Wildcats Welcome Back Students to Host #8 Badgers

NORTHWESTERN MEN'S BASKETBALL: GAME INFORMATION
DATE	Opponent	TIME	LOCATION	Watch	Live Stats
Tuesday, Jan. 18	#8 Wisconsin	8 pm CT	Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Ill.	Big Ten Network	Live Stats
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EVANSTON, Ill. — Fresh off a win at #10 Michigan State on Saturday, the Northwestern Wildcats return home to face their second-consecutive Top-10 foe as they host the #8 Wisconsin Badgers at Welsh-Ryan Arena on Tuesday evening. Tip-off is at 8 pm CT, with coverage live on Big Ten Network.

Tuesday's game will mark the first time in 682 days in which Northwestern students will be in Welsh-Ryan Arena for a Big Ten matchup. The last Big Ten matchup featuring Northwestern's "Wildside" student section was on March 7, 2020, an 80-69 Senior Day win over #20 Penn State. The 'Cats did not have students in attendance at Welsh-Ryan Arena for their first three home conference games of 2022 due to a two-week quarantine mandate for all NU students returning back to campus after Winter Break.

In their last time out, Northwestern defeated #10 Michigan State, 64-62, at the Breslin Center for its first ranked win of the season. The win snapped an eight-game skid for the 'Cats in East Lansing and marked the second-straight season in which NU knocked off a Top-10 ranked Michigan State team, having defeated then No. 4-ranked MSU, 79-65, at Welsh-Ryan Arena on Dec. 20, 2020. The victory on Saturday also marked Northwestern's fifth win in program history on the road vs. a Top-10 opponent, including the second under Chris Collins (more on that below).

Ryan Young made his first start of the season and led the team with 18 points, eight rebounds, and two steals. The Wildcats improved to 5-0 during Young's career in games in which the redshirt-junior has scored 18+ points. Also scoring in double figures for the 'Cats was Chase Audige, who finished with 14 points including a season-high four made three-pointers, along with Boo Buie who dropped 12 points and a team-leading four assists.

Clocking in at No. 8 in this week's latest AP Poll, Wisconsin is the second-consecutive AP Top-10 opponent the Wildcats have faced. Northwestern's last win over a ranked Wisconsin team was on Feb. 12, 2017, when the Wildcats took down the 7th-ranked Badgers, 66-59, at the Kohl Center amid their historic 2016-17 campaign. The last time the 'Cats knocked off ranked opponents in back-to-back games was in 2009, when they defeated #18 Minnesota, 74-65, on Jan. 18, followed by a 70-63 win at #7 Michigan State on Jan. 21.

Following their meeting with the Badgers, Northwestern will travel to West Lafayette, Indiana to face #4 Purdue on Sunday afternoon, marking the first time in program history in which the Wildcats will play three AP-Top 10 opponents in a row.

Wildcats Welcome Back Students to Host #8 Badgers

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Players Mentioned

Chase Audige

Boo Buie

Ryan Young

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