No. 22 Wisconsin hosts anxious N.C. State

It's time to find out what North Carolina State can do against a power-conference team and while playing on the road.

The Wolfpack ought to gain a dose of that insight Tuesday night at No. 22 Wisconsin, which already has been in a few sturdy tests.

The teams meet at Kohl Center in Madison, Wis., as part of the ACC / Big Ten Challenge.

Wisconsin (5-1) has been in notable tussles across the opening weeks of the season and has proven to be a formidable team. The Badgers are coming off a 53-46 loss to then-No. 4 Virginia in last week's championship game of the Battle 4 Atlantis.

Wisconsin won a road game at Xavier a week into the season. The Badgers also topped Stanford and Oklahoma in the Battle 4…