(UW ATHLETICS) – the Wisconsin men’s basketball team looks to secure the SoCal sweep against UCLA on Tuesday, January 21 after defeating USC on Saturday.
Slump buster: Wisconsin’s Max Klesmit had been in a shooting slump until Saturday’s win over USC when he scored 18 points.
What was coach Greg Gard’s message to Klesmit?
Portaling to success: Gard talked about how a big part of the team’s success this season is how they used the portal to put the team together.
History lesson: The history between the Badgers and UCLA Bruins is a brief one.
UCLA leads the all-time series 5-2 with 1972 the last time the 2 teams faced off in Los Angeles.
In 2017, UCLA beat Wisconsin 72-70 in the Hall of Fame Classic in Kansas City which is the most recent meeting between the 2 teams.
That 1972-73 Wisconsin team was coached by John Powless and featured on its roster Kim and Kerry Hughes, Dale Koehler and Lamont Weaver.
Overall, Wisconsin was 11-13 that season and 5-9 in the Big Ten.
UCLA had on its roster Bill Walton, Jamaal Wilks, Dave Meyers and Swen Nater and went 30-0 overall and 14-0 in the Pac-8 beating Memphis 87-66 to win the NCAA tournament.
Tip-off: Tonight’s game is scheduled for 8 p.m. and can be seen on Peacock.
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