Wisconsin
16-13, 8-11 Big Ten
Minnesota
8-20, 2-16Â Big Ten
Game Coverage
Sunday | 6:30 p.m. | FS1 | Williams Arena  | Minneapolis, Minn.
MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin men's basketball wraps up its regular season with a road Border Battle against Minnesota on Sunday. This year's rematch with the Gophers is set to tip off at 6:30 p.m. CT Sunday on FS1.
Before the Badgers tip, here is the Starting Five.
1. LAST TIME OUT:Â
Max Klesmit scored a team-high 19 points, but Wisconsin suffered a heart-breaking 63-61 loss to No. 5 Purdue on Thursday night at the Kohl Center.
Chucky Hepburn (13 points) was the only other Badger to score in double-figures.Â
Connor Essegian and
Isaac Lindsey each added eight points for UW. A back-and-forth contest throughout the night, neither team led by more than three points over the final 12 minutes of the game.
2. TO THE MAX:Â Klesmit has scored in double figures in five of the last six games, including back-to-back, season-high 19-point performances at Michigan and again versus Purdue. Klesmit is shooting 16-for-30 (53.3%) from 3-point range since returning from injury (last 10 games). On the season, Klesmit is averaging 8.3 points per game.
3. BENCH BOOST:Â The Badger bench was a bright spot on Thursday, scoring a combined 14 points. Sophomore guard
Isaac Lindsey scored a season-high eight points, going 2-for-2 from 3-point range. While
Jordan Davis and
Carter Gilmore each added three points.
4. BORDER BATTLE:Â The Badgers lead the all-time series against Minnesota, 106-104. Wisconsin has won five straight games in the series, including a win earlier this year in Madison. Four of the last five games between the Big Ten foes have been decided by six points or less.
5. WISCONSIN VS. MINNESOTA: Sunday marks the second meeting between Wisconsin and Minnesota this season after the Badgers earned a 63-60 victory over the Gophers in January. In the season's first meeting,
Steven Crowl scored 17 points, going 8-for-13 from the field. Hepburn (16 points) and Essegian (11 points) also scored in double figures for UW.
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