Much of the attention surrounding Wisconsin after last season focused on the players who had left for other Division I programs, after AJ Storr transferred to Kansas and three-year starting point guard Chucky Hepburn headed to Louisville.

John Blackwell and Max Klesmit combined for 27 points in the victory, walk-on guard Jack Janicki played a big role with nine points off the bench, transfer forward Xavier Amos finished with eight points with two three-pointers made and Kamari McGee continued to excel in his role off the bench.

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’s biggest weakness against Arizona was its rebounding. The Wildcats out-rebounded the Badgers 52-28, including 24 offensive rebounds. That stat was the one thing keeping the game competitive as Wisconsin dominated on the offensive end. This stat will be one to watch when the Badgers enter Big Ten play.

A pregame ceremony to celebrate the 10th anniversary of back-to-back Final Four teams, memorializing Badgers head coach Bo Ryan in the rafters, and a Stripe Out, Wisconsin found a way to eclipse all the fanfare by improving to 4-0, matching its best start of the last six seasons, with a 103-88 victory over Arizona.

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.