A tough exhibition loss provided a retooled Wisconsin squad with several aspects to address before the Badgers' regular-season opener against visiting Campbell.

Wisconsin, ranked No. 24 in the preseason poll, dropped the exhibition opener against Oklahoma 85-84 on Friday. The Badgers, with nine newcomers, have another exhibition vs. in-state D-3 school Wisconsin-Platteville, before facing Campbell on Monday, Nov. 3.

"I think the thing that excites me about this group the most is what they are not, in terms of we're not good enough yet on the defensive end, specifically," Wisconsin coach Greg Gard said following the Oklahoma game. "And being more efficient offensively on every possession. That tells me we've got, you know, obviously a long ways to go, but that's the exciting part."

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