The last two times Wisconsin basketball travelled to Evanston to play Northwestern, things got ugly. The Badgers out-everythinged the Wildcats on both occasions, building first half leads of greater than 20 (they led 40-14 at halftime in 2013-14) and physically and schematically dominating Chris Collins' team.
The Wisconsin team coming to Welsh-Ryan Arena Tuesday night isn't that Wisconsin team though. It's not even close. The Badgers are 9-8, and 1-3 in the Big Ten. They have a different coach — the legendary Bo Ryan retired in December, and assistant Greg Gard took over on an interim basis — and no where near as much talent.