1. For those that haven't been paying attention, describe your team: how has the season gone? What's the style of play? Who's the best player?
The season is officially Wisconsin's best ever.  Oh sure, nobody can forget the national championship team of 1916, and the kids on Bascom Hill are ever singing the praises of the big tournament win in 1941, but neither of those teams won 26 games in a season.  Now that there's not a world war of some sort on, the Badgers finally have a chance to prove they can win in peacetime.  The media also thinks that this is the best Badger team they've ever seen;  that #1 AP poll ranking is the first Wisconsin's ever had.  We got our first #2 and #3 ranking this year, too.  We'll probably be getting one of those back next Monday, but hey.

The style of play is unselfish offense with a competent defense.  Alando Tucker winds up with the ball most of the time, but it generally takes a few passes to get there, and he generally takes the shot because he creates an opportunity for himself.  Kammron Taylor is a well above-average guard who piles up either assists or three-pointers -- sometimes both.  Plus, he looks a lot like Chris Rock.  Those are the two guys everyone knows; otherwise, we've got a sniper in Marcus Landry, a defensive wizard in Michael Flowers, and a trio of great big men in Brian Butch, Greg Stiemsma, and Jason Chappell.  The Badgers play a clean game and don't get called for a lot of fouls, and the older players know exactly how to draw a foul when they need to; they've keyed in on what the refs look for really well.

The reason the Badgers win, incidentally, is that all of these guys contribute.  Tucker's always a story, but after every game you can point at one or two guys who really elevated their games and made victory possible.  Buckeye fans know this, too; one star will get you headlines and a bunch of wins, but look at Kevin Durant; he's one of the best in the nation, but his team's sitting at #3 in their conference and projecting to a #7 seed.  Neither the Buckeyes nor the Badgers have that problem.

2. Who's the most underrated player on Wisconsin's roster?
I'm not sure that Marcus Landry has really gotten his due.  His numbers on the season aren't outstanding (6 points per game in 18 minutes per game, 3 rebounds and 0.8 assists) but lately he's been heating up.  He seems to save his best performances for big games, like his mentor Alando Tucker -- he had 18 points and 5 rebounds against Michigan State, and 10 points and 4 blocks against Ohio State.  He doesn't turn the ball over very much, he blocks shots, he steals ... the guy does it all, and he'll be a player to watch over the next couple seasons.

3. What player on the OSU roster (other than the obvious Greg Oden) concerns you the most?
Nice, I can't pick the guy who's a hair away from averaging a double-double.  Fine.  When the Buckeyes came to town, the Badgers took care of Daequan Cook and Mike Conley, but freshmen have this tendency to mature quickly, especially when they're forced to.  The fact that the Badgers are traveling to Columbus with a seasoned team of talented guys to take on a bunch of freshmen should be good thing, but those two guys are both going to be thorns in our sides -- and Oden will be right there under the bucket to mop up their misses.

4. What do you think are the keys to the game?
The Badgers must shake off the loss to Michigan State and keep their eyes on the prize.  If a number one seed wasn't on the line before, it surely is now, and they've had way too good a season to lay down and die now.  They must play a physical game -- such a cliche, but so true in this case.  The game in East Lansing proved that if the Badgers cede the physical edge to their opponent, they will lose, and look bad doing it.  They must remember that the three-point shot is a luxury, not something to rely upon.  And finally, they need to hit the boards, frequently.  That goes back to playing a physical game in a way.  If the Buckeyes limit the Badgers to one shot each time they go down the court, this game will surely be a double-digit loss.