The #11 Iowa Hawkeyes (15-6, 9-5) turn their eyes northeast with the #21 Wisconsin Badgers (15-7, 9-6) as they look to assert themselves as a double-bye team come conference tournament time. Wisconsin has alternated wins and losses for the better part of a month and are coming off their second loss against Michigan. Hopefully that does not portend to an Iowa defeat, as the Badgers have not lost two straight all season.
They’re led by Greg Gard, who’s continued Bo Ryan’s magic of ugly basketball teams who just win, outside a dispiriting 2018 season.