Wisconsin

10-12 (3-6)

Nebraska

16-8 (7-4)

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Monday, Jan. 29  |  8 p.m. (CT)  |  Kohl Center

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MADISON, Wis. — After playing five of the last six games on the road, Wisconsin returns home on Monday to host Nebraska at the Kohl Center. The Badgers are 4-0 at home against Nebraska since the Cornhuskers joined the Big Ten.

Up next, UW hosts Northwestern on Thursday at the Kohl Center. Tip is set for 7:30 p.m. (CT) on FS1.
 

FIVE THINGS TO KNOW: NEBRASKA

1. GARD IN CONTROL: With a record of 52-30 (.634), Greg Gard owns the third-highest win percentage in school history (min. 60 games) behind Hall of Famers Bo Ryan (.737) and Walter Meanwell (.712).
2. HOME SWEET HOME: Wisconsin has won six straight home games dating back to Dec. 13, 2017. UW is 32-7 (.821) at home under head coach Greg Gard, which includes a mark of 16-5 (.762) in Big Ten games.
3. HAPPY BIRTHDAY! This season marks the 20-year anniversary of the Kohl Center, which opened its doors on Jan. 17, 1998. The Badgers are 283-44 (.865) in the Kohl Center, owning the ninth-highest winning percentage of any active building in college basketball.
4. FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH: Wisconsin has one of the least experienced rosters in college basketball. The average experience level is 1.01 years. Only 20 of the 351 teams in the nation are younger. The Badgers' talented freshman class has accounted for 42.6% of the team's scoring this season, combining for 29.1 points per game.
4. HAPP HAVING HIS WAY: All-American Ethan Happ is the only player to rank among the Big Ten's top 10 in points (fifth at 17.2 ppg), rebounds (fourth at 8.5 rpg) and assists (ninth at 3.8 apg). He is also the only major conference player averaging at least 16.0 ppg, 8.0 rpg and 3.0 apg.

ALL-TIME vs. NEBRASKA

Monday's game will mark the 28th-ever meeting between Wisconsin and Nebraska in a series that began in 1904. UW leads the all-time series, 14-13, winning eight of the 11 meetings since the Huskers joined the Big Ten in 2011.

• UW is 8-2 against Nebraska at home, but 4-0 since the Huskers joined the Big Ten
• The two teams met earlier this season when the Huskers pulled out a 63-59 win in Lincoln, Nebraska
• In the four home games against Nebraska since 2011, UW has held the Huskers to just 51.5 ppg. The Badgers have also averaged 22.8 free throw attempts and just 9.3 turnovers per game over that stretch.
• Nebraska has scored more than 55 points in just five of the 11 meetings with UW since joining the Big Ten. In the 11 games since Nebraska joined the Big Ten, the Huskers have averaged a mere 56.5 ppg against the Badgers.
• A total of 11 current Badgers have played more than 2 minutes against Nebraska, led by Ethan Happ who is averaging 11.5 ppg and 8.8 rpg in four meetings

LAST TIME OUT

#6 MICHIGAN STATE 76, WISCONSIN 61
Jan. 26, 2018 | Breslin Center | East Lansing, Mich.

• Wisconsin out-scored No. 6 Michigan State, 40-39, in the second half, but a 16-point halftime deficit was too much to overcome
• UW shot 51.7% from the floor in the second half (14-16 in the paint), but shot just 20.7% in the first half, accounting for a 36.2% FG percentage for the game. MSU shot 50% overall.
• The Badgers out-scored MSU in the paint, 32-24, including 28-to-10 in the second half
• Junior Ethan Happ scored all but one of his 23 points after intermission, going 9-for-11 at the free throw line and posting four assists and two steals
• Sophomore Brevin Pritzl was the only other Badger to score in double figures with 13 points

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