How to Watch Indiana Basketball Against Wisconsin Friday

Indiana continues the 2023-24 season on Friday against the Wisconsin Badgers at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis. Here's how to watch, game time and TV information, the point spread and over/under, the coaching matchup, series history, predicted score, stats, rankings and more.
How to Watch Indiana Basketball Against Wisconsin Friday
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MADISON, Wis. – Following a blowout loss at home to in-state rival Purdue, coach Mike Woodson and the Hoosiers travel to Wisconsin for a Friday night matchup.

Indiana hasn't won a game in Madison since 1998, and it the Hoosiers are just 2-10 against the Badgers since Jan. 25, 2016. Ending that streak won't be easy, as Wisconsin sits atop the Big Ten standings with a 5-1 conference record.

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How to watch Indiana vs. Wisconsin

  • Who: Indiana Hoosiers (12-6, 4-3, 5th in Big Ten, ) vs. Wisconsin (13-4, 5-1, 1st in Big Ten)
  • What: Big Ten matchup
  • When: 8:30 p.m. ET on Friday, Jan. 19
  • Where: Kohl Center (17,071) in Madison, Wis.
  • TV: Fox Sports 1
  • Announcers: Brandon Gaudin (play-by-play), Robbie Hummel (analyst)
  • Live stream: fuboTV (Start your free trial)
  • Radio: IU Radio Network (Bloomington - 105.1 WHCC-FM, Indianapolis: 107.5 WFNI-FM or 1070 WFNI-AM, or see media guide for other radio affiliates)
  • Radio announcers: Don Fischer (play-by-play), Errek Suhr (color), John Herrick (pregame, halftime, postgame)
  • Point spread: Wisconsin is a 10.5-point favorite, and the over/under is 144.5 points, according to the SI Sportsbook Thursday night.
  • Recent results: Indiana defeated Minnesota 74-62 at home on Friday, then lost 87-66 at home to No. 2 Purdue on Tuesday. Wisconsin beat Northwestern 71-63 at home on Saturday, then lost 87-83 at Penn State on Tuesday.
  • Home, road, neutral trends: Indiana is 9-2 at home, 1-2 on the road and 2-2 at neutral sites. Wisconsin is 9-1 at home, 2-3 on the road and 2-0 at neutral sites.
  • Last season: Indiana went 23-12 overall and finished tied for second in the Big Ten with a 12-8 conference record. The Hoosiers earned a No. 4 seed in the NCAA Tournament and lost to No. 5 seed Miami in the Round of 32. Wisconsin went 20-15 overall and 9-11 in Big Ten play. The Badgers missed the NCAA Tournament, but reached the NIT semifinals and lost to North Texas.
  • Last meeting: Indiana defeated No. 18 Wisconsin 63-45 on Jan. 14, 2023 at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington. Trayce Jackson-Davis led the Hoosiers with 18 points, 12 rebounds, five blocks and four assists. Jalen Hood-Schifino scored 16 points, and Jordan Geronimo posted a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds. Connor Essegian scored 14 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for Wisconsin, but the Badgers shot just 32.1% from the field.
  • Series history: Indiana leads the all-time series, 97-80. Indiana's win in Bloomington last season snapped a previous five-game losing streak to the Badgers, who have won 10 of the last 12 matchups. Indiana has not won a game in Madison since 1998. Since that win, Indiana is just 12-32 against Wisconsin. However, from Feb. 28, 1980 all the way until March 2, 1997, Indiana went on a 31-game win streak against Wisconsin.
Indiana's Xavier Johnson (0) and Malik Reneau (5) slap hands during the first half of the Indiana versus Purdue men's basketball game at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024.
Indiana's Xavier Johnson (0) and Malik Reneau (5) slap hands during the first half of the Indiana versus Purdue men's basketball game at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024 :: Rich Janzaruk/Herald-Times / USA TODAY NETWORK

Leading scorers

  • Indiana Hoosiers
    • F Malik Reneau: 15.8 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 3.1 apg, 40.0 3-pt FG%
    • C Kel'el Ware: 14.2 ppg, 9.4 rpg, 1.6 bpg, 54.8 FG%
    • G Trey Galloway: 10.7 ppg, 4.0 apg, 28.8 3-pt FG%
    • F Mackenzie Mgbako: 10.4 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 33.8 3-pt FG%
  • Wisconsin Badgers
    • C Steven Crowl: 12.0 ppg. 7.8 rpg, 54.5 3-pt FG%
    • F Tyler Wahl: 11.7 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 54.3 FG%
    • G AJ Storr (St. John's transfer): 15.3 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 32.3 3-pt FG%

KenPom rankings

Projected score: Wisconsin 79, Indiana 66. KenPom gives Wisconsin an 89% chance of victory.

  • Indiana Hoosiers
    • Overall: 94
    • Adjusted defensive efficiency: 74
    • Adjusted offensive efficiency: 122
    • Strength of schedule: 38
    • Projected record: 16-15, 8-12
    • Preseason: 49
    • Other notable stats: 260th in offensive rebounding %, 23rd in offensive FT rate, 90th in 2-point FG%, 159th in 3-point FG%, 324th in FT%, 347th in 3-point attempt rate, 70th in opponent 2-point FG%.
  • Wisconsin Badgers
    • Overall: 11
    • Adjusted defensive efficiency: 39
    • Adjusted offensive efficiency: 6
    • Strength of schedule: 6
    • Projected record: 22-9, 14-6
    • Preseason: 20
    • Other notable stats: 314th in adjusted tempo, 52nd in turnover %, 111st in 3-point FG%, 29th in FT%, 274th in 3-point attempt rate, 241st in opponent effective FG%, 5th in opponent offensive rebounding %, 345th in block %.

Meet the coaches

  • Greg Gard, Wisconsin: Gard is in his ninth season at Wisconsin with a 177–97 overall record and a 98–62 run in Big Ten play. The Badgers made the Sweet 16 in each of Gard's first two seasons, but haven't made it back since. Gard has led the Badgers to a share of the Big Ten regular season title twice, in 2020 and 2022. Gard was an assistant coach on Bo Ryan's staff at Wisconsin from 2001-15. He also has experience as an assistant coach at UW-Platteville and UW-Milwaukee.
  • Mike Woodson, Indiana: Woodson is in his third season at Indiana with a 56-32 overall record and a 25-22 mark in regular season Big Ten play. Woodson has NBA head coaching experience with the Atlanta Hawks from 2004-10 and the New York Knicks from 2012-14. Woodson played at Indiana University from 1976-80, and was named the Big Ten's Most Valuable Player as a senior under coach Bob Knight. He was the 12th overall pick in the 1980 NBA Draft, and played for various teams from 1980-91, averaging 14 points over 786 games.

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Jack Ankony is a Sports Illustrated/FanNation writer for HoosiersNow.com. He graduated from Indiana University's Media School with a degree in journalism. Follow on Twitter @ankony_jack.