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 have gone 9-1 at home.

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.

As a rising sophomore guard, John Blackwell has built on his strong start to the year with two of his best games of the year to open conference play.

A dominant defensive showing and a standout performance from one of their guards paved the way for the Badgers in the first game of their West Coast trip.

John Blackwell isn’t into labels. When University of Wisconsin men’s basketball coach Greg Gard approached the sophomore in the offseason and informed him he was needed at the point guard spot ...

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Badgers -13.5; over/under is 142.5 BOTTOM LINE: Wisconsin takes on Minnesota after John Blackwell scored 21 points in Wisconsin's 75-63 win against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. The Badgers are 8-1 on their home court. Wisconsin ...

Having led Wisconsin in scoring during their two Big Ten victories so far, sophomore guard John Blackwell is emerging as a legitimate draft prospect. As a strong guard with an explosive first step ...

Wisconsin takes on Minnesota after John Blackwell scored 21 points in Wisconsin’s 75-63 win against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. The Badgers are 8-1 on their home court. Wisconsin ranks ninth in ...

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Badgers -13.5; over/under is 142.5 BOTTOM LINE: Wisconsin takes on Minnesota after John Blackwell scored 21 points in Wisconsin's 75-63 win against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights.

Blackwell is most well known for his role as a special prosecutor in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the white police officer responsible for murdering George Floyd almost five years ago by kneeling on his neck — an event that spurred a surge of Black Lives Matter protests across the nation in summer 2020.

The Wisconsin men are riding high right now, winners of seven in a row including a convincing win at USC this past Saturday. Now, they look to finish off a Cali