The University of Wisconsin men's basketball team is entering a daunting stretch again. It plays four of its next five games on the road, and at the end of a seven-game stretch, it plays Purdue, draws a rematch with Illinois at the Kohl Center and then hosts Oregon — three of the Big Ten's best in as many games.

With eight wins in its last nine games, No. 17 Wisconsin is in high gear as it faces the most daunting stretch of its Big Ten schedule, playing four of its next five games on the road.

Fresh off an 83-55 win over the Nebraska Cornhuskers, the Wisconsin Badgers are heading back on the road for a matchup with the Maryland Terrapins on Wednesday, with tip-off set for 6:00 p.m. The Badgers,