Senior Writer Mike Lucas offered his observations from Wisconsin's 63-55 win over Illinois in Champaign on Sunday night. Get it straight from the source by following @LucasAtLarge on Twitter.

Khalil Iverson, with 9 pts in 7 previous B10 games, used athleticism vs undersized Illini to score 10. Steal, runout & dunk got him started

— Mike Lucas (@LucasAtLarge) February 1, 2016

Vitto Brown saw limited practice time because of injury. Came off bench to contribute 9 points in 12 minutes matching output against Indiana

— Mike Lucas (@LucasAtLarge) February 1, 2016

Koenig, Hayes, Brown, Hill, Showalter, Iverson scored during 15-4 run that got UW out of 18-10 hole. Happ out with fouls & Koenig joined him

— Mike Lucas (@LucasAtLarge) February 1, 2016

Unexpected source has delivered pts each of last 3 wins: Illikainen (PennSt), Hill (Indiana) Iverson (Illinois). Cultivating bench pays off

— Mike Lucas (@LucasAtLarge) February 1, 2016

Illinois probably felt like it had Nigel Hayes under control with switching defenses til looking up & seeing him make all money plays & FTs

— Mike Lucas (@LucasAtLarge) February 1, 2016