After a surprisingly successful nonconference run, No. 22 Wisconsin faces a tough challenge in its Big Ten opener when it hosts Indiana on Wednesday night.

Wisconsin (7-1) defeated three previously undefeated teams -- including a win over then-12th ranked Houston -- to win the Maui Invitational, ground out a gutty 70-66 road win over Georgia Tech in the ACC/Big Ten challenge, and then shot 70.4% in the second half to top in-state rival Marquette 89-76 on Saturday.

"The second half, I thought we did a better job, and even the end of the first half, of slowing down a little bit offensively and finishing better," Wisconsin coach Greg Gard said after the Marquette game. "Obviously, we were able to bust the game open and get a good win. I'm proud of our guys. Now we get to get ready to step into league play."