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16 November 2024

UW Basketball Sinks a Win, Badgers Set for Primetime Play

News | November 16, 2024 | 0 | by Morgan McCarthy

The Badgers are in prime time against the number one team in the nation.

Wisconsin hosts top-ranked Oregon at Camp Randall Stadium. The two teams have split their first six meetings with the Ducks winning the last three, all in bowl games. The Badgers won all three regular season meetings against Oregon, most recently in 2000 when Michael Bennett rushed for 290 yards, eighth-highest in Badger history. The game kicks off at 6:30 p.m. and airs live on NBC.

In what could be a good omen for tnnight’s football game, the Badgers men’s basketball team beat eighth-ranked Arizona 103-88 last night at the Kohl Center.

Grad student transfer John Tonje hit 21-of-22 free throws and scored 41 points in just his fourth game as a Badger. Much of the game was spent on the free throw line as the Badgers and the Wildcats each had at least 40 free throw attempts. The win improves Wisconsin to four-and-oh on the season and could put the Badgers on the radar in next week’s rankings.

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