The Badger Herald's live blog from the Kohl Center for tonight's game against Purdue.

Iowa City, Iowa- With a 73-69 overtime loss to the Iowa Hawkeyes, the Wisconsin men’s basketball team loses its third straight game and their second in a row in extra minutes. Check back at badgerherald.com or in tomorrow’s paper for coverage of tonight’s game. Thanks for checking in at badgerherald.com

At the end of regulation, with the Badgers down by three, freshman guard Jordan Taylor hits a three to send the game into overtime with the score of 60-60.

At the 7:41 mark in the second half, the Badgers lead the Hawkeyes 37-35. Wisconsin already has 10 fouls, including four on sophomore forward Jon Leuer. Iowa has just five team fouls.

With a timeout on the floor at the 11:45 mark in the second half, the Badgers have built a 35-28 lead. UW is currently on a 9-0 run while Iowa has been scoreless since the 15:32 mark.

At the 15:32 mark in the second half, the game is tied at 26. The Badgers have only scored two points in the half on a basket by Landry at the beginning half while the Hawkeyes have gone on a 6-0 run with Palmer scoring five of six.

At the half, the Badgers are leading the Hawkeyes 24-20. With no points scored in the last 4:31 in the half, UW is led by Hughes and Krabbenhoft, who both have seven points. Iowa is led by Palmer, with eight points.

With 3:12 left in the first half, UW leads Iowa 24-20. The Badgers are on a 6-0 run, capped off by a long jumper by Jason Bohannon with 4:31 left in the half.

At the 7:53 mark in the first half, Iowa leads Wisconsin 18-16. The Hawkeyes are on a 6-2 run, capped off with a turnover by UW guard Jason Bohannon, which led to a layup by Iowa guard Matt Gatens, giving Iowa the two-point advantage.

With 11:43 left in the first half, Wisconsin leads Iowa 14-12. UW guard Trevon Hughes has gone 1-2 from the line and senior forward Marcus Landry hit a layup with 12:44 left in the half to give the Badgers the lead.

At 15:24 left in the first half, the Badgers have taken a 9-5 lead over the Hawkeyes. Getting his first start of the year, Kevin Gullikson hit a layup for the first two points of the game. Forward Joe Krabbenhoft leads Wisconsin with five points and freshman forward Aaron Fuller leads Iowa with three points.

In front of a less than packed house at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, the Badgers (12-5, 3-2 Big Ten) are set to take on the Hawkeyes (11-7, 1-4 Big Ten). Wisconsin is looking to rebound after two straight losses, including a 78-74 loss to Minnesota at the Kohl Center last week.

Coming off a losing streak, UW head coach Bo Ryan is adding a wrinkle into his starting lineup, replacing sophomore Keaton Nankivil with senior Kevin Gullikson.

Check back for more updates as the game continues!

Last season, Chad Rau was a Badger killer. In four games against Wisconsin a year ago, the Colorado College forward scored five goals, including one short-handed tally in each game. Two of those five proved to be game-winners as CC took all four games from UW.

So it's only natural that Rau, a senior from Eden Prairie, Minn., is the first Tiger talked about when outlining this weekend's matchup at the Kohl Center between Wisconsin (12-9-3, 9-5-2 WCHA) and Colorado College (12-7-5, 8-6-2 WCHA).

"He's got a knack for scoring. He's always around the net," said Wisconsin goaltender Shane Connelly, who allowed all five of Rau's goals against the Badgers last season. "He's got an incredible shot. He's one of those complete players in this league. He knows how to score, he can give the puck to everyone else--just a finisher. We have to be conscious of him."

Rau led CC in scoring as a junior last year with 28 goals and 14 assists and is again the top scorer for the Tigers with 11 goals and 17 assists. But by no means is Colorado College a one-man show.

Right behind Rau on the stat sheet is Eric Walsky, a transfer from Alaska-Anchorage, with 25 points. Bill Sweatt isn't far behind with nine goals and eight assists, making the top two CC lines dangerous offensively.

"I know Chad Rau, I know Billy Sweatt," said UW captain Blake Geoffrion, who played with Sweatt as part of the USA National Team Development Program. "Sweatty's a pretty fast guy. ... He can fly. I know Rau can skate pretty good, too."

"He's just a real good skater," UW defenseman Ryan McDonagh said of Rau. "He's really smart. He anticipates where the puck's going. He can skate well and get there and pick off passes."

Wisconsin is coming off a road sweep of Alaska-Anchorage after a disappointing sweep at home at the hands of Northern Michigan. While the Badgers feel they're back on track after two big games against the Seawolves, the importance of this weekend's series--which pits two teams separated by just two points in the WCHA standings--isn't lost on any of the players.

"We need to start beating quality teams," �Wisconsin senior Tom Gorowsky said. "It's a big test for us to kind of determine, 'Where are we at with this team, and are we going to start making something special out of it?'"

After yet another season of leading the Badgers in rushing, running back P.J. Hill has decided to take his chances in the NFL draft. Hill’s departure will push redshirt freshman running back John Clay into the top spot on the depth chart. Though the Badgers will be losing their top running back, they will return their top receiver in Garret Graham, who decided to return to Wisconsin for his senior year. Graham led all UW receivers last season in receptions, receiving yards, and touchdowns. The full report can be found here

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is reporting that Wisconsin running back P.J. Hill is leaning towards declaring for the NFL draft. Hill led UW in rushing for the third consecutive year, rushing for 1161 yards on 226 carries. Hill is third on Wisconsin’s all-time rushing list with 3942 yards in his career. However, his numbers have dropped in each of his seasons, falling from a career high 1,569 rushing yards his freshman year. Hill’s jump to the NFL would probably move redshirt freshman John Clay into the top spot on the depth chart, with Zach Brown backing him up. Clay and Brown combined for 1,189 yards on the ground in 2008. The Journal Sentinel article can be found here.