Wisconsin Badgers @ Nebraska Cornhuskers
Blackwell leads Wisconsin against No. 23 Nebraska
Wisconsin Badgers (7-2, 1-0 Big Ten) at Nebraska Cornhuskers (9-0)
Lincoln, Nebraska; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST
Cornhuskers -1.5; over/under is 156.5
BOTTOM LINE: Wisconsin takes on No. 23 Nebraska after John Blackwell scored 30 points in Wisconsin's 96-76 win against the Marquette Golden Eagles.
The Cornhuskers have gone 6-0 at home. Nebraska averages 83.2 points and has outscored opponents by 15.3 points per game.
The Badgers play their first true road game after going 7-2 with a 1-2 record in neutral-site games to begin the season. Wisconsin is fifth in the Big Ten scoring 87.9 points per game and is shooting 45.3%.
Nebraska makes 47.6% of its shots from the field this season, which is 3.8 percentage points higher than Wisconsin has allowed to its opponents (43.8%). Wisconsin has shot at a 45.3% rate from the field this season, 7.4 percentage points higher than the 37.9% shooting opponents of Nebraska have averaged.
The Cornhuskers and Badgers face off Wednesday for the first time in Big Ten play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Rienk Mast is scoring 18.1 points per game and averaging 6.1 rebounds for the Cornhuskers. Pryce Sandfort is averaging 3.0 made 3-pointers.
Blackwell averages 3.2 made 3-pointers per game for the Badgers, scoring 21.0 points while shooting 43.3% from beyond the arc. Nicholas Boyd is averaging 20.2 points and 3.3 assists.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- D.J. Carstensen
- Jeffrey Anderson
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA | 2-0 | - | 7-2 |
| Michigan | 1-0 | 0.5 | 9-0 |
| Michigan State | 1-0 | 0.5 | 8-1 |
| Purdue | 1-0 | 0.5 | 8-1 |
| Illinois | 1-0 | 0.5 | 8-2 |
| Wisconsin | 1-0 | 0.5 | 7-2 |
| Minnesota | 1-0 | 0.5 | 5-4 |
| USC | 1-1 | 1 | 9-1 |
| Iowa | 1-1 | 1 | 8-1 |
| Indiana | 1-1 | 1 | 8-2 |
| Ohio State | 1-1 | 1 | 7-2 |
| Washington | 1-1 | 1 | 6-3 |
| Nebraska | 0-0 | 1 | 9-0 |
| Penn State | 0-1 | 1.5 | 8-2 |
| Maryland | 0-1 | 1.5 | 6-4 |
| Northwestern | 0-2 | 2 | 5-4 |
| Rutgers | 0-2 | 2 | 5-5 |
| Oregon | 0-2 | 2 | 4-5 |

