The Wisconsin Badgers men’s basketball team (16-9 overall, 10-8 Big Ten) earned a pivotal road win over Northwestern last week to stop a two game losing skid. On Saturday afternoon, the Badgers were back on the hardwood for a rematch with the No. 5 Illinois Fighting Illini.
Last time Wisconsin faced off with the Fighting Illini things went poorly as Kofi Cockburn and Ayo Dosunmu proved to be too much for the Badgers. However, with Dosunmu out with an injury and the matchup at the Kohl Center for round two, there was a sliver of hope that Wisconsin could steal a win against the No.