It's finally basketball season, and Greg Gard and his crew plan to save us from our Wisconsin Badger misery. Tomorrow, the first exhibition game is upon us: the Badgers will play the Oklahoma Sooners. The score won't matter for either team, and neither team will throw out their best plays or schemes. However, there's a lot that fans will be interested in watching.
In this article, there are three big questions that will be answered or at least semi-answered during these exhibitions. Wisconsin fans will learn a lot about their team during this exhibition and the next one against Wisconsin-Platteville.
How do I watch Wisconsin vs. Oklahoma?
Who: Oklahoma Sooners
When: 7 pm CT on Friday, October 24, 2025
Where: Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
TV: Big Ten+ (Streaming only)
Streaming: Big Ten+
Since it's an exhibition game, it won't be on a regular channel but instead will be streamed on the Big Ten+. Which is normal for these sorts of events, but still relatively frustrating for fans who don't pay the extra money for Big Ten+. It may be worth a month's subscription, though, as the only games the hoops teams play on the Big Ten+ subscription are the two exhibition games and the season opener against Campbell.
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From then on, it will be a little all over the place, but mostly traditional with a few Peacock games sprinkled in.
Big Ten+ can be streamed on the website, in the app, or added to Fox Sports subscriptions. If you are a Wisconsin volleyball fan, you may already have it as that team plays plenty on Big Ten+. For those of you who don't want to jump into paying more for subscriptions, wait it out, and after Campbell, you are in the home stretch.