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Wisconsin Badgers set to host exhibition SEC matchup at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee

Greg Gard will face an SEC opponent that made it to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 8 seed last year.

Lorin Cox

Nov 22, 2018; Paradise Island, BAHAMAS; Wisconsin Badgers guard Kobe King (23) drives to the basket past Oklahoma Sooners forward Brady Manek (35) during the second half at Imperial Arena.
Nov 22, 2018; Paradise Island, BAHAMAS; Wisconsin Badgers guard Kobe King (23) drives to the basket past Oklahoma Sooners forward Brady Manek (35) during the second half at Imperial Arena. / Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images
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The Wisconsin Badgers will get a taste of a professional basketball atmosphere this fall.

UW announced Thursday that Greg Gard and his squad will play an exhibition game at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, hosting the Oklahoma Sooners.

The Sooners are coming off of a 2024-25 season when they ended their NCAA tournament drought. They entered as a No. 9 seed and lost to eight-seed UConn in the first round.

Oklahoma had a 20-14 regular season record last year but went just 6-12 in the SEC.

Their game against Wisconsin this year won't count against that record, but it will be a good preseason warmup for both squads before the real action gets started.

The Badgers and Sooners last played in 2018, when D'Mitrik Trice put up 25 points on 7-of-8 shooting from deep to lead UW to a 78-58 blowout.

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Lorin Cox is the host of the Locked on Bears podcast and has been covering the Chicago Bears since 2016. He is a former analyst for Pro Football Focus and has written for NBC Sports Chicago and USA Today's Bears Wire. You can follow him on Twitter @CoxSports1.

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