Overview
- Tipoff is 6:00 p.m. CT on Big Ten Network at Williams Arena, with Wisconsin favored by about 1.5 points and the teams entering at 11-5 and 10-6, both 3-2 in the Big Ten.
- The Badgers have won nine straight against the Golden Gophers and have dropped only two of the past 20 meetings in the series.
- Minnesota has surged under first-year coach Niko Medved with home wins over ranked Indiana and Iowa, and its five-game win streak ended in an overtime loss to USC.
- Wisconsin’s 91-88 win at then-No. 2 Michigan followed a victory over UCLA and delivered its first Quad 1 result of the season.
- Key players include Minnesota scorer Cade Tyson, while Wisconsin’s John Blackwell and Nick Boyd earned national and Big Ten weekly honors; forward Austin Rapp is listed as questionable.