Davis leads No. 13 Wisconsin against Minnesota after 25-point game

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

Minneapolis; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST

LINE: Minnesota -4.5; over/under is 135

BOTTOM LINE: No. 13 Wisconsin faces the Minnesota Golden Gophers after Jonathan Davis scored 25 points in Wisconsin's 77-63 win against the Michigan Wolverines.

The Golden Gophers have gone 8-5 at home. Minnesota is 6-9 in games decided by 10 or more points.

The Badgers are 12-4 against Big Ten opponents. Wisconsin has a 19-5 record against teams over .500.

The teams square off for the 10th time in conference play this season. The Badgers won the last matchup 66-60 on Jan. 30. Davis scored 16 points to help lead the Badgers to the victory.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jamison Battle is shooting 45.0% and averaging 16.6 points for the Golden Gophers. Payton Willis is averaging 1.8 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Minnesota.

Davis is scoring 20.9 points per game with 8.3 rebounds and 2.3 assists for the Badgers. Brad Davison is averaging 8.9 points over the past 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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