John Tonje's record-setting 37 points vs BYU in March Madness game celebrated despite the loss, social media reactions

Points: 37
Shooting: 10 of 18
3-point: 3 of 9
Free throws: 14 of 16
Rebounds: 4
Assists: 4
Turnovers: 0
Minutes: 35

John Tonje arrived to Wisconsin as an unheralded transfer after four years in Colorado State and a redshirt season at Missouri.

He leaves with one of the greatest seasons in Wisconsin basketball.

Despite his best efforts, Tonje couldn’t get the Badgers into the Sweet 16. But he delivered a March Madness performance for the record books on Saturday night in Wisconsin’s 91-89 loss to BYU in the second round of the NCAA tournament.

Tonje’s 37 points are the most ever for a Wisconsin basketball player in an NCAA tournament game.

Tonje, who scored 10 of the team’s final 13 points as the Badgers made their late push, wished he had a few more in the box score. He had the ball in his hands in the closing seconds with a chance to send the game into overtime but his contested shot along the baseline was off. And Wisconsin’s season was suddenly over.

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But what a season it was for Tonje. A first-team All-Big Ten season. A second-team All-American season. A season where he etched his name in the UW record book from almost the moment he stepped on campus.

While the loss will sting for some time, Tonje’s special game and his one memorable season in Madison is still being celebrated with Badgers supporters and the college basketball world.