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No. 18 Wisconsin plays Nebraska after Tonje’s 24-point outing – Fox Sports

No. 18 Wisconsin plays Nebraska after Tonje’s 24-point outing – Fox Sports

Associated Press

Nebraska Cornuckers (12-7, 2-6 Big Ten) at Wisconsin Badgers (15-4, 5-3 Big Ten)

Madison, Wisconsin; Sunday, 1 p.m. EST

Betmgm Sportsbook Line: Badgers -7.5; over/under is 151.5

Bottom Row: No. 18 Wisconsin takes on Nebraska after John Tone scores 24 points in Wisconsin’s 85-83 loss to the UCLA Bruins.

The Badgers are 10-1 on their home court. Wisconsin is sixth in the Big Ten in scoring at 82.5 points while shooting 47.1 percent from the field.

The Cornuskers have gone 2-6 against Big Ten opponents. Nebraska is 0-3 in one-possession games.

Wisconsin is making 47.1 percent of its shots from the field this season, which is 5.7 percentage points higher than Nebraska has allowed its opponents (41.4 percent). Nebraska is averaging 5.3 more points per game (76.4) than Wisconsin is giving up (71.1).

The Badgers and Cornhuskers match up Sunday for the first time in conference play this season.

Top performers: Max Klesmit is averaging 10.4 points for the Badgers. John Blackwell is averaging 17.7 points over the last 10 games.

Brice Williams is averaging 18.5 points per game with 3.7 rebounds and 2.5 assists for the Cornhuskers. Juwan Gary is averaging 13.9 points and 4.5 rebounds while shooting 42.5 percent over the past 10 games.

Last 10 games: Badgers: 7-3, averaging 82.1 points, 31.6 rebounds, 15.5 assists, 4.5 steals and 2.1 blocks per game while shooting 48.8 percent from the field. Their opponents are averaging 73.0 points per game.

Cornhuskers: 5-5, averaging 73.2 points, 32.6 rebounds, 13.5 assists, 7.1 steals and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 46.6 percent from the field. Their opponents are averaging 70.4 points.

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The Associated Press produced this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.


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