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Illinois ends long stretch of Badger dominance

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Kobe King (Photo by David Stluka)

The Wisconsin Badgers saw their four-game winning streak come to an end, falling to Illinois 71-70 on Wednesday night at the Kohl Center.  The Badgers 15-game winning streak against the Illini also came to an end.

Illinois (11-5, 3-2 Big Ten) defeated Wisconsin for the first time since Jan. 2, 2011.  The Illini won for the first time in Madison since Feb. 9, 2010.

The Illini became just the fourth Big Ten team to win a league game on the road this season, joining the Badgers, Michigan State and Rutgers.  Overall, Big Ten teams are 4-25 on the road in league play.

Sophomore guard Ayo Dosunmu hit a three-pointer that put Illinois up 71-67 with 45.6 seconds left.  Dosunmu led the Illini with 18 points and six assists.

Wisconsin’s Kobe King answered with a three-pointer with 22.6 seconds left to climb to within one point.  Giorgi Bezhanishvili missed the front of the bonus which gave the Badgers a chance.  But guard D’Mitrik [Read more…]

Reuvers to the rescue for the Badgers

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It was another sloppy night of basketball for the Wisconsin Badgers on Wednesday night in Champaign, Ill., but in the end, Bucky found a way to persevere, 72-60 over Illinois.

The Badgers (13-6, 5-3 Big Ten) extended their winning streak against the Illini (5-14, 1-7) to 14 games, including seven straight in Champaign.  The last Illinois victory over the Badgers came in the 2010-’11 season, a 69-61 win in Champaign.

With senior forward Ethan Happ in foul trouble most of the night, sophomore Nate Reuvers came to the rescue with a collegiate high 22 points.  He added 10 rebounds as well, as the Badgers broke open a close game in the final minutes. [Read more…]

Badgers knock off Illinois, but far from perfect

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The Wisconsin Badger football team moved a step closer to the Big Ten West Division title, knocking off Illinois 24-10 on Saturday.  While the Badgers improved to 8-0 on the season and remain the only unbeaten team in the Big Ten, they once again gave no impression that they are ready to compete against other top teams in the conference (Ohio State & Penn State), or nationally for that matter either.

Wisconsin freshman tailback Jonathan Taylor  left in the first half with a left leg injury.  He had carried 12 times for 73 yards before heading to the sidelines for the rest of the game.

Without Taylor, the Badgers finished with 168 rushing yards on 45 carries, their second lowest total of the season.  Taylor himself, averages 168.5 yards a game.

Without Taylor, walk-on Garrett Groshek rushed 12 times for 51 yards and a touchdown and Bradrick Shaw added 40 yards on 12 carries.

One of the Badgers scores came on left tackle Michael Deiter’s four-yard touchdown reception. [Read more…]