Madison Bound — Buckeyes Face Badgers in Top 15 Matchup Saturday

THE BASICS

15 Ohio State at 10 Wisconsin • When: 4 p.m. • Date: Saturday, Jan. 23

Where: Kohl Center • TV: CBS (Andrew Catalon/Jim Spanarkel)

Radio: 97.1 The Fan (Paul Keels/Ron Stokes)

Satellite Radio: Sirius (OSU 81/WIS 138), XM (81/195), Internet (81/957)

Game Basics

No. 15 Ohio State and No. 10 Wisconsin meet on the hardwood at 4 p.m. Saturday at the Kohl Center in Madison. CBS Sports will televise.
The teams will meet just once this season.
Ohio State is 5-4 in the Big Ten after suffering the first home loss of the season the last time out vs. Purdue, 67-65.
Chris Holtmann’s teams are 1-3 vs. Wisconsin. Ohio State leads the all-time series 88-73 with a 54-25 record in Columbus. The Badgers are 47-30 in Madison vs. the Buckeyes, including an 11-4 record at the Kohl Center.
When ranked among the Top 25 in the Associated Press poll, Ohio State is 24-14 vs. the Badgers. Wisconsin owns a record of 14-12 when ranked vs. the Buckeyes. Ohio State is 8-4 in games when both teams are ranked. All-time, the Buckeyes are 34-49 when playing in the state of Wisconsin.
Sophomore E.J. Liddell is nine points shy of 400 for his career … he reached 200 rebounds (205) with seven vs. Purdue the last time out … With 21 points vs. Purdue Tuesday, Duane Washington Jr. has scored 802 career points.