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Men's Basketball

The Starting Five: Ohio State

Badgers host Buckeyes in top-15 showdown

Men's Basketball

The Starting Five: Ohio State

Badgers host Buckeyes in top-15 showdown

Wisconsin

12-3, 6-2 B1G

OHIO STATE

11-4, 5-4 B1G

Game Coverage

Jan. 23 | 3 p.m. | Kohl Center | Madison, Wis.


MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin looks for its fourth Top-25 win of the season on Saturday when it hosts No. 15 Ohio State at the Kohl Center. The Badgers have won three straight against the Buckeyes overall and have earned a victory in 13 of the last 16 meetings between the two at the Kohl Center.

THE STARTING FIVE

1) RESUME BUILDING: At the halfway point of the season, the Badgers are building an impressive resume. UW is 3-1 against AP Top-25 teams. The Badgers have six wins over teams in the KenPom top 50, the most in the country.

2) NET GAINS: UW is 8-3 in Quad 1 and Quad 2 games this season according to the NET rankings. The Badgers' eight Quad 1/2 wins trail only Alabama (9) for most in the nation.

3) NO PLACE LIKE HOME: Wisconsin is 25-2 at the Kohl Center over the last two seasons, which includes wins in 18 of their last 19 games.

4) VALUE EACH POSSESSION: Wisconsin leads the Big Ten allowing only 61.4 points per game this season. Offensively, the Badgers turn the ball over just 8.3 times per game, ranked third in the country.

5) BALANCED BADGERS: A total of nine different Badgers have scored in double figures in a game this season and six different players have led the team in scoring. Wisconsin is 9-0 this season when four or more Badgers score in double figures.

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