Armoni Zeigler draws the foul)
16:43
+1
Armoni Zeigler makes regular free throw 1 of 2
4-10
16:43
Armoni Zeigler misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:43
Austin Rapp defensive rebound
16:29
+3
Nick Boyd makes three point jump shot (Aleksas Bieliauskas assists)
4-13
16:16
Kayden Fish offensive foul
16:16
Kayden Fish turnover (offensive foul)
16:05
Aleksas Bieliauskas misses three point jump shot
16:03
Elmore James IV defensive rebound
15:43
Aleksas Bieliauskas blocks Juwan Maxey's two point layup
15:43
Cardinals offensive rebound
15:43
TV timeout
15:33
Armoni Zeigler misses three point jump shot
15:31
Nick Boyd defensive rebound
15:16
+3
Jack Janicki makes three point jump shot (John Blackwell assists)
4-16
14:52
Juwan Maxey misses three point jump shot
14:50
Cam Denson offensive rebound
14:44
John Blackwell shooting foul (Juwan Maxey draws the foul)
14:44
+1
Juwan Maxey makes regular free throw 1 of 2
5-16
14:44
+1
Juwan Maxey makes regular free throw 2 of 2
6-16
14:30
Cam Denson blocks Nick Boyd's two point layup
14:28
Aleksas Bieliauskas offensive rebound
14:16
+2
Nick Boyd makes two point jump shot
6-18
13:58
Davion Hill misses three point jump shot
13:56
Aleksas Bieliauskas defensive rebound
13:40
Nick Boyd misses three point jump shot
13:38
Will Garlock offensive rebound
13:24
+2
Aleksas Bieliauskas makes two point layup (Will Garlock assists)
6-20
12:58
Devon Barnes misses two point jump shot
12:58
Aleksas Bieliauskas defensive rebound
12:58
Devon Barnes personal foul
12:47
+2
Austin Rapp makes two point layup (Nolan Winter assists)
6-22
12:20
Nolan Winter blocks Kayden Fish's two point jump shot
12:18
Cardinals offensive rebound
12:14
Cardinals turnover (shot clock violation)
12:05
+3
Andrew Rohde makes three point jump shot (Austin Rapp assists)
6-25
11:46
Juwan Maxey misses three point jump shot
11:44
Nolan Winter defensive rebound
11:35
Juwan Maxey shooting foul (Nolan Winter draws the foul)
11:35
TV timeout
11:35
+1
Nolan Winter makes regular free throw 1 of 2
6-26
11:35
+1
Nolan Winter makes regular free throw 2 of 2
6-27
11:11
+2
Kayden Fish makes two point jump shot
8-27
10:47
+3
Nolan Winter makes three point jump shot (Hayden Jones assists)