Game Coverage
Feb. 23 | 7:30 p.m. | Welsh-Ryan Arena | Evanston, Ill.
MADISON, Wis. — Winners in seven of their last nine Big Ten road games, Wisconsin travels to face Northwestern on Saturday. The Badgers have won six of their last seven games at Northwestern.
Up next, UW travels to Indiana on Tuesday. The Badgers have won 21 of the last 23 games against the Hoosiers.
1. RESUME BUILDING: The Badgers checked in at No. 12 in the Feb. 21 NET rankings and No. 12 according to KenPom.com. Wisconsin is one of just nine teams with seven Quadrant 1 wins. UW has played the fifth-longest schedule in the NCAA (per KenPom.com).
2. BADGERS > WILDCATS:Â Wisconsin has won the last two meetings against Northwestern and 17 of the last 22 in the series overall. The Badgers won this season's earlier matchup, 62-46, on Jan. 26 in Madison. UW is seeking its first regular-season sweep of the Wildcats since 2015.
3. SWEET 15:Â Nine of Wisconsin's last 10 victories over Northwestern have come by at least 15 points. The Badgers have won those nine games by an average of 19.7 points. UW has held NU to 70 or fewer points for 39 straight games.
4. ROAD WARRIORS: Wisconsin has six true road wins this season — one of nine major conference schools with at least six. Among Big Ten teams, only Michigan State (7) has more.
5. MAKING IT HAPP-EN:Â
Ethan Happ is playing like a postseason All-American, ranking second in Ken Pomeroy's Player of the Year rankings. Happ is trying to become just the second player in the last 20 years (along with LSU's Ben Simmons) to average 16 points, 10 rebounds and four assists per game.
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