It is Big Ten basketball from Madison on Saturday as the Purdue Boilermakers hit the road to face the Wisconsin Badgers. Purdue enters the game ranked fifth in the latest Associated Press Top 25 and owns a 12-1 record on the season. Wisconsin comes in at 9-4, looking for a signature win to open the 2026 portion of its schedule.
Purdue is coming off a dominant 41-point win at home over Kent State, marking its fourth straight victory. All four wins came after a blowout home loss to Iowa State. The Boilermakers are one of five Big Ten teams that remain unbeaten in conference play.
After this road game, Purdue will return to West Lafayette for three straight home contests. Matt Painter’s team will host Washington, Penn State, and Iowa in that stretch…