Illinois’ nine-game profitable streak in opposition to No. 11 Wisconsin ended with a 95-74 loss Tuesday night time in Madison, Wisconsin.
Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn had a team-high 17 factors for the Illini (17-10, 9-8 Large Ten), who suffered their first loss in opposition to the Badgers (21-5, 11-4) in six years. Ben Humrichous scored 13 factors and was 3-for-6 from three-point vary, and Will Riley added 11 factors.
John Tonje had a game-high 31 factors because the Badgers gained their fifth recreation in a row and ended their latest run of futility on this collection.
Tonje’s huge efficiency got here three nights after he had 32 factors in a 94-84 win at No. 13 Purdue, which was ranked seventh on the time. He’s the fourth participant in class historical past to attain no less than 30 factors in consecutive video games.
Wisconsin’s Steven Crowl added a season-high 20 factors to associate with seven rebounds and 5 assists. John Blackwell had 16 factors.
Blackwell made three straight baskets to show a 13-all tie right into a 19-13 Badgers lead. Wisconsin stayed forward the remainder of the best way.
Takeaways
Illinois: The Illini didn’t have second-leading rebounder Morez Johnson Jr. as a consequence of a damaged wrist. Tomislav Ivisic, Illinois’ prime rebounder and second-leading scorer, had seven factors and three rebounds whereas taking part in via an sickness.
Wisconsin: The Badgers are scoring 82 factors per recreation and are on tempo for his or her highest common since 1970-71, once they had a school-record 86.3 factors per recreation. This was their fifteenth recreation with no less than 80 factors.
Key stat
Wisconsin had a 39-30 rebounding edge. Illinois got here in with a plus-9.7 rebound margin that ranked second amongst all Division I groups – behind solely Milwaukee. Illinois outrebounded Wisconsin 40-29 on Dec. 10.
