Nick Boyd had a career-high 36 points, seven rebounds and seven assists as Wisconsin beat Providence 104-83 Thursday in the Rady Children's Invitational semifinals in San Diego.

Boyd, who spent last season at San Diego State, made 15 of 25 field goal attempts, including four 3-pointers.

Austin Rapp added 20 points and eight rebounds, Nolan Winter finished with 19 points and 10 rebounds and John Blackwell tossed in 11 points. Rapp made 5 of 11 3-point attempts.

Wisconsin (5-1) will play TCU in Friday's championship game. TCU beat No. 10 Florida 84-80 in Thursday's first semifinal. Providence (4-3) and No. 10 Florida will meet in Friday's consolation game.

Jason Edwards scored a team-high 20 points for Providence, which entered the matchup averaging 93.2 points per game. The loss ended P

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