Wisconsin guard John Tonje smiles after being fouled during the second half of their game Friday, Nov. 15, 2024, at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis. / Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Wisconsin basketball guard John Tonje had a historic performance against Arizona on Friday night. Badgers head coach Greg Gard picked up a massive win against the favored No. 9 Wildcats, led by their star grad transfer’s 41-point game.

That’s the sentiment from the Wisconsin side. From an Arizona perspective, the loss is the program’s first under head coach Tommy Lloyd in the month of November, now in his fourth year with the program. It is a significant blow to the team’s sky-high expectations entering the season after a Sweet 16 run in 2023-24.

John Tonje had one of the nation's most extraordinary individual performances of the young season Friday night by scoring 41 points -- two shy of the Wisconsin record -- in the Badgers' 103-88 win over No.

Wisconsin basketball picked up a statement victory on Friday — a 103-88 triumph over the No. 9-ranked Arizona Wildcats. Transfer wing John Tonje headlined the Badgers’ performance. He finished with 41 points on 8-of-14 shooting and 21-of-22 from the free-throw line.

John Tonje had a special performance and it led to a statement win for the Badgers men's basketball team. Tonje scored a career-high 41 points to power the Badgers in a 103-88 upset victory over No. 9 Arizona Friday night at the Kohl Center in Madison,