Players to look:
- Wisconsin's senior forward/center Frank Kaminsky leads the Badgers with 16 points, 7.6 rebounds, 1.9 blocks and 1.2 steals per game this season. He is shooting 54.5 percent from the field and 42.4 percent from long distance.
- California junior guard Tyrone Wallace leads the Golden Bears with 19.5 points, 8.9 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1.3 steals per game this season. He is shooting an even 50 percent on his 3-point attempts.
Some key stats for both teams:
- The last time these two teams met Wisconsin defeated California 81-56 that was back in 2012.
- Wisconsin is 10-1 or better to start back-to-back seasons for the first time since the 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons.
- California is off to their best starts in school history since the 2001-02 season.
- The Badgers are only averaging 8.9 turn.overs per game this season.
- The Golden Bears are only averaging 10.4 turnovers per game this season.
- Both teams' only loss came against a top-10 ranked opponent. Wisconsin fell to #4 Duke, while California was beaten by #10 Texas.