Good Hoops Morning: Brilliant backcourts battle as Ohio State takes on Wisconsin

Before every Ohio State men’s basketball game, Connor Lemons gets you ready for that day’s action with key stats, players to know, and prevalent storylines for that day’s game on the “Good Hoops Morning” podcast. Listen to the episode and subscribe: Subscribe: RSS | Apple | Spotify | iHeart Radio Wisconsin Badgers (-4.5) vs. Ohio State Buckeyes| over/under 156.5 Game Date/Time: Saturday, January 31 at 2:00 p.m. ETLocation: Madison, WisconsinTV: FOXRadio: 97.1 FM/ 971thefan.com Ohio State (14-6, 6-4) travels to Madison on Saturday afternoon to tangle with Wisconsin (15-6, 7-3) at the Kohl Center. The Buckeyes have struggled there in recent years, losing four out of its last five in Madison, with its lone win coming during the 2020-21 season when there were no fans in the arena. It’ll be a battle of two of the nation’s best backcourts — Bruce Thornton and John Mobley Jr. are currently scoring a combined 35.7 points per game, while Wisconsin’s John Blackwell and Nick Boyd are putting up 38.4 points per game together. Thornton is two points away from passing Michael Redd for sixth all-time on Ohio State’s all-time scoring list. As of Friday, sophomore guard Gabe Cupps and senior forward Christoph Tilly were both questionable for this game. Connor’s prediction: Wisconsin 78, Ohio State 74 Connect with Connor: Twitter: @lemons_connor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices