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 quickly extended its lead to 40-29 to begin the second half, but once Mitchell checked back into the game, everything changed. The Gophers slowly chipped away at the lead and cut it all the way down to 46-41 heading into the under-12 media timeout.

No. 12 Wisconsin knows it is in for an important game against border rival Minnesota in a Big Ten matchup Wednesday night in Minneapolis.

Some areas of the southern Twin Cities metro have already picked up 6+ inches of heavy, wet snow as of 2 a.m. Wednesday, with snow continuing to fall through the morning commute. Wind is also an issue, with gusts upwards of 40 mph in the Twin Cities.

A damp Tuesday with occasional rain showers will transition into slushy accumulating snow by the evening, which could make for a messy morning commute on Wednesday

Minnesota hosts the No. 12 Wisconsin Badgers after Brennan Rigsby scored 20 points in Minnesota's 67-65 victory against the Nebraska Cornhuskers.

Democrats on Tuesday promised to ''punch back'' against Elon Musk in the race for control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, casting the election as a referendum on the billionaire adviser to President Donald Trump.

The No. 52 Minnesota tennis team fell 4-0 to No. 20 Wisconsin on Friday at Baseline Tennis Center, bringing their season record to 6-6.