Coming off of a tough overtime loss to No. 20 Saint Mary’s (1-0) in South Dakota, the Wisconsin Badgers (0-1) return home for their opener at the Kohl Center on Friday night. The Eastern Illinois Panthers (0-1) come to town having lost their opening game of the season, a 25-point blowout to last season’s national runner-up No. 13 Texas Tech (1-0), as well.
Wisconsin will look to get back on track against an EIU team that is picked to be middle of the pack in the OVC. Hopefully this game will provide some additional playing time for younger, less experienced players like Tyler Wahl while also giving the starters some rest after an OT game.