The Iowa Hawkeyes ring in the New Year with a road trip to the Kohl Center to battle No. 21 Wisconsin.
Iowa (8-5, 0-2 Big Ten) enters tonight winners of three straight. The Hawkeyes topped Florida A&M on Dec. 16, 88-54, UMBC on Dec. 20, 103-81, and Northern Illinois on Dec. 29, 103-74.
During that stretch, senior guard Tony Perkins has averaged 15 points, 7.3 assists, 4.3 rebounds and 2.3 steals per game, while shooting 50% from the field. Junior forward Payton Sandfort has averaged 15.6 points, six rebounds and four assists per game and shot 44.4% from 3-point range in Iowa’s wins.
Meanwhile, freshman forward Owen Freeman registered his first career double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds in the Hawkeyes’ win Over Florida A&M. Then, Freeman tallied 12 points, nine rebounds and four steals in Iowa’s win versus Northern Illinois.
In Iowa’s past two contests, graduate forward Ben Krikke has registered 18.5 points, 9.5 rebounds and three assists per game while connecting on 69.5% of his field goal attempts.
Since a 98-73 loss in Tucson, Ariz., versus then-No. 1 Arizona on Dec. 9, Wisconsin (9-3, 1-0 Big Ten) has won back-to-back games versus Jacksonville State, 75-60, and against Chicago State, 80-53.
The Badgers also lost in the season’s opening week versus No. 5 Tennessee, 80-70, in Madison, Wis., and at No. 23 Providence, 72-59, on Nov. 14.
As tipoff approaches, here’s where and how Hawkeye fans can watch, listen and stream tonight’s game against the Badgers. Plus, a look at probable starters and game notes.