John Tonje, welcome to Badgers immortality. On Friday, the transfer from Missouri dropped 41 points, finishing two shy of Frank Kaminsky's school record for single-game scoring, and the Badgers knocked off No. 9 Arizona, 103-88, in a performance that ended with Wisconsin fans storming the Kohl Center court.

When John Tonje joined Missouri in 2023-24 as a graduate transfer, the season didn’t unfold how he expected. Tonje, who spent the previous four years at Colorado State, started just four games for the Tigers and played in just eight total before a recurring foot injury forced him to take a medical redshirt.

John Tonje had a career-high 41 points — two shy of the Wisconsin record — to lead the Badgers over No. 9 Arizona 103-88 Friday night. Wisconsin (4-0) never trailed, and fans stormed the Kohl Center court after the final horn.

A big win, an unexpected one at that, a lot of points and way too many fouls were part of a court-storming kind of Friday night.

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.