How to watch BYU play Wisconsin in the NCAA Tournament

No. 6 seed BYU (25-9) vs. No. 3 seed Wisconsin (27-9)

• Tip: Saturday, 6:15 p.m. MDT
• Venue: Ball Arena, Denver, Colorado
• TV: CBS
• Radio: 102.7 FM/1160 AM
• Series: Wisconsin leads 2-0 (most recent meeting: 2011)

The trends

• For BYU: Defeated VCU 80-71; won 10 of its past 11 games; 8-7 in Quad 1 opportunities; No. 25 in NET and No. 24 in KenPom; No. 9 nationally in offensive efficiency (123.6).
• For Wisconsin: Defeated Montana 85-66; advanced to Big Ten tournament final; 8-8 in Quad 1 opportunities; No. 15 in NET and No. 13 in KenPom; No. 13 nationally in offensive efficiency (122.4).

The stakes

For BYU: Fresh off their first NCAA Tournament win since 2012, the Cougars are playing in their biggest game since the days of Jimmermania. A win over the Badgers would put BYU in the Sweet 16 for just the third time in program history.

For Wisconsin: The Badgers are now 17-4 in the tournament’s first round since 2002 and 6-6 in the Dig Dance under Greg Gard, but haven’t reached a Sweet 16 since 2017. Wisconsin has played one game this season against a team with a higher offensive efficiency than BYU’s 123.6 mark — a 94-84 win over Purdue on Feb. 15.

Players to watch

• For BYU: First Team All-Big 12 selection Richie Saunders and All-Big 12 Honorable Mention selection Egor Demin.
• For Wisconsin: First Team All-Big Ten selection John Tonje and All-Big Ten Honorable Mention selection John Blackwell.

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