When: 6 p.m. Sunday
Where: Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, Illinois
TV: Big Ten Network, with Brandon Gaudin and Stephen Bardo
Radio: 1310 AM and 101.5 FM, with Matt Lepay and Mike Lucas
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Get ready as No. 21 Wisconsin Badgers prepare to take on Northwestern Wildcats
Wisconsin State Journal reporter Jim Polzin previews the Big Ten matchup between the 21st-ranked University of Wisconsin men's basketball team and the unranked Northwestern Wildcats Sunday night at Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, Illinois.
NO. 21 UW VS. NORTHWESTERN
BADGERS (15-8, 9-7)
Coach: Greg Gard, 116-65 in his fifth season at UW.
Player to watch: Sophomore forward Tyler Wahl (above) scored a career-high 14 points in UW’s 68-52 win over Northwestern on Jan 20. Wahl was 2 of 3 from 3-point range against the Wildcats but is 2 of 14 from beyond the arc since that game.
PROBABLE UW STARTERS
| No. | Name | Ht. | Year | PPG |
| 2 | Aleem Ford | 6-8 | Sr. | 9.2 |
| 5 | Tyler Wahl | 6-9 | So. | 5.2 |
| 35 | Nate Reuvers | 6-11 | Sr. | 9.0 |
| 0 | D'Mitrik Trice (above) | 6-0 | Sr. | 13.5 |
| 34 | Brad Davison | 6-4 | Sr. | 8.9 |
KEY BADGERS RESERVES
| No. | Name | Ht. | Year | PPG |
| 11 | Micah Potter (above) | 6-10 | Sr. | 12.1 |
| 1 | Jonathan Davis | 6-5 | Fr. | 7.0 |
| 12 | Trevor Anderson | 6-3 | Sr. | 3.5 |
YOU SHOULD KNOW
Trevor Anderson (above) sat out a 77-62 loss to Iowa on Thursday night with an upper-body injury. … Micah Potter had 23 points and 11 rebounds against the Hawkeyes, his fourth double-double of the season. He went 3 of 6 from 3-point range after going 1 of 12 from beyond the arc over the previous five games. … D'Mitrik Trice missed 11 of his final 12 shot attempts against Iowa.
WILDCATS (6-13, 3-12)
Coach: Chris Collins, 115-132 in his eighth season at Northwestern.
Player to watch: Sophomore guard Chase Audige (above) scored a game-high 22 points in a 73-66 loss at Illinois on Tuesday night. Audige finished with 16 points in the first meeting with UW, including a 4-of-5 effort from 3-point range.
PROBABLE NORTHWESTERN STARTERS
| No. | Name | Ht. | Year | PPG |
| 22 | Pete Nance (above) | 6-10 | Jr. | 11.9 |
| 10 | Miller Kopp | 6-7 | Jr. | 12.1 |
| 15 | Ryan Young | 6-10 | So. | 8.3 |
| 11 | Anthony Gaines | 6-4 | Sr. | 4.4 |
| 1 | Chase Audige | 6-4 | So. | 13.3 |
KEY WILDCATS RESERVES
| No. | Name | Ht. | Year | PPG |
| 0 | Boo Buie (above) | 6-2 | So. | 9.0 |
| 31 | Robbier Beran | 6-9 | So. | 5.5 |
| 3 | Ty Berry | 6-3 | Fr. | 5.2 |
| 2 | Ryan Greer | 6-2 | Jr. | 3.1 |
YOU SHOULD KNOW
The Wildcats have lost 12 consecutive games since starting 3-0 in Big Ten play. They’re 16-60 against conference opponents since Chris Collins took the program to its first NCAA tournament appearance in 2016-17. … Miller Kopp (above) is 5 of 26 from 3-point range over the past five games. … Northwestern is last in the Big Ten in adjusted defensive efficiency in conference games.
Jim Polzin | Wisconsin State Journal
Jim Polzin covers Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball for the Wisconsin State Journal.
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