5 THINGS TO WATCH FRIDAY / SATURDAY • 7:30 / 7 PM • Charter Extra 87
Conference confidence-builder? Fresh off a weekend sweep of RIT to open the second half of the season,
men's hockey hits the road this weekend to resume WCHA play at Min- nesota State. Sophomore Mark Zengerle is looking to extend his 19- game point streak while junior Justin Schultz tries to build off a four-point weekend against RIT.
FRIDAY • 7:30 PM • FSN Wisconsin
No fear from the Bucks' newest deer Former Badger Jon Leuer is quickly getting used to the rigors of being
an NBA player. Through his first eight games with Milwaukee, Leuer is averaging 6.3 points per game and is shooting over 50 percent from the field in his rookie season. Leuer and the Bucks travel to Dallas to face the defending NBA champion Mavericks on Friday.
SUNDAY • 1 PM • InsideBadgerSports.com No. 4 at the Field House
After a trip to face Northern Iowa on Friday, the wrestling team returns home Sunday for a Big Ten matchup against defending NCAA champion and No. 4-ranked Penn State at the UW Field House. The Nittany Lions bring eight ranked wrestlers to Madison, including two ranked No. 1 in their weight class.
SUNDAY • 1 PM • CBS Badgers in Baltimore
Former Badgers J.J. Watt, Owen Daniels and Garrett Graham of the Houston Texans face off against former UW receiver Lee Evans and the Baltimore Ravens in the divisional round of the NFL playoffs Sunday. Watt returned an interception for a touchdown in the Texans' opening game against Cincinnati, while Daniels had seven catches for 100 yards.
SUNDAY • 5 PM • BTN
Huskers hunt for redemption The first time Nebraska traveled to Madison it resulted in a memorable 48-17 win for the football team at Camp Randall Stadium. The Cornhusk- ers' basketball team now heads to Madison in search of redemption for a 64-40 loss to the Badgers in Lincoln last month as Nebraska made its Big Ten debut.
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