Saturday, March 2
Madison, WI
Noon
Wisconsin Badgers
18-11,10-8Big Ten
83
vs
91
Illinois
22-7,13-5Big Ten
1
2
F
Illinois
39
52
91
Wisconsin
37
46
83
Wisconsin bested by No. 13 Illinois
March 02, 2024 | Men's Basketball
Wahl leads Badgers scoring 20 points
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Marcus Domask scored 31 points, Terrence Shannon Jr. added 23 and No. 13 Illinois continued its recent mastery of Wisconsin by defeating the slumping Badgers 91-83 on Saturday.
After Wisconsin's John Blackwell sank a 3-pointer to tie the game at 68-all with 5:44 remaining, Domask scored six points during a 13-3 run that enabled Illinois to seize control. Domask started the spurt with a basket that put the Illini ahead for good with 5:25 left.
Wisconsin got 20 points from Tyler Wahl, 16 from Max Klesmit, 15 from Chucky Hepburn and 13 from AJ Storr.
Domask's 31 points were just two off his career high.
Wisconsin came out inspired after a pregame ceremony featuring former Badgers assistant coach Howard Moore's first public appearance at Kohl Center since a May 2019 car wreck that killed Moore's wife and daughter and left him seriously injured.
The Badgers scored 12 straight points to take a 14-5 lead less than 5 1/2 minutes into the game. Illinois had its own 12-0 spurt later in the first half to go ahead 31-25 and held a 39-37 lead at the break.
Illinois scored the first five points of the second half to extend the lead to seven, but Wisconsin clawed back and pulled ahead 49-47 on Wahl's putback with 13:12 remaining.
The game went back and forth from there, with nobody leading by more than three points until Illinois took command down the stretch.
After Wisconsin's John Blackwell sank a 3-pointer to tie the game at 68-all with 5:44 remaining, Domask scored six points during a 13-3 run that enabled Illinois to seize control. Domask started the spurt with a basket that put the Illini ahead for good with 5:25 left.
Wisconsin got 20 points from Tyler Wahl, 16 from Max Klesmit, 15 from Chucky Hepburn and 13 from AJ Storr.
Domask's 31 points were just two off his career high.
Wisconsin came out inspired after a pregame ceremony featuring former Badgers assistant coach Howard Moore's first public appearance at Kohl Center since a May 2019 car wreck that killed Moore's wife and daughter and left him seriously injured.
The Badgers scored 12 straight points to take a 14-5 lead less than 5 1/2 minutes into the game. Illinois had its own 12-0 spurt later in the first half to go ahead 31-25 and held a 39-37 lead at the break.
Illinois scored the first five points of the second half to extend the lead to seven, but Wisconsin clawed back and pulled ahead 49-47 on Wahl's putback with 13:12 remaining.
The game went back and forth from there, with nobody leading by more than three points until Illinois took command down the stretch.
Up next, Wisconsin hosts Rutgers on Thursday.
Team Stats
Illini
Wisc
FG%
.518
.500
3FG%
.563
.375
FT%
.800
.739
RB
31
32
TO
8
8
STL
3
4
Game Leaders
Pts
20
FGM
9
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Pts
16
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
5
Pts
15
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
3
Players Mentioned
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