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Five Things to Know: UW vs. BYU
November 19, 2025 | Men's Basketball
Wisconsin heads west for rematch
MADISON, Wis. – The No. 23 Wisconsin men’s basketball team hits the road to face off with No. 9 BYU on Friday as a part of the Bad Boy Mower’s Series - Salt Lake City. Tip is set for 3 p.m. CT at the Delta Center and fans can watch the game on Peacock.
UW looks to go 5-0 for the second-consecutive campaign, and avenge the NCAA Tournament loss to the Cougars at the end of last season.
Fans that aren’t making it out to Salt Lake City can watch through Peacock or listen to the Badger Radio Network as Chris Vosters and Brian Butch will have the call from the Delta Center.
LAST TIME OUT
The Badgers earned a 94-69 victory over SIUE last Monday to wrap up their four-game opening homestand. John Blackwell dropped a game-high 24 points, drilling an efficient 5-of-6 three-pointers. Nick Boyd scored 22 points and had a season-high 6 assists with 0 turnovers. Austin Rapp had 15 points and 8 rebounds, while Nolan Winter chipped in 9 points and 8 boards.
Wisconsin has a sneaky good backcourt with Nick Boyd and John Blackwell.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) November 18, 2025
Combined for 46 tonight SIU Edwardsville.
Badgers will take a 4-0 record into Friday's game against BYU in Salt Lake City. https://t.co/w7Mii6nxic
BACKCOURT BRIGADE
Wisconsin’s starting backcourt of Nick Boyd and John Blackwell got off to a scintillating start, being one-of-five pairs in the nation to average 19-plus points per game to open the year (Boyd - 20.0, Blackwell - 19.5). Boyd, a transfer from San Diego State, posted a career-high 25 points in the win over Northern Illinois. His 22 against SIUE brought the four-game total to 80 – a mark only John Tonje and Johnny Davis have surpassed through the program’s first four games in a season (data to 1999-00. Blackwell dropped 31 points in the opener against Campbell, before posting the game-high against SIUE. His 78 points is the sixth-most in program history through four games.
WE MEET AGAIN
UW fell 91-89 at the hands of BYU in the second-round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament. It was just the third meeting in program history, a series that Bucky leads 2-1. The Badgers won the Chicago Invitational 73-56 against the Cougars on Nov. 26, 2011, with Ben Brust dropping a game-high 21 points. Wisconsin also won 30-16 in the 1931 season-opener on Dec. 11 in Madison.
The Cougars come into Friday's game at 3-1, falling to UConn last Saturday, 86-84. They boast the top-ranked freshman in the class of 2026, AJ Dybantsa, who's averaging 20.3 points per game. Richie Saunders returns to the fold with 19.5 points per game, while Baylor transfer Rob Wright rounds out the double-digit scorers at 17.8.
One month until we're in back in MKE
— Wisconsin Basketball (@BadgerMBB) November 20, 2025
Catch the #Badgers back in Milwaukee for the Milwaukee Hoops Showdown!
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ONE MONTH OUT
The Badgers are heading back to Milwaukee next month to take part in the Milwaukee Hoops Showdown at Fiserv Forum. UW will take on Villanova on Friday, Dec. 19 in a 7 p.m. contest. This marks UW’s second game of the season at Fiserv Forum as UW faced Oklahoma in an exhibition contest last month.
Tickets for the game are available here. Fans making the trek to Milwaukee can come to the New Fashioned (1122 N Vel R. Phillips Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53203) from 5-7 p.m. for the official pregame fan event of Wisconsin Athletics, sponsored by UW Credit Union.
HOLIDAY HOOPING
Following UW’s time in Salt Lake City, the Badgers will head further west to San Diego for the Rady Children’s Invitational. Wisconsin will face Providence on Thursday, Nov. 27 at 4:30 p.m. CT before facing either No. 10 Florida or TCU on Friday, Nov. 28. Thursday’s Thanksgiving contest will air live on FS1 while Wisconsin’s game on Black Friday, which will take place at either 2 p.m. or 4:30 p.m., will air live on FOX.
UW has won three of its last four holiday tournaments and since 2005 UW has a record of 32-13 (.711) in November tournament games with six tournament crowns.
UW will host a Thursday fan event at Home & Away in San Diego, starting at 10 a.m. PT Spend your Thanksgiving with fellow Badgers as we cheer on the Packers and prepare for tipoff against Providence. Giveaways will be available while supplies last. The free event is open to all Badger fans.
