Next: Wisconsin

Michigan hosts the Wisconsin Badgers tonight at 8pm. Michigan won the first game of the season in overtime, after Krista Phillips hit a very long 3point shot to tie the score. Both teams have been playing well - Michigan has won four of five, while Wisconsin has won four straight games. Wisconsin is led by Jolene Anderson (20.3 points/game) and Janese Banks (13.8 points/game).

A preview from the Wisconsin web site:

The Badger (15-11, 8-8) buzz saw keeps a hummin’ towards the Big Ten Tournament after taking down three opponents in six days last week. UW has four-straight wins as it heads to Michigan (16-10, 9-7) Thursday for a game broadcast live on the Big Ten Network at 7 p.m. CT. The Badgers are 3-5 in Big Ten road games, one win more than last year's 2-6 record and the most conference roads wins since 2002-03.

Last week’s trifecta of games started with a win on Monday at Northwestern, 79-65. UW beat Indiana Wednesday at the Kohl Center in one of its most complete games of the season, 81-51. The Badgers concluded the week at Minnesota on Saturday with a Border Battle victory at “The Barn”, 59-57.

After struggling with a 1-6 record to open the conference season, the Badgers have won seven of their last nine conference games and perhaps have turned the corner on expectations. Picked to finish among the top three in preseason predictions, the Badgers had some tough luck in the season’s early going and are 3-5 in games decided by six points or less, and lost three overtime games.