Badgers Face Illini In Search Of First Big Ten Win: How To Watch
The Wisconsin Badgers will seek to win their first Big Ten game of the 2023-24 season when they travel to Champaign, Ill., to face Illinois on Sunday.
The Badgers have lost four of their last six games going into the contest, while Illinois is coming off a week-long break after losing to Indiana on New Year’s Eve.
Here is everything you need to get ready for the game.
Nebraska vs. Illinois
Time: 2 p.m. CT Sunday, State Farm Center, Champaign, Ill.
TV: BTN+
Radio: WTSO 1070-AM Radio
Records: Illinois: 6-6 (0-2 in Big Ten); Wisconsin: 7-6 (0-3)
NCAA NET Ratings: Illinois 61; Wisconsin 116.
Previous Game: Indiana def. Illinois, 77-71, on Dec. 31; Nebraska def. Wisconsin, 69-57, on Thursday.
Previous Meeting: Illinois 79, Wisconsin 63 (2022-23 season, at Madison)
Projected Starters: Illinois — G Makira Cook, F Kendall Bostic, G Genesis Bryant, G Adalia McKenzie, F Brynn Shoup-Hill. Wisconsin — F Serah Williams; G Brooke Schramek, G Ronnie Porter; G Sania Copeland; G D’Yanis Jimenez.
About Illinois: The Illini have had a week to chew on that loss to Indiana and, like the Badgers, they’re hoping to claim their first league win on Sunday. Outside Illinois leans on Bryant, who leads the team with 14.9 points and 42 assists, while Cook has averaged 13.8 points in nine games this season. Inside Bostic has averaged 12.8 points and 8.9 rebounds. McKenzie also scores in double figures, with 10.3 points per game.
About Wisconsin: Getting Williams back helped the Badgers, who were in a two-point game with Nebraska on Thursday before the Huskers pulled away in the final quarter. Williams is ninth in the Big Ten averaging 16.1 points, second with 9.0 rebounds and first with 2.9 blocked shots. Porter leads the Big Ten in minutes played at nearly 35 per game, is 10th in rebounding at 7.1 per game and leads the conference with 2.8 steals per game. Natalie Leuzinger has hit double digits in each of her last three games, two off the bench.
2023-24 Wisconsin Women’s Basketball Schedule, Results
Nov. 7: vs. Milwaukee, W,62-51 (1-0)
Nov. 9: vs. Western Illinois, W,74-52 (2-0)
Nov. 14: vs. South Dakota State, W,66-64 (3-0)
Nov. 19: at Kansas State, L,57-75 (3-1)
Nov. 24: vs. Arkansas@, L,62-65 (3-2)
Nov. 25: vs. Boston College@, W,82-72 (4-2)
Nov. 29: vs. Northern Illinois, W,75-54 (5-2)
Dec. 3: vs. Butler, L,51-59 (5-3)
Dec. 10: vs. Iowa*, L,65-87 (5-4, 0-1 Big Ten)
Dec. 13: at St. Thomas, W,78-55 (6-4)
Dec. 21: vs. Eastern Illinois, W,76-64 (7-4)
Dec. 30: at Purdue*, L,50-89 (7-5, 0-2)
Jan. 4: vs. Nebraska*, L,69-57 (7-6, 0-3)
Jan. 7: at Illinois*, 2 p.m., BIG+
Jan. 10: vs. Northwestern*, 6:30 p.m., BIG+
Jan. 13: at Michigan*, 2 p.m., BIG+
Jan. 16: at Iowa*, 8 p.m., Peacock
Jan. 23: vs. Minnesota*, 8 p.m., BTN
Jan. 27: vs. Rutgers*, 2 p.m., BIG+
Feb. 1: at Ohio State*, 5 p.m., BTN
Feb. 4: at Northwestern*, 2 p.m., BIG+
Feb. 11: vs. Penn State*, 2 p.m., BIG+
Feb. 14: vs. Indiana*, 7 p.m., Peacock
Feb. 17: at Rutgers*, 2 p.m., BIG+
Feb. 20: at Minneapolis*, 6 p.m., BTN
Feb. 25: vs. Purdue*, 3 p.m., BTN
Feb. 29: at Maryland*, 5 p.m., BTN
Mar. 3: vs. Michigan State*, 1 p.m., BIG+
Mar. 6-10: at Big Ten Tournament, Minneapolis, Minn.
@-at Fort Myers Tip Off, Fort Myers, Fla.; *-Big Ten Games;
