The Iowa Hawkeyes ended a historic season just under a week ago, defeating the Wisconsin Badgers 77-73 to end the regular season 20-7. With the victory, Iowa ended the year exactly where it started: # 5 in the country.
Now, the Hawkeyes begin their search for a postseason race exactly where the regular season ended: with a showdown against Wisconsin. The Badgers held a late race from Penn State to advance to the quarterfinals after Brad Davison secured a rebound and requested a timeout with less than a second to go, after the Nittany Lions decreased to 1 in the last seconds.
Now, the Badgers and Hawkeyes face off in the third round of the series, while Iowa seeks its first Saturday game in the Big Ten Tournament since the championship victory in 2006. The Hawkeyes can obtain their third victory against Wisconsin this season and build on their last success season? Or will the Badgers take revenge for their two regular season losses to Iowa? We’ll find out soon.
As we begin the countdown to the report, here’s everything you need to know about today’s clash.
Matchup: Wisconsin Badgers (17-11, 10-10) vs Iowa Hawkeyes (20-7, 14-6)
When: Friday, March 12 at 8:00 pm CT (est)
Where: Lucas Oil Stadium – Indianapolis, IN
TV: BTN
Video streaming: FOXSportsGO.com
Radio: Hawkeye Radio Network (click to find your local station)
Audio streaming: Radio TuneIn
Don’t forget to check out the full preview of the game for today’s match here.
The winner of tonight’s showdown will move on to face the winner of the Illinois-Rutgers game that immediately precedes the Iowa showdown tonight.
Here is an updated view of the full tournament key.
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Image via BigTen.org
Go Hawks!