Wisconsin Badgers face the Villanova Wildcats

By Canadian Press on December 18, 2025.

Villanova Wildcats (8-2) vs. Wisconsin Badgers (7-3, 1-1 Big Ten)

Milwaukee; Friday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Wisconsin takes on Villanova in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

The Badgers are 6-2 in non-conference play. Wisconsin scores 85.1 points while outscoring opponents by 9.7 points per game.

The Wildcats are 8-2 in non-conference play. Villanova has an 8-1 record in games decided by 10 points or more.

Wisconsin scores 85.1 points, 17.0 more per game than the 68.1 Villanova gives up. Villanova averages 10.6 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.3 more made shots on average than the 8.3 per game Wisconsin allows.

TOP PERFORMERS: John Blackwell is shooting 41.1% from beyond the arc with 3.0 made 3-pointers per game for the Badgers, while averaging 19.6 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.8 steals. Nicholas Boyd is shooting 48.3% and averaging 20.2 points.

Bryce Lindsay is averaging 17.2 points for the Wildcats. Acaden Lewis is averaging 12.4 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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