Los Angeles, despite a string of injuries, managed to grind out a nail-biting 116-115 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves in their previous outing.

It's Gard vs. Gard as the Wisconsin men's basketball team takes on the University of Wisconsin-Platteville in an exhibition game Wednesday, Oct. 29 at the Kohl Center in Madison.

The Nittany Lions will go into Thursday’s Big Ten opener with a 7-1-0 season record and on a run of five straight wins since suffering their first and only loss to Clarkson (6-4) back on Oct. 9.

Austin Reaves’ game-winner is the top story of the night.