No. 3 Marquette 始める，決める to 戦う／戦い Wisconsin for 明言する／公表する 優越
最高位のs and 記録，記録的な／記録するs will be irrelevant when No. 3 Marquette makes the 80-mile trip to 直面する Wisconsin on Saturday in the 年次の nonconference matchup of in-明言する／公表する 競争相手s in Madison.
Both Marquette and Wisconsin took care of 商売／仕事 this week in tune-up victories に引き続いて impressive tournament showings. Marquette (6-1) rolled past Southern 93-56 on Tuesday, and Wisconsin (5-2) 敗北・負かすd Western Illinois 71-49 on Monday for its fourth 連続した 勝利，勝つ.
The I-94 競争 began in 1917 and has been played every season but one since 1958-59. The Badgers lead the 全体にわたる series 70-59, 含むing an 80-77 overtime victory last season in Milwaukee.
Before 直面するing Southern, the Golden Eagles competed in the Maui Invitational, where they 敗北・負かすd UCLA 71-69, topped then-No. 1 Kansas 73-59 and fell 78-75 in the 選手権 game to then-No. 2 Purdue, which moved 頂上に the 投票 this week.
"権利 now, we're not the best team in the country, because we just lost to the best team in the country before this game," Marquette coach Shaka Smart said after the Southern game. "We certainly have the 可能性のある to play with and （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 anyone."
On Tuesday, Marquette's Tyler Kolek had a team-high 16 points and four of his チーム仲間s 得点する／非難する／２０d in 二塁打 人物／姿／数字s. The Golden Eagles 得点する／非難する／２０d 38 points off turnovers to just two for Southern.
"I thought the way our guys 株d the basketball was really good," Smart said. "Southern, coming into tonight, was 最高の，を越す 15 in the country (in takeaways), and we only had six turnovers for the game."
Kam Jones leads the Golden Eagles with an 普通の／平均（する） of 16 points per game, followed by Kolek at 13.9 and Oso Ighodaro at 13.7 with a team-best 6.6 boards per game.
Marquette ave 激怒（する）s 81.4 points per game while 許すing 65.9. The Golden Eagles 普通の／平均（する） 8.6 turnovers while 軍隊ing 対抗者s into 16.3 giveaways per contest. Wisconsin has had 選び出す／独身 digit turnovers in 5 of its 7 games.
In the Badgers' 勝利，勝つ over Western Illinois, Steven Crowl had 13 points and 11 回復するs to pace a balanced attack. AJ Storr and Chucky Hepburn each had 13 points, and Tyler Wahl 追加するd 12.
Wisconsin is starting to get 支援する to its 防御の 身元. Last season, the Badgers 許すd 63.6 points per game last season and were 13-3 when 持つ／拘留するing 対抗者s to 60 points or より小数の.
In getting off to a 1-2 start this season, the Badgers 許すd an 普通の／平均（する） of 76 points per game, but just 産する／生じるd just 54.8 points on 普通の／平均（する） over the next four.
"I think we're getting there," Wisconsin coach Greg Gard said after the Western Illinois game. "I think we're a little more 一貫した, 特に on the 防御の end. I thought we were decent defensively tonight, it was the 不快な／攻撃 rhythm that we just couldn't get."
Wisconsin went into the Leathernecks game after winning the Fort Myers Tip-Off's Beach 分割, 含むing a 69-61 復帰 勝利，勝つ over SMU in the 肩書を与える game.
"We know we've got really good teams coming 負かす／撃墜する the road here, starting with Saturday," Gard said. "But it's still about making sure we're trying to play the game 同様に as possible. I think the Florida trip was good for us. I thought we did some really good things there and then you have to carry it over and grow it. And that will continue to be the challenge going 今後."
--Field Level マスコミ
