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MADISON, Wis. — John Tonje and Steven Crowl scored 17 points each, Wisconsin took command with a huge first-half run, and the Badgers defeated Appalachian State 87-56 to complete a busy first week of the season. The Badgers defeated Holy Cross on Monday and Montana State on Thursday before taking on Appalachian State which was also playing its third game in seven days. Wisconsin fell behind 17-8 in the first eight minutes of this one before ripping off a 24-0 run for a 32-17 lead with a little under three minutes remaining in the half. The Badgers added 51 points in the second half, led by 12 points from Max Klesmit and 10 from Xavier Amos.
