# 1998–99 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

The 1998–99 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Dick Bennett, coaching his fourth season with the Badgers. The team played their home games at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/14/1998* | | Loyola (IL) | W 66–29 | 1–0 | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| 11/16/1998* | | UW–Milwaukee | W 75–63 | 2–0 | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| 11/20/1998* | | vs. New Mexico State Top of the World Classic | L 52–66 | 2–1 | Carlson Center Fairbanks, AK |
| 11/21/1998* | | vs. Virginia Top of the World Classic | W 66–56 | 3–1 | Carlson Center Fairbanks, AK |
| 11/22/1998* | | vs. Nebraska Top of the World Classic | W 78–41 | 4–1 | Carlson Center Fairbanks, AK |
| 11/28/1998* | | at Rhode Island | W 65–59 | 5–1 | Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, RI |
| 12/02/1998* | | Northern Illinois | W 67–52 | 6–1 | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| 12/05/1998* | | at Illinois State | W 71–54 | 7–1 | Redbird Arena Normal, IL |
| 12/09/1998* | | at No. 16 Temple | W 63–56 | 8–1 | Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/12/1998* | | Pepperdine | W 57–51 | 9–1 | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| 12/15/1998* | No. 23 | at Texas | W 65–62 | 10–1 | Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX |
| 12/23/1998* | No. 20 | at Marquette | W 61–45 | 11–1 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| 12/27/1998* | No. 20 | Fresno State | W 87–65 | 12–1 | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| 12/30/1998 | No. 19 | at Michigan | L 55–59 | 12–2 (0–1) | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI |
| 1/02/1999 | No. 19 | Ohio State | L 74–78 $^{OT}$ | 12–3 (0–2) | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| 1/06/1999 | No. 24 | No. 12 Michigan State | W 66–51 | 13–3 (1–2) | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| 1/10/1999 | No. 24 | No. 9 Purdue | W 61–56 | 14–3 (2–2) | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| 1/13/1999 | No. 17 | at Penn State | W 61–58 | 15–3 (3–2) | Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA |
| 1/16/1999 | No. 17 | at Northwestern | W 57–49 | 16–3 (4–2) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| 1/20/1999 | No. 15 | Illinois | W 75–53 | 17–3 (5–2) | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| 1/23/1999 | No. 15 | at No. 14 Iowa | W 72–52 | 18–3 (6–2) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 1/30/1999 | No. 12 | No. 19 Minnesota | W 61–50 | 19–3 (7–2) | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| 2/03/1999 | No. 11 | at No. 21 Indiana | L 60–71 | 19–4 (7–3) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 2/06/1999 | No. 11 | at Illinois | L 51–53 | 19–5 (7–4) | Assembly Hall Champaign, IL |
| 2/10/1999 | No. 15 | Northwestern | W 57–45 | 20–5 (8–4) | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| 2/13/1999 | No. 15 | Penn State | W 73–63 | 21–5 (9–4) | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| 2/21/1999 | No. 13 | at No. 4 Michigan State | L 51–56 | 21–6 (9–5) | Breslin Student Events Center East Lansing, MI |
| 2/24/1999 | No. 16 | at No. 10 Ohio State | L 54–63 | 21–7 (9–6) | Value City Arena Columbus, OH |
| 2/27/1999 | No. 16 | Michigan | L 39–51 | 21–8 (9–7) | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| Big Ten tournament ||||||
| 3/05/1999 | No. 19 | vs. No. 20 Iowa Big Ten tournament - Quarterfinals | W 74–50 | 22–8 | United Center Chicago, IL |
| 3/06/1999 | No. 19 | vs. No. 2 Michigan State Big Ten tournament - Semifinals | L 41–56 | 22–9 | United Center Chicago, IL |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 3/12/1999* | (5 E) No. 19 | vs. (12 E) SW Missouri State NCAA Tournament - First Round | L 32–43 | 22–10 | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. ||||||