Game Coverage
Tuesday, Jan. 23 | 6 p.m. (CT) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena
MADISON, Wis. — Following a win over Illinois on Friday, Wisconsin heads back on the road to continue a stretch where five of six games are away from home. The Badgers travel to Iowa on Tuesday for a 6 p.m. (CT) tip on ESPN2.
Up next, UW travels to East Lansing to face No. 9 Michigan State on Friday, Jan. 26 for a 7 p.m. contest on FS1.
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FIVE THINGS TO KNOW: IOWA
1. ON THE ROAD AGAIN:Â Wisconsin is playing its seventh and eighth road games of the season this week. Only two major conference teams have played more than six road games (Georgia and Villanova, 7). UW is 11-11 away from home in Big Ten play under head coach Greg Gard.Â
2. FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH:Â 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 36.7% of the team's scoring this season, combining for 29.5 points per game.
3. GARD IN CONTROL: With a record of 52-28 (.650), 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).
4. HAPP HAVING HIS WAY:Â All-American Ethan Happ is the only player to rank among the Big Ten's top 10 in points (sixth at 16.7 ppg), rebounds (fourth at 8.5 rpg) and assists (10th at 3.7 apg). He is also the only major conference player averaging at least 16.0 ppg, 8.0 rpg and 3.0 apg.
5. DAVISON DIALED IN:Â Averaging 12.1 points per game, guard Brad Davison leads all Big Ten freshmen in scoring. He is also among the top freshmen in assists, 3-point percentage and free throw percentage.
ALL-TIME vs. IOWA
Tuesday's games marks the 164th meeting between Wisconsin and Iowa, in a rivalry that began in 1909. The Badgers lead the all-time series, 83-80.
- Wisconsin has won six of the last seven meetings, with the one loss coming in last season's only meeting, which resulted in a 59-57 Hawkeyes' win in Madison.
- The Badgers are 19-6 over the last 25 meetings with Iowa, dating back to 2003
- UW is currently enjoying a three-game win streak in Iowa City. That equals the Badgers' longest-ever win streak in Carver-Hawkeye Arena (UW also won three straight from 1999-2001). The Badgers' longest all-time win streak in Iowa City is four, claiming victory in the team's first four visits to Iowa City from 1912-18.
- During UW's three-game win streak at Iowa, the Badgers have limited the Hawkeyes to an average of 65.3 points per game on 43.1% shooting. Wisconsin's offense has averaged 73.3 ppg on 46.7% shooting in those three outings.
- Like men's basketball, the UW-Iowa football all-time series is also close, as the Badgers lead, 46-43-2.
- Ethan Happ and Iowa's Nicholas Baer were AAU teammates on Quad-City Elite
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LAST TIME OUT
WISCONSIN 75, ILLINOIS 50
Jan.19, 2018Â | Kohl Center | Madison, Wis.
- Wisconsin won its 12th-straight over Illinois with a 75-50 win last Friday at the Kohl Center. The Badgers' 25-point win matches their second-largest over Illinois in the modern era.
- UW shot a Big Ten season-best 53.1% from the floor while limiting Illinois to a season-low points total and 1-for-14 shooting from 3-point range
- The Badgers recorded 10 blocked shots (five by freshman Nate Reuvers alone), their most since 2013
- Junior Ethan Happ tallied his fifth double-double in the last seven games with 16 points and 10 rebounds, while adding a team-high five assists
- Freshman Brad Davison matched his second-highest scoring output ever with 18 points, going 10-for-10 at the free throw line
- Sophomore Brevin Pritzl posted 16 points (3-6 3FGs) with six rebounds
- Junior Khalil Iverson finished with 13 points, three rebounds, three assists, three blocks and two steals
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