Badgers Dominate Early, Building 10-Point Advantage!

John Tonje and Nick Boyd have added three of the best single-game scoring performances in Wisconsin men's basketball history over the past two years, including Tonje's showing against BYU in the NCAA Tournament last year. Could Boyd try to follow suit after his 38-point effort against Illinois in the Big Ten Tournament? Here's a look at the other top-scoring games in "modern" Badgers history, with the caveat that the all-time (pre-1950s) record is held by Chris Steinmetz, who scored 50 points in 1905: 43 points: Frank Kaminsky (Nov.

19, 2013, vs. North Dakota) A year before he earned the Naismith Player of the Year honor, Kaminsky delivered an absolute star-turn performance, hitting 16 of 19 shots in the fourth game of the season. It marked an incredible arrival for a junior who had just five double-digit scoring performances in his career before that 103-85 win, with a career-best of 19.

He came into the night averaging 3. 2 points per game in 70 UW contests. He exited the game with 41 points and 4:37 left, drawing boos from the Kohl Center crowd.

Players convinced coach Bo Ryan to put Kaminsky back in with three minutes left, and he eventually scored with 1:13 to go to set the UW record. Kaminsky blossomed from there, leading the Badgers to back-to-back Final Fours, including the 2015 national-championship game. 42 points: Ken Barnes (March 8, 1965, vs.