Iowa Vs Wisconsin: Big Game Today — Iowa basketball vs Wisconsin score, live updates, time, TV channel
The iowa vs wisconsin matchup in Madison, Wis., is set for Sunday with a 3 p. m. CT tipoff at the Kohl Center, a sold-out game that carries roster, historical and broadcast implications for both teams. Wisconsin arrives trying to rebound from an 86-69 loss in Columbus that snapped a two-game winning streak; Iowa comes off a 57-52 home win over a top-10 opponent.
Iowa Vs Wisconsin: Game details and broadcast
Tipoff is scheduled for 3 p. m. CT at the Kohl Center. The game is sold out, and fans unable to attend can watch on a television broadcast featuring Jack Kizer and Nick Bahe or listen on a team radio broadcast with Matt Lepay and Brian Butch. Expect the in-arena and remote viewing environments to reflect a modernized site experience; a recent site notice emphasized that the platform has been built to take advantage of the latest technology, aiming to make things faster and easier to use, and warned that some browsers are not supported and should be updated for the best experience.
Five Things to Know: UW vs. Iowa
- Wisconsin dropped a Tuesday game in Columbus, 86-69, which ended a two-game UW streak that followed wins over consecutive top-10 opponents, Illinois and Michigan State.
- The Badgers are 18-8 overall and 10-5 in Big Ten play, one of four teams nationally with three top-10 wins.
- Wisconsin sits sixth in the Big Ten, one game behind the double-bye No. 3 and No. 4 seeds for the conference tournament.
- Analytical markers show Wisconsin 26th in Wins Above Bubble (WAB) and having faced the nation’s 28th-hardest schedule, with the 31st-best strength of record. NET rankings put UW at 8-8 in Quadrant 1 and 2 games, including three Quad 1A wins—an achievement only a small group of schools match.
- Iowa’s profile is similar: the Hawkeyes are 37th in WAB and 30th in strength of record, coming off a signature 57-52 home victory over No. 9 Nebraska.
How the series shapes the stakes
UW holds a narrow 91-86 series lead over Iowa and has won six of the last seven meetings. Wisconsin swept Iowa last season with a 116-85 win in Madison and a 74-63 win in Iowa City. The Madison win included a Kohl Center record 116 points and a Big Ten single-game three-point mark of 21 triples.
Players and coaching notes
Iowa is led by first-season head coach Ben McCollum, who previously took Drake to the NCAA Tournament last season. Bennett Stirtz, who joined McCollum from Drake, leads Iowa’s offense at 20. 5 points per game while adding 4. 6 assists and 2. 5 rebounds.
For Wisconsin, Braeden Carrington has been an offensive spark off the bench. After a 20-point outing at Ohio State, he hit five three-pointers in that loss and has now recorded three-or-more triples in five games this year. Carrington has eclipsed 10 points in six contests and made four-or-more threes in four of those. Across seven true road contests he is averaging 12. 1 points and 3. 3 made three-pointers per game, including a career-high 21 points on seven threes at Minnesota on Jan. 13.
Longer-term context and upcoming slate
Wisconsin is seeking its 11th Big Ten win on Sunday, which would clinch a winning conference record. The Badgers have posted a winning Big Ten record in 22 of the last 25 seasons, dating back to 2000-01—the most of any school. Michigan State and Purdue sit behind with 20 and 18 winning seasons, respectively. Since 2001-02, when Bo Ryan and Greg Gard arrived in Madison, UW is tied with Michigan State for the most Big Ten wins and win percentage.
Sunday is the penultimate home game before Wisconsin departs for a west coast trip that includes stops at Oregon and Washington. Last season Wisconsin split a west coast stint against two opponents, going 1-1 against USC and UCLA. The Badgers beat Washington during 2024-25 by a score of 88-62 in the teams’ first-ever Big Ten meeting. Wisconsin has not played in Seattle since a 54-53 loss on Dec. 28, 1955. UW returns home for senior night on March 4 versus Maryland, before ending the
What to watch in the iowa vs wisconsin matchup
The matchup features similar resumes and contrasting recent results: Wisconsin seeking to regain momentum after a loss that snapped a two-game top-10 streak, and Iowa riding a signature road win. Key indicators include three-point shooting, bench scoring from players like Braeden Carrington, and how coaching adjustments from Ben McCollum in his first season shape Iowa’s offense. Fans following the iowa vs wisconsin game should note broadcast and radio announcer assignments and confirm their viewing setup given the site viewing notice about browser compatibility.
