Getty Ethan Happ and the Wisconsin Badgers will visit the Iowa Hawkeyes on Friday night.
The Iowa Hawkeyes and Wisconsin Badgers will tussle on the hardwood in Iowa City on Friday night in a battle of ranked Big Ten foes.
The game is scheduled to start at 8 p.m. ET and will be broadcast on the Big Ten Network. If you don’t have cable or can’t get to a TV, you can still watch a live stream of the game (or DVR it) on your computer, phone or streaming device by signing up for one of the following cable-free, live-TV streaming services:
The Big Ten Network and the Big Ten Network “Extra Game channels” (the latter will televise extra games when there are overlapping ones on BTN at the same time) are included in FuboTV’s main package, which includes 75-plus total channels and is largely tailored towards sports fans. You can sign up for a free 7-day trial right here, and you can then watch a live stream of the game on your computer via the FuboTV website, or on your phone, tablet or streaming device via the FuboTV app.
If you can’t watch live, FuboTV comes with 30 hours of Cloud DVR (with the ability to upgrade to 500 hours), as well as a handy “72-Hour Lookback” feature, which will allow you to watch the game on-demand up to three days after it airs even if you forgot to record it.
In addition to their extensive Netflix-like streaming library, Hulu now also offers a bundle of 50-plus live TV channels, including the Big Ten Network. You can sign up for “Hulu with Live TV” right here, and you can then watch a live stream of the game on your computer via the Hulu website, or on your phone, tablet or streaming device via the Hulu app.
If you can’t watch live, “Hulu with Live TV” also comes with 50 hours of Cloud DVR storage (with the ability to upgrade to “Enhanced Cloud DVR,” which gives you 200 hours of DVR space and the ability to fast forward through commercials).
BTN2Go
Additionally, you can watch a live stream of the game on your computer via the Big Ten website, or on your phone, tablet or streaming device via the BTN2Go app. You’ll need to log in to a cable provider to watch this way, but if you don’t have that, you can still sign up for one of the above options and then use your FuboTV or Hulu credentials to sign in and watch on the BTN digital platforms.
Preview
The No. 22 Badgers rattled off five consecutive victories to open the season before falling to a ranked Virginia Cavaliers squad on Friday. On Tuesday, Wisconsin bounced back, upending the North Carolina State Wolfpack 79-75 behind 19 points, 11 rebounds, and four blocks from senior big man Ethan Happ.
“It was not pretty at times,” said head coach Greg Gard, according to the Associated Press. “I thought we really down the stretch just kept battling … and to push it over the edge at the end shows what this team is made of.”
The team overcame a 12-point deficit in the second half.
“I’ve always felt more comfortable in the second half after being able to see how teams are reading me,” Happ said. “But that shouldn’t happen every game where I struggle in the first and pick it up in the second half.”
Sophomore Brad Davison drew four charges in the win, including one to seal it.
“I think this group has embraced (being gritty),” Gard told school newspaper The Daily Cardinal in an article published on Thursday.
“You can be in situations a lot of times where things don’t go as you planned, and as you want. You’re not gonna’ make every shot, [there’s] gonna’ be some nights where you’re gonna struggle. But to have the fortitude to keep fighting back and to keep rallying is a good trait to have.”
The Badgers went 15-18 last season, posting their worst win percentage since the 1997-98 campaign.
“I think they’ve shown they can win in different ways,” Gard added. “We win in a game in the Bahamas against Stanford where we don’t shoot the three well or don’t get many threes. We shoot well against Oklahoma, we’re in a rock fight against Virginia, we battled back in that game.”
The No. 14 Hawkeyes are undefeated in six contests, including a win over the ranked Oregon Ducks.
Iowa also played on Tuesday night, narrowly escaping defeat at home against the Pittsburgh Panthers. The teams combined for 51 points in the second half of a 69-68 Hawkeyes win.
“It certainly wasn’t a thing of beauty by any means,” said head coach Fran McCaffery, per AP. “But that’s how games are sometimes
Iowa won their lone meeting with the Badgers a season ago, 85-67. Four Hawkeyes — Jordan Bohannon, Isaiah Moss, Luka Garza, and Tyler Cook — scored 13 or more points in that matchup, and all four are still in the starting lineup this year. Happ scored 21 points to go with 10 boards, five assists, and three steals.