Vakos field goal gives Badgers football a tenuous 10-7 lead over Western Michigan at halftime (2024)

Christopher Kuhagen,JR RadcliffeMilwaukee Journal Sentinel

Welcome to the 2024 season, Wisconsin Badgers fans! The Badgers host Western Michigan under the lights at Camp Randall Stadium to get things going in a rare Friday night game.

We'll have live coverage within this file throughout the Badgers-Broncos game. Be sure to refresh your browser for the latest updates.

Some halftime numbers of note

Wisconsin has a yardage edge, 219-111, thanks to a huge disparity in total plays (44-26), but Western can sustain drives too and showed it, narrowing the time of possession gap to essentially 16 minutes to 14.

Jalen Buckley has 9 carries for 35 yards for Western but feels like he's had a much bigger impact on this game. He also has a big catch for 24 yards on the touchdown drive and the lone Western score of the game on a goal-line rush after Wisconsin had stuffed WMU on the first three downs with one yard to gain.

In his first game under center for Bucky, Tyler Van Dyke is 13 for 23 for 113 yards. Neither team has a turnover, but Van Dyke threw a pass that should have been intercepted and was dropped.

Hayden Wolff is 5 of 8 for Western Michigan in the passing department, good for 53 yards.

Nyzier Fourqurean leads UW with four tackles, though several players have three. That includes Hunter Wohler, who had a biggie at the goal line that ultimately went for naught on the next play.

Bilhal Kone and Boone Bonnema both have six tackles for Western Michigan.

Bryson Green has four catches for 39 yards for UW, and Will Pauling has three for 24.

Wisconsin vs Western Michigan box score

Team	First Quarter	Second Quarter	Third Quarter	Fourth Quarter	FINAL SCORE
WIS	0	10	--	--	10
WM	0	7	--	--	7

It's good for Nathanial Vakos, and we've reached halftime

The kick is good from 33 yards, and Vakos gives the Badgers a 10-7 lead at halftime. Not the inspiring score the Badgers were hoping for, but at least they lead? And as common sense will tell you, the bigger and stronger team should prevail in the second half. But any worries that UW will be unable to find that gear that was missing last year ... so far, they're still worries.

It was a 14-play drive that navigated 68 yards in the final 3 minutes before the break. Wisconsin can sustain drives, but they'll probably need to find some flash, too.

HALFTIME: Wisconsin 10, Western Michigan 7

Badgers extremely fortunate not to get intercepted and they have to settle for a field goal

Tate Hallock of Western had the ball just bounce out of his breadbasket after he got in the way of a Van Dyke pass on 2nd and 10. That's the good news; the bad news is that not only did UW face 3rd and 10 with just 12 seconds left, it got hit with delay of game. It's the first penalty of the game on UW and first penalty overall flagged in the moment (the other was a reviewed targeting call on Western).

Van Dyke couldn't find anybody on third down and scrambled to get back to the original line of scrimmage, but that makes it fourth down and UW will have to kick. Vakos missed a makeable kick earlier; this is a 33-yarder.

Badgers are knocking on the door thanks to slick catch by Trech Kekahuna

Tyler Van Dyke had to elude some pressure but found a streaking Trech Kekahuna across the middle, and he held on before skittering out of bounds at the 16-yard line of Western, converting a third down with 24 seconds left in the first half.

Mr. Reliable last year, Will Pauling, hauled in a 13-yard catch over the middle, bringing the Badgers across midfield, and Bryson Green caught a ball near the sideline for 11 yards to set up UW at first and 10 on the 29-yard line with 42 seconds still to go.

Van Dyke's first shot to the end zone, trying to hit Green in one-on-one coverage down the sideline, was out of reach, and his second pass was a safety-valve sling to Tucker Kraft that was short of the mark. That made it 3rd and 10 on the 29 with 32 seconds left. Enter Kekahuna, who caught a pass Van Dyke threw while staggering after a defender nearly had him by the shoe.

Tawee Walker gets some good yards as we hit two-minute time out

The two-minute warning has reached college football (two minute time-out, to be precise), and with 1:56 on the clock, we have another break at Camp Randall Stadium.

Tawee Walker is back on the field and just picked up 10 yards in two snaps. It'll be 2nd and 4 on the 34-yard line. Badgers don't need to ratchet up the intensity yet, but perhaps soon.

Kekahuna tries returning kickoff and it goes badly

Trech Kekahuna received the kickoff a couple yards deep in the end zone and made the ill-advised decision to bring it out. The Badgers will start at the 16 looking for a go-ahead score with 2:58 to go in the first half.

TOUCHDOWN, Western Michigan

Jalen Buckley gets in, and Western Michigan has its first points of the game just before the 3-minute mark in the second quarter. The defense did what it could once it was 1st and goal on the 1-yard line, but they didn't have quite enough for a full-on stop.

The extra-point by Palmer Domschke is good, and we're tied. It's yet another 16-play drive in this game (the Badgers have had two such drives of exactly that amount).

Wisconsin stops Western again (maybe?), but Badgers call timeout first

It sure looked like Jalen Buckley was stopped short on fourth down, though I'm not sure, but the play was ruled dead because Wisconsin called its first timeout. We'll try 4th and 1 again after another break.

Badgers trying to survive a goal line stand, and Western Michigan now faces 4th and goal at the 1

Jalen Buckley converted on 3rd and 2 near the goal line for four yards, burrowing all the way down to the 1-yard line, setting up a first and goal for the Broncos. But WMU hasn't tied the game yet.

Buckley was stuffed at the line on first down, and Leon Lowery wrapped up Jaden Nixon on second down for no gain. Hayden Wolff bootlegged free on third down, but Hunter Wohler was able to win the one-one-one tackle and keep the quarterback just shy of the goal line.

Timeout, Broncos, with 3:05 to go before halftime.

Missed tackle allows Broncos to enter the red zone

Leon Lowery had a chance to wrap up Bugs Mortimer well shy of the first-down marker on 3rd and 7, but he slipped away and rumbled down to the 26-yard line for an 8-yard pickup. Two plays later, and Western Michigan is in the red zone with another first down.

It'll be 1st and 10 at the Badgers 14-yard line with 7:14 to go and UW nursing its one-score lead.

Jalen Buckley gets open for big pass play, and Broncos are driving

Jalen Buckley popped free when the Badgers brought extra pressure, and Hayden Wolff hit him perfectly in stride running up the sideline for a 24-yard gain that has the Broncos at the UW 37-yard line. Buckley has been the primary source of offense thus far for Western Michigan, with 30 rushing yards and 24 receiving yards.

We're under 9 minutes to go in the first half.

Back-to-back 16-play drives?

The "Air Raid" may sound flashy, but offensive coordinator Phil Longo has insisted that can mean a healthy dose of the running game, too. And the methodical work by UW's offense sure looks like old-school UW football.

The Badgers dominating time of possession, 13 minutes to 5, with 16 rushes out of their 31 plays. Western Michigan, which takes over at its own 22 after the kickoff, has just 10 plays heading into this drive.

TOUCHDOWN WISCONSIN

The targeting is confirmed, sending Wahlberg from the game with an ejection, and Wisconsin wound up with a first and goal at the 9. Wahlberg started all 12 games for Western Michigan last year, so that's a big loss.

It sets up a Badgers touchdown; Pauling nearly had one on first and goal from the 9 that was broken up, but Chez Mellusi twisted and fought his way to the end zone on second down. He came back to Wisconsin after another star-crossed injury season last year, and now he has UW's first points of the game.

That's a 93-yard drive over 16 plays.

WISCONSIN 7, WESTERN MICHIGAN 0, 11:48/2nd

Wisconsin back in the red zone, still looking for game's first points, and we have a targeting review

On 3rd and 1 at the 2-yard line, Chez Mellusi gets 2 yards for the third third-down conversion on the drive, making Wisconsin 5 of 7 in that department thus far tonight. That also produced Wisconsin's second red-zone opportunity of the game.

Van Dyke had a pass tipped at the line of scrimmage on first down at the 19, but it fell to earth unharmed.

The play is under review to take a look at whether Western Michigan linebacker Jacob Wahlberg committed a targeting foul chasing after Van Dyke. Sure looks like he led with his head.

Van Dyke scrambles for first down, Badgers on the 28-yard line

On 3rd and 4, Tyler Van Dyke stepped up through the pressure and dove for the first-down yardage, the second third-down conversion of the drive.

Mellusi, who's up to 24 yards rushing on six carries, got two more and Western Michigan called timeout before the next snap. It'll be 2nd and 8 with 13:21 left in the second quarter at the Western Michigan 28-yard line.

We haven't seen Tawee Walker since the first few snaps of the game.

Van Dyke has completed 9 of 14 passes for 68 yards.

End first quarter: Tyler Van Dyke has completed 4 of 5 passes on this drive, and Badgers are across midfield

There's still no score, but the Badgers are cooking. Tyler Van Dyke has thrown passes to Will Pauling twice (10 yards, 1 yard), Bryson Green (10 yards) and Riley Nowakowski (9 yards) to keep moving the chains. Wisconsin will come back from the first-quarter break with a 1st and 10 at the Western Michigan 40-yard line.

The drive almost stalled from the jump. Chez Mellusi picked up eight tough yards on first down, then had to fight for first-down yards on third down to kick off the drive deep in Wisconsin territory.

On the next play, Van Dyke slung it over the middle to Pauling for a 10-yard splash, then he tried a similar play that Riley Nowakowski caught while lunging forward for 9 yards. Next up: Cade Yacamelli gets a carry, flying down to the Wisconsin 49-yard line for 12 more yards.

END FIRST QUARTER: Wisconsin 0, Western Michigan 0

Badgers hold at midfield for a second defensive stop

On a 3rd-and-6 snap from midfield, Hayden Wolff's pass was thrown to open space, and the Badgers get a stop after Jalen Buckley had them on their heels.

Now Jalen Buckley is cooking for Western Michigan

The Broncos went 3-and-out on the first drive, but not on the second. Jalen Buckley has rushes of 9, 6 and 8 yards, getting Western Michigan near midfield before WMU secured the first down with a short gain by Zahir Adbus-Salaam.

Looking ugly for a team that hoped to have a fast start and not replicate the wobbly nonconference showings of 2023.

Badgers have to settle for field goal, and Nathanial Vakos misses

That's not how the Badgers drew it up.

After a long first-down pass into the end zone found nobody close, Chez Mellusi was held to a short gain on second down, and a pass over the middle to Mellusi rattled incomplete on third down. That set up a 36-yarder for Nathanial Vakos, and he sent it wide right.

We're still scoreless with 6:57 to go in the first quarter. Bad start for the Badgers red-zone offense. It was a 16-play drive ending in no points.

Wisconsin in the red zone looking for first points

Tyler Van Dyke has his first rush attempt of the season (5 yards) and a first-down completion to wide receiver Bryson Green, plus another first-down pass to tight end Tucker Ashcraft, who rumbled all the way down to the 19-yard line.

First red zone opportunity with 7:50 on the clock in the first quarter.

Badgers convert on 4th and 1 in own territory

Wisconsin, facing 4th and 1 at its own 40, keeps the offense on the field and gives the ball to Tawee Walker, who has more than enough to keep the series going.

Tawee Walker gets the start at running back for the Badgers

Tawee Walker, the transfer from Oklahoma, is the star of the first series and records Wisconsin's initial first down of the season. After a short rush, he caught Tyler Van Dyke's first pass attempt for 8 yards, then gained another 5 to move the chains.

Walker actually catches Van Dyke's second pass, too, a safety-valve connection for about three yards.

First drive goes nowhere for Broncos

Jalen Buckley rushes for 2 yards on first down, tackled by Ben Barten and Darryl Peterson, and then Buckley can't handle a swing pass on second down that glances off his hands. Jaheim Thomas easily cleans up a rush from quarterback Hayden Wolff when he didn't have any options deep. It's a three-and-out, and the Badgers get the ball back quickly with 13:30 on the first-quarter clock.

UW takes over at the 19-yard line.

The Badgers kick off first and we are under way

Wisconsin won the toss and deferred to the second half, and kickoff specialist Gavin Lahm sent the kickoff into the end zone. There's no modified kickoff here in college just yet; you'll have to wait for that until the NFL season opener next week.

Western Michigan takes it at the 25 and we're off!

Could we see Aaron Witt on defense tonight?

Few players have endured the lengthy list of injuries that Aaron Witt has faced in his career, but he's stuck with football at Wisconsin and still has tantalizing potential. The outside linebacker is healthy and warming up with the first-team defense before this game, so it appears we'll see him tonight.

Western Michigan will be missing standout receiver

Western Michigan won't have its best receiver tonight; Kenneth Womack, who led the team in receptions and receiving yards last year, has a broken hand and is out. He was a a first-team All Conference pick in the MAC last year. That's obviously a big loss for a team that's already the heavy underdog.

Joseph Griffin Jr., a wide receiver transfer to Wisconsin from Boston College, is also not suited up tonight even though he's not on the injury report.

Five Badgers players I'm fascinated to see (besides Tyler Van Dyke)

It's always fun to keep an eye on newcomers with the Badgers, and none will be more high profile than starting quarterback Tyler Van Dyke. But here are five other players I'm fascinated to see in a Badgers uniform tonight

Wide receiver Trech Kekahuna. He's not strictly a newcomer, given that he saw some action last year at the end of the season during his true freshman season. But he didn't lose his redshirt and still has freshman eligibility, and all indications are that he will be a major additive to the passing game. He also just changed his number from No. 12 to No. 2; high-profile switch! Nyzier Fourqurean went from No. 10 to No. 3, by the way.
Running back Tawee Walker. The running back situation remains a little bit of a mystery, even though it seems pretty obvious that Chez Mellusi and Oklahoma transfer Tawee Walker will be the "thunder the lightning" early. Walker played at times in camp like a No. 1 back, and though Mellusi is obviously the elder statesman and a guy who's triumphed over injury, the distribution of carries between those guys interests me. Where does Jackson Acker fit in? Where do exciting freshmen Darion Dupree and Dillin Jones fit in as the season progresses?
Inside linebacker Jaheim Thomas. The Auburn transfer spent most of his college career playing with Luke Fickell and Cincinnati, so I don't expect it'll take long for Thomas to make an impact. I suspect he won't be hard to miss out there.
Outside linebacker John Pius. He wears No. 0 so I suspect he'll also be easy to find. The William and Mary transfer is leveling up this year and is atop the depth chart at outside linebacker.
Punt returner Tyrell Henry. The late-arriving transfer from Michigan State isn't likely to get many opportunities early as a receiver, but he's got a lot of special-teams experience at his previous stop. The Badgers haven't always been all that dynamic in the return game lately, and this could be a welcome change of pace.

Badgers release injury report, with six players out

There aren't really any surprises on the injury report for Week 1, with a handful of players who have been battling camp injuries.

They are:

Quincy Burroughs, wide receiver
Thomas Heiberger, outside linebacker
Leyton Nelson, defensive lineman
Barrett Nelson, tackle
Rob Booker, tight end
James Thompson Jr., defensive lineman

Second-string right tackle Barrett Nelson is perhaps the biggest surprise if there is one, since he had been available for the last Badgers practice before the game.

Heiberger, a true freshman, had been one of the eye-opening newcomers in camp but he's been sidelined for a while.

There are no players listed as "questionable."

Here's something you haven't seen before at Camp Randall: Beer available for purchase

Beer is available in the coolers at Camp Randall Stadium, where alcohol is for sale in the general seating areas for the first time. Prior to 2024, Wisconsin was one of just three Big Ten schools who didn't sell alcohol to the general public at football games.

Two Broncos names to know: Hayden Wolff and Jalen Buckley

You may be coming into this game knowing very little about Western Michigan, given that they're picked to finish seventh in the MAC and, under normal circ*mstances for a power-conference program, should probably be a relatively easy hurdle to clear.

The caution comes in the bevy of returnees they have, including their five eligible all-conference selections. That includes running back Jalen Buckley, a redshirt freshman who cleared 1,000 yards last year.

Under center is redshirt senior Hayden Wolff, a big quarterback (6-5, 235), who wasn't the full-time starter until the final five weeks of the season last year. And when he played, he performed. On the metric of passing yards per game, he's the No. 2 returnee in the conference.

It's a homecoming for four Wisconsinite members of Western Michigan

The Broncos have four Wisconsinites on their roster, and they're all among the big fellas:

Redshirt junior offensive lineman Cole Muraski (Bay Port)
Redshirt senior offensive tackle Adam Vandervest (Verona)
Redshirt sophom*ore offensive tackle Chad Schuster (Franklin)
Junior defensive lineman Marcel Tyler (Racine St. Catherine)

Muraski is listed as the No. 2 left tackle on the two-deep, with Schuster No. 2 at right guard and Tyler at No. 2 at defensive tackle. Vandervest started one game last season (at right tackle) and played in nine games overall. Tyler played in every game last season and recorded six tackles.

What time do the Badgers play today?

Date:Friday, Aug. 30
Time:8 p.m

Wisconsin plays the first of two Friday games on its season in Week 1. The regular-season finale against Minnesota is also a Friday game.

What channel is the Wisconsin Badger game on today? How to watch FS1

TV Channel:FS1
Live stream:Fox Sports App with your TV provider; DirecTV Stream, FuboTV, Hulu + Live TV, Sling TV, YouTube TV and Vidgo TV, Fubo (free trial for new subscribers).

What channel is FS1 on Spectrum?

Channel 75 in Milwaukee.

Wisconsin vs Western Michigan odds, betting line, spread

Odds courtesy ofBetMGMas of Friday afternoon

Spread:Wisconsin (-24)
Moneyline:Wisconsin (-2800); Western Michigan (+1300)
Over/under:57

Who is the Badgers quarterback? What to know about Tyler Van Dyke

Tyler Van Dyke takes over the Badgers' starting quarterback job after four years with the Miami Hurricanes.

He brings a lot of experience to Madison, having started the last three seasons. He won ACC Rookie of the Year and ACC Offensive Rookie of the Year honorsin 2021, in his redshirt freshman season. Miami finished 7-5 that season.

He transferred to Wisconsin in December after Miami's 2023 season ended and then won the starting job over the returning Braedyn Locke, who started three games last year when Tanner Mordecai was injured.

Tyler Van Dyke stats

2023 (redshirt junior): 219 for 333 (65.8%), 2,703 yards, 19 touchdowns, 12 interceptions

2022 (redshirt sophom*ore): 160 for 253 (63.2%), 1,844 yards, 10 touchdowns, five interceptions

2021 (redshirt freshman): 202 for 324 (62.3%), 2,931 yards, 25 touchdowns, six interceptions

2020: 0 for 2 in two games before redshirting

Wisconsin defensive coordinator Mike Tressel is ready for tonight's season opener

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Wisconsin vs Western Michigan predictions

Will Luke Fickell's squad begin the season 1-0? Our Badgers football beat reporters believe so, though they're split on if the Badgers will cover the 24-point spread.

Mark Stewart: Wisconsin 40, Western Michigan 14

JR Radcliffe: Wisconsin: 30, Western Michigan 10

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Q&A: Get to know Wisconsin Badgers reporter Mark Stewart

New hire: Wisconsin's Luke Fickell hires former NFL head coach Jack Del Rio as senior adviser

Where is Jim Leonhard?

It's been a couple years since Jim Leonhard was the Badgers' interim head coach.

But Wisconsin football fans are always interested in where the former Badgers All-American, defensive coordinator and coach is these days.

After spending one season as a senior football analyst for Bret Bielema and Illinois in 2023, Leonhard is now in the NFL as a defensive pass game coordinator/defensive backs coach for the Denver Broncos.

Wisconsin football depth chart

*Editor's Note: Player listed first is the projected starter*

Wisconsin football offense

Quarterback

Tyler Van Dyke, 6-4, 225, sr.
Braedyn Locke, 6-1, 205, r-soph.

Running back

Chez Mellusi, 5-11, 212, grad student
Tawee Walker, 5-9, 218, sr.

Receiver

Bryson Green, 6-3, 213, sr.
Chris Brooks, 6-2, 218, r-soph.

Receiver

Vinny Anthony II, 6-0, 188, jr. or CJ Williams, 6-2, 196, jr.
Quincy Burroughs, 6-2, 212, r-soph.

Slot recever

Will Pauling, 5-10, 187, r-jr.
Trech Kekahuna, 5-10, 197, r-fr.

Tight end

Riley Nowakowski, 6-1, 243, r-sr.
Tucker Ashcraft, 6-5, 255, soph.

Left tackle

Jack Nelson, 6-7, 316, sr.
Barett Nelson, 6-6, 3-2 r-soph.

Left guard

Joe Brunner, 6-5, 313- r-soph.
James Durand, 6-5, 305, r-fr.

Center

Jake Renfro, 6-3, 302, r-sr.
Kerry Kodanko, 6-2, 308, r-sr.

Right guard

Joe Huber, 6-5, 310, r-sr.
JP Benzschawel, 6-6, 312, r-jr.

Right tackle

Riley Mahlman, 6-8, 308, r-jr.
Kevin Heywood, 6-8, 325, fr.

Wisconsin football defense

Line

Ben Barten, 6-5, 308, r-sr.
Elijah Hills, 6-3, 282, sr.

Line

Curt Neal, 6-0, 290, r-soph.
Cade McDonald, 6-6, 285, r-sr.

Outside linebacker

Darryl Peterson, 6-1, 248, r-jr.
Aaron Witt, 6-6, 247, r-jr.

Inside linebacker

Jake Chaney, 5-11, 233, sr.
Tackett Curtis, 6-2, 228, soph.

Inside linebacker

Jaheim Thomas, 6-4, 245, r-sr.
Christian Alliegro, 6-4, 240, soph.

Outside linebacker

John Pius, 6-4, 250, r-sr. or Leon Lowery, 6-3, 252, r-sr.
Sebastian Cheeks, 6-3, 233, r-soph.

Cornerback

Ricardo Hallman, 5-10, 185, r-jr.
Jonas Duclona, 5-10, 190, soph. or R.J. Delancy III, 5-11, 193, r-sr.

Strong safety

Hunter Wohler, 6-2, 218, sr.
Austin Brown, 6-1, 210, jr.

Free safety

Preston Zachman, 6-1, 212, r-sr.
Kamo’i Latu, 6-0, 196, sr.

Cornerback

Nyzier Fourqurean, 6-1, 190, r-sr.
R.J. Delancy, 5-11, 193, r-sr. or Xavier Lucas, 6-2, 198, fr.

Nickelback

Max Lofy, 5-10, 188, r-sr.
Owen Arnett, 5-11, 208, r-jr.

Wisconsin football special teams

Punter

Atticus Bertrams, 6-2, 225, soph.
Gavin Meyers, 6-1, 198, r-sr.

Field goal kicker

Nathanial Vakos, 6-1, 205, jr.
Gavin Lahm, 6-0, 213, jr.

Kickoff kicker

Gavin Lahm, 6-10, 213, jr.
Gianni Smith, 6-1, 220, r-sr

Long snapper

Cayson Pfeiffer, 6-0, 205, sr.
Duncan McKinley, 6-2, 222, r-sr.

Holder

Gavin Meyers, 6-1, 198, r-sr.
Atticus Bertrams, 6-2, 225, soph.

Punt returner

Tyrell Henry, 6-0, 176, jr.
Trech Kekahuna, 5-10, 197, r-fr.

Kickoff returner

Vinny Anthony II, 6-0, 188, jr.
Trech Kekahuna, 5-10, 197, r-fr.

College football games today: NCAA football schedule

Lehigh vs. Army: 5 p.m. CBS Sports Network
Temple vs Oklahoma: 6 p.m. ESPN
Florida Atlantic vs. Michigan State: 6 p.m. Big Ten Network
Elon vs. Duke: 6:30 p.m. ACC Network
Western Michigan vs. Wisconsin: 8 p.m. Fox Sports 1
TCU vs. Stanford: 9:30 p.m. ESPN

Wisconsin football schedule 2024

All times Central.

Friday, Aug. 30:vs. Western Michigan | 8 p.m. | FS1 (Fubo)
Saturday, Sept. 7:vs. South Dakota | 2:30 p.m. | FS1 (Fubo)
Saturday, Sept. 14:vs. No. 5 Alabama | 11 a.m. | FOX (Fubo)
Saturday, Sept. 21:BYE
Saturday, Sept. 28:at No. 23 USC *
Saturday, Oct. 5:vs. Purdue *
Saturday, Oct. 12:at Rutgers *
Saturday, Oct. 19:at Northwestern *
Saturday, Oct. 26:vs. Penn State *
Saturday, Nov. 2:at Iowa *
Saturday, Nov. 9:BYE
Saturday, Nov. 16:vs. No. 3 Oregon *
Saturday, Nov. 23:at Nebraska *
Friday, Nov. 29:vs. Minnesota *
Saturday, Dec. 7:Big Ten Championship (Indianapolis)

*Denotes Big Ten game

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