Two wins on the homecourt would give the Badgers their first outright Big Ten basketball championship in five years.
Fans attending tonight’s (Tuesday’s) home game against Purdue are encouraged to wear white as part of the “White Out” at the Kohl Center.
The tip-off is set for 8:00 p.m.
Wisconsin has a one-game lead on the Boilermakers with two regular-season contests left at home.
Nebraska visits Sunday to wrap things up.
Coach Greg Gard’s team has already qualified for the double-bye in the conference tournament at Indianapolis.
Also, wins over Minnesota and Rutgers have propelled the Wisconsin men’s basketball team into the top-10 of the A.P. college poll.
The Badgers moved up three positions from last week, while Purdue is ranked number-eight and Illinois is number-20.
Ohio State at 23 and Iowa at 24 round out the Big Ten teams listed in the top-25.
Gonzaga is number one.
Marquette got one vote but didn’t make it into the top-25.
