The Wisconsin Badgers started strong and were never seriously challenged Tuesday night, coming away with a 76-64 victory that was not as close as the final score.

Wisconsin came out the gate on fire, taking a 24-4 lead, and never looked back.

Six different Badgers hit three-pointers in the first half as Wisconsin took a 40-28 lead into halftime.

Indiana could not cut the Badger lead to single digits in the second half, and Wisconsin cruised to the Big Ten victory, which was their 21st consecutive home win over the Hoosiers.

Jon Tonje led the Badgers with 15 points, followed by Max Klesmit with 13, Nolan Winter with 12, and Carter Gilmore added 10 more as Wisconsin hit 12 of 29 from beyond the arc.

Wisconsin ( 18-5, 8-4 in Big Ten)  will now play the Iowa Hawkeyes on the road Saturday at noon.