The No. 18 ranked Wisconsin Badgers (15-3, 5-2 Big Ten) will look to add another win to a growing NCAA Tournament resume when they take on the UCLA Bruins (12-6, 3-4 Big Ten) Tuesday night.
The road game is the second of a two-game road trip in Los Angeles, California. THE The Badgers triumphed over USC during the first leg on Saturday.
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Wisconsin basketball fans likely took notice of Peacock’s Big Ten doubleheader Tuesday night. The streaming platform will host the Badgers and Bruins game – they will play in Peacock’s second game of the night, with the defined tipping time for 9:30 p.m. ET, 8:30 p.m. CT.
Wisconsin is 3-2 in Peacock games so far this season. These results include an upheaval defeat Arizonaa narrow home loss to Michigana road loss to Illinoisa decisive element home victory against Minnesota and a home win against Ohio State.
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UCLA enters Tuesday ranked 31st in KenPom, making the contest a Quad 1 game for the Badgers. Wisconsin is 2-3 in such games this season – that record was 3-3 until Ohio State recently fell outside the NET top 30. UCLA is 1-4 in its last five games, with its last result being a blowout victory against Iowa.
Wisconsin, meanwhile, is ranked 21st in KenPom, 18th in the AP Poll and 19th in the Coaches Poll. The team is one of the biggest risers in the sport over the past two weeks. The score is 5-0 since the start of the calendar year, with all five of those wins coming against conference opponents.
For more on how the Badgers and Bruins match up, check out our full game preview and predictions. Wisconsin fans will have to tune back into Peacock to see how the game plays out.
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