Wisconsin basketball (23-7, 13-6 Big Ten) pocketed a narrow 74-67 win over Minnesota (15-15, 7-12 Big Ten) on Wednesday night in Minneapolis. Fueled by sophomore guard John Blackwell's 25 points and career-best 11 rebounds,

The Badgers (22-7, 12-6) go for their ninth straight win against Minnesota (15-14, 7-11) Wednesday night at Williams Arena in Minneapolis.

Wisconsin quickly extended its lead to 40-29 to begin the second half, but once Mitchell checked back into the game, everything changed. The Gophers slowly chipped away at the lead and cut it all the way down to 46-41 heading into the under-12 media timeout.

Three Badgers forwards and one defender are in contention for the most prestigious award in women's Division I college hockey.

Here's a look at some snow totals on Wednesday: Dennison: 13 inches (as of noon) Lakeville: 12 inches (as of 11 a.m.) Elko New Maret: 11.5 inches (as of noon) Appl