It was not pretty. It could have gotten uglier, but inside the State Farm Center on Wednesday night, the Wisconsin Badgers pulled out a 72-60 road victory against Illinois on Wednesday night.
Sophomore forward Nate Reuvers again showed his continued progression, recording his first career double-double with a career-high 22 points on 7-of-11 shooting and 10 rebounds for Wisconsin (13-6, 5-3 Big Ten). Like his performance against Maryland over a week ago, he scored six points in a key 9-3 run during a second half stretch with Ethan Happ out of the game due to foul trouble.