MADISON, Wis. — The No. 25 Wisconsin Badgers will face their fourth top-25 opponent in the last five games when they visit No. 23 Purdue on Tuesday. Tip at Mackey Arena is scheduled for 8 p.m. (CT) on ESPN2.

Purdue will be the 10th ranked opponent UW has faced this season, the most regular-season games vs. the AP Top-25 in school history. UW is also set to play at No. 5 Iowa in its regular-season finale on Sunday.

THE STARTING FIVE

1) B1G BENCHMARKS: Wisconsin claimed Big Ten win number 10 two weekends ago, giving UW double-digit wins for the 18th time in the last 20 years. No other Big Ten team can make that claim. UW needs one more win to clinch a winning Big Ten record for the 21st time in the last 22 years.

2) POLL POSITION: Wisconsin is ranked 23rd in the AP Top 25, ranked 12th by KenPom.com, ranked 15th in Sagarin, ranked 19th in ESPN's BPI and ranked 24th in the NET Rankings. 

3) BADGER BALANCE: The Badgers boast one of the more balanced teams in the nation, ranking in the top 36 of both defensive (7th) and offensive (36th) efficiency according to KenPom.com.

4) THE KEY'S IN THE 3s: Wisconsin has won 17 of its last 19 games when hitting 10+ triples in a game (5-2 this season). The Badgers are 9-3 this year when they makes nine or more 3s in a game.

5) D-FENSE! D-FENSE! The Badgers lead the Big Ten allowing only 63.2 ppg this season and rank 6th in FG% defense (41.6%). Wisconsin's defense is 7th in the NCAA in Ken Pomeroy's Adjusted Defensive Efficiency.