Minnesota hosts No. 13 Wisconsin after Loewe's 24-point outing

Wisconsin Badgers (21-5, 12-4 Big Ten) at Minnesota Golden Gophers (13-12, 4-12 Big Ten)

Minneapolis; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Minnesota hosts the No. 13 Wisconsin Badgers after Luke Loewe scored 24 points in Minnesota's 77-60 win over the Northwestern Wildcats.

The Golden Gophers have gone 8-5 at home. Minnesota is fourth in the Big Ten shooting 36.8% from deep, led by Treyton Thompson shooting 42.9% from 3-point range.

The Badgers are 12-4 in conference play. Wisconsin is 19-5 against opponents over .500.

The teams play for the 10th time this season in Big Ten play. The Badgers won the last matchup 66-60 on Jan. 30. Jonathan Davis scored 16 points to help lead the Badgers to the win.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jamison Battle is shooting 37.0% from beyond the arc with 2.5 made 3-pointers per game for the Golden Gophers, while averaging 16.6 points and 6.5 rebounds. Payton Willis is averaging 10.5 points and 3.5 assists over the past 10 games for Minnesota.

Davis is averaging 20.9 points and 8.3 rebounds for the Badgers. Brad Davison is averaging 1.7 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Wisconsin.

LAST 10 GAMES: Golden Gophers: 3-7, averaging 63.3 points, 26.5 rebounds, 12.7 assists, 4.4 steals and 2.4 blocks per game while shooting 42.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.0 points per game.

Badgers: 7-3, averaging 69.9 points, 31.8 rebounds, 11.0 assists, 5.0 steals and 1.9 blocks per game while shooting 43.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.3 points.

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