SIUE Cougars Face Top-Ranked Wisconsin Badgers Monday, Nov. 17, 2025

SIUE closes two-game road trip against 24th-ranked Wisconsin at Kohl Center, revisiting key rivalry nearly 17 years later.

Joe Pott

Nov 17, 2025 5:51 AM Nov 17, 2025 5:56 AM

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SIUE Cougars (3-1) at 24/22 Wisconsin Badgers (3-0)
November 17, 7:00 p.m.
Kohl Center (16,838)
Madison, Wisconsin

SIUE is completing a two-game road trip Monday at Wisconsin.
Monday's game comes almost exactly 17 years from the last meeting in the series (11/18/08), which was SIUE's fourth game as a Division I program.
The Cougars picked up a 61-59 win at Drake Friday night.
SIUE held Drake to 59 points on 38.3 percent shooting.
The Cougars lead the OVC in field goal percent defense at .346, which is 16th in the NCAA.
SIUE has allowed an average of 58.3 points, which leads the league and is ranked 13th in the NCAA.
Brian Barone is in his seventh season as Head Coach. He has a career record of 89-104 at SIUE.
With the win at Drake, Barone moved into fourth place in total wins at SIUE.
Barone has Wisconsin ties, having finished his playing career at Marquette while also coaching the Golden Eagles. He also spent time as an assistant at Wisconsin-Green Bay.
Associate Head Coach Colin Schneider is from New Holstein, Wisconsin and is a 2010 graduate of UW Green Bay.

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