MADISON, Wis. — Winners in three of their past four games, the Badgers host Purdue on Tuesday night at the Kohl Center. Tip is set for 6 p.m. (CT) on ESPN.

1) LEAVE IT TO REUVERS: Nate Reuvers has been Mr. Reliable for the Badgers this season scoring in double figures in 19 of UW's 24 games. While averaging 13.6 points per game and 4.8 rebounds per game, the junior forward has also emerged as an elite presence on defense with 52 blocks on the season, tied for fourth-most in the Big Ten. Reuvers has 138 career blocks and needs just 16 rejections to break Ethan Happ's school record (154).

2) BATTLE TESTED: Wisconsin ranks No. 28 in the KenPom.com rankings (as of Feb. 16), which also lists UW as facing the fourth-toughest schedule in the nation. The Badgers are also ranked No. 31 according to the NET Rankings. ​​​​​​

3) QUAD 1: Wisconsin has tallied a Big-Ten best seven Quadrant 1 wins. Only four teams in the country have more.

4) SCOUTING PURDUE: Purdue is led by sophomore forward Trevion Williams who is averaging 11.0 points and 7.4 rebounds per game. The Boilermakers have three players averaging double-figure scoring this season. Purdue's losses have come against top-ranked competition, including Florida State, Butler, Michigan, Illinois and Maryland. Purdue has notable victories over Virginia, Michigan State, Indiana and Iowa.
 
5) BRAD IS BACK: Junior guard Brad Davison emerged in a big way Saturday at Nebraska. Davison knocked down a season-high 30 points on 8-of-11 shooting from 3-point territory with five rebounds and four assists. The Minnesota native tied UW's single-game school record with eight made 3s and led a contingent of sharp-shooting Badgers against Nebraska, as UW finished 49.2 percent from the field on 31-for-63 shooting from the field. 

LAST TIME OUT
Wisconsin 81, Nebraska 64

Wisconsin caught fire and connected on 48.4 percent (15-for-31) of its 3-pointers to earn an 81-64 win on the road over Nebraska on Saturday.

• Brad Davison knocked down a season-high 30 points on 8-of-11 shooting shooting from 3-point territory with five rebounds and four assists.
• The Badgers shot 49.2 percent from the field (31-63 FG).
• Four Badgers finished in double figures in Saturday's victory:
  • Davison (30), Micah Potter (15), D'Mitrik Trice (15) and Nate Reuvers (13) 
• Aleem Ford also had an impressive line, recording 10 rebounds, three points, two assists and one steal.
• The victory marked Wisconsin's 12th in the last 16 meetings with Nebraska.

ALL-TIME SERIES: PURDUE

• Friday's game marks the 182nd meeting between Wisconsin and Purdue in a series that dates back to 1906. Purdue leads the all-time series, 110-71, but the rivalry has been quite even recently, with Wisconsin winning five of the past 11 meetings.
• The Badgers are 50-38 all-time in home games against the Boilermakers.
  • UW is 3-2 in the past five meetings in Madison.
• In the last matchup at the Kohl Center in 2019, Purdue claimed an 84-80 overtime win in Madison.
• Wisconsin is 12-5 against the Boilermakers at the Kohl Center.