The Badgers won't have a reserve player against the Boilermakers but a starter will be in the lineup despite an injury.

#Purdue seeks a bounce-back performance against Wisconsin.

Bubble Talk: No. 5 Purdue at Wisconsin Badgers with an opportunity to massively improve their tournament position tonight. Currently sitting as the second-to-last team in the field, a win tonight would lock their case up. Time for them to bounce back from the Michigan collapse

Here's the latest on Chucky Hepburn's status before the #Badgers play No. 5 Purdue.

University of Wisconsin sophomore point guard Chucky Hepburn tests out his injured leg Thursday night before the Badgers host the No. 5 Purdue Boilermakers at the Kohl Center.

Wisconsin leads Purdue 41-38 after a strange 3rd quarter. Winner plays Iowa on Friday in B10 wbb quarterfinals.

BREAKING: Badgers G Chucky Hepburn active vs Purdue (via @RohanChakrav)

END OF 3RD QUARTER UPDATE: #Badgers 41 Purdue 38 Wisconsin hasn't scored in over six minutes...and are still winning. Julie Pospisilova still hasn't come off the court and Maty Wilke and Avery LaBarbera have only missed one minute of playing time.