Previewing Wisconsin Basketball vs. Xavier

Wisconsin Basketball heads to Cincinnati for a matchup with Xavier as part of the Gavitt Tipoff Games.

There has definitely been some bad blood between these two programs over the last few years, beginning with Bronson Koenig’s buzzer-beater that snatched victory from the hands of Xavier in the 2016 NCAA Tournament and sent the Badgers to the Sweet 16.

The Musketeers got their payback last season, however.

Last year’s Gavitt Tipoff Games showdown at the Kohl Center between Wisconsin and Xavier did not go as the Badgers fans had hoped, with the Musketeers pulling out an 80-70 win behind a late second-half scoring barrage by star guard Trevon Blueitt, after which his partner in crime, forward…