Jon Leuer proved he wasn't a one-hit wonder Tuesday night but he wasn't in the mood to do any celebrating.

The 6-10 sophomore forward scored 19 points to lead the University of Wisconsin men's basketball team to an 88-58 victory over outmanned Southern Illinois-Edwardsville in a nonconference game Tuesday night at the Kohl Center.

It was Leuer's first double-digit scoring game since he had 25 points against Michigan in the Badgers' Big Ten Conference opener 25 games ago last January. His 19 points also matched the number of points he had scored between this game and that Michigan game.

"I know how quickly things can change," said Leuer, who remembers vividly how his fortunes changed after helping the Badgers win at Michigan last season. "I'll never get too up on a good game scoring."

But this was a good start for the versatile Leuer, who is finding his comfort level playing with 20 extra pounds of muscle this season. The Long Lake, Minn., native made 8 of 10 shots overall as he tied his career high with for most field goals in a game. He also made both of his 3-point attempts and added 3 rebounds and 2 assists while playing just 19 minutes of the blowout.

"Obviously I haven't had that kind of night for awhile, so I guess you could say it gives me a little confidence that I can do some things out there," said Leuer, who is playing at 225 pounds this season. "But I still feel I have a lot to improve on."

Leuer remembered getting beat a couple of times defensively. He also said he could have had a few more rebounds. "I just have to be playing more physical and bring the toughness this team needs," he said.

The 25th-ranked Badgers (2-0) didn't need to do much to whip the Cougars (1-3), who are in the first year playing at the NCAA Division I level and dressed just nine players. They also were playing their fourth game in five days on the road and were without their top scorer and rebounder, freshman forward Mark Yelovich, because he had a family emergency.

The Badgers never trailed in the tune-up for the three-game Paradise Jam tournament that begins Friday at St. Thomas. Leuer and junior guard Jason Bohannon combined for 16 quick points as the Badgers jumped out to a 23-10 lead. The Badgers led 40-21 at halftime and then opened up a 62-28 lead following a Bohannon layup with 12:38 left in the game.

UW coach Bo Ryan was pleased his team "stayed to the task" even after the game turned into a rout in the second half. "I liked the fact we moved the ball, made hard cuts, touched the post, we didn't get screwy with our decision making," Ryan said. "That's what you look for in games like this."

Senior forward Marcus Landry added 15 and had a career-high 5 blocks while Bohannon and fellow junior guard Trevon Hughes had 12 and 11 points respectively.

The Badgers shot 59 percent overall (35 of 59) and 53 percent from 3-point range (8 of 15) and dished out 21 assists, which was just three off the Kohl Center record. SIU-Edwardsville shot 38 percent overall (21 of 55) and 47 percent from 3-point range (47 percent).

"I thought defensively we were pretty solid," said Ryan.

Landry was particularly solid swatting away balls. He has 8 blocks in two games. "We don't tell Marcus to go out there and block some shots," said Ryan. "He moves his feet, he was in help position and he reads that pretty well most of the time."

Landry was surprised he had five blocks. He said it made him recall his first years at Wisconsin when he felt he was more of a shot blocker. After rejecting 6 in 16 games as a freshman, Landry blocked 31 as a sophomore and 27 last year.

"It's not always going to be your night to score or your night to do whatever," said Landry. "You have to find a way to help your team defensively and to help your team out. … I'm looking forward to more blocks. It's a fun part of the game."

Landry, who scored 23 points in the Badgers' 68-61 victory over Long Beach State last Sunday, didn't feel the need to score as much against the Cougars because of the Badgers' balance.

He said Leuer's performance didn't surprise him. "As his teammate, I know what he's capable of doing," Landry said. "You're only seeing the beginning of it, I hope."

Ryan liked how Leuer took advantage of his good movement without the ball and got some easy scores following good assists from his teammates.

"It's one of those nights where he got some things going. Better balance, better decisions with the ball. That's what we look for," said Ryan, who added that Leuer was "better on jump stops, better on his ball fakes than he was earlier in the year. He has to continue to do that. He was pretty active."

"His overall game, there's some potential there," Ryan added later. "He just has to bring it all the time."

That includes at the Paradise Jam when the Badgers face Iona Friday evening. If they win, they will face the winner of the San Diego-Valparaiso game on Sunday. If they lose, they will face the loser of that San Diego-Valpo game on Saturday.

Other teams in the tournament include UConn and Miami (Fla.).

"We know what's coming," said Ryan. "We don't feel anything other than that we have to keep improving."