Wisconsin hosts Wake Forest following Monsanto's 20-point performance

Wake Forest Demon Deacons (6-1) at Wisconsin Badgers (5-1)

Madison, Wisconsin; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Wake Forest faces the Wisconsin Badgers after Damari Monsanto scored 20 points in Wake Forest's 97-70 victory against the Hampton Pirates.

The Badgers are 2-0 in home games. Wisconsin is 1-1 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

The Demon Deacons are 0-0 on the road. Wake Forest is third in the ACC with 15.0 assists per game led by Tyree Appleby averaging 5.6.

TOP PERFORMERS: Tyler Wahl is shooting 37.8% and averaging 14.0 points for the Badgers. Connor Essegian is averaging 2.2 made 3-pointers for Wisconsin.

Monsanto averages 2.7 made 3-pointers per game for the Demon Deacons, scoring 9.3 points while shooting 47.5% from beyond the arc. Appleby is averaging 17.9 points, 5.6 assists and two steals for Wake Forest.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.