The Badgers (22-7, 12-6) go for their ninth straight win against Minnesota (15-14, 7-11) Wednesday night at Williams Arena in Minneapolis.

Wisconsin guard Max Klesmit has been ruled out of the Badgers' game at Minnesota on Wednesday night with a lower body injury. The contest will mark Klesmit's second consecutive absence. He also missed the Badgers' road loss at Michigan State on Sunday,

Wisconsin was without Klesmit on Sunday for their loss against Michigan State. They opted to move Kamari McGee to the starting lineup and it's fair to assume they will do the same thing again tonight. There were no other notable injury announcements for either team.

The Golden Gophers’ recent box scores are making this defense look better than it truly is. Minnesota has played plenty of opponents in the bottom half of the Big Ten in offensive aptitude, including USC (10th in offensive rating), Penn State twice (11th), injury-riddled Northwestern (14th), Nebraska (16th), and Washington (18th).

It’s a busy Wednesday in college basketball highlighted by tonight’s tilt in the Big Ten featuring the Wisconsin Badgers (22-7, 12-6) and the Minnesota Golden Gophers (15-14, 7-11). The Badgers are looking to rebound from their loss Sunday in East Lansing to Michigan State,