Illinois will be the toughest team the Badgers have faced in a while. The Badgers, sadly, have made weaker teams on paper, anyway, look good. Will Gard have his team ready to play? It's anyone' s guess, but we are about to find out. Game time is at Noon and is aired on the B10 network. The Illini are rated 13, in the NCAA.
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Storr and Wahl have to be the leaders, today for Bucky.
This is the first game Assistant Coach Howard Moore has been to since 2019, after the tragedy that took his family.
DO MOORE, BE MOORE, 4 MOORE!
Klesmit hits 2 in a row. The Badgers need him to be hot, as well.
Storr drives to the hoop!
The Badgers D has been solid, so far.
Hepburn steals it and gets fouled.
Essegian called for the offensive foul. Badgers up by 2, 23-25
Badgers looking sloppy on offense as Klesmit turns it over.
Did Gard try to recruit Damask?
Badgers cold on offense. They haven't scored in over three minutes as Illinois is on a 12-0 run.
Wahl breaks the scoring drought. Bucky down by 4, 31-27 with 3:30 left in the half.
Wahl with his 3rd made 3 of the year!
Gilmore with two, but he always seems to hesitate with the ball before shooting.
39-37, Illinois at the half.
@Pikes Peak posted:Did Gard try to recruit Damask?
I do not know. If not, he should have!
Storr and Crowl have 2 fouls each for Bucky. Dainja has 2 fouls for the Illini.
Ugh……come on Bucky. Down only 2 at the end of first half…..now??? Down 7…….
Tie game on Wahl's basket. 6-0 run for Wisconsin
Crowl picks up his 4th foul with 12:55 left.
Hepburn with the steal feeds Klesmit for 3!!!
Nice lob to Storr!
Just like that, the Badgers are down by 7. 66-59.
Oh, gonna turn to my boys the Golden Eagles.…….i’ll be back. 
Blackwell ties it with a 3!!!
Bucky still has problems at the free throw line.
Blackwell fouls out.
Illinois pulling away from the Badgers. Illinois plays so much faster than the Badgers do and the Badgers have no answer. Illinois up 10 with 2 minutes left
@Goldie posted:Oh, gonna turn to my boys the Golden Eagles.…….i’ll be back.
Marquette hanging around with their two top players out with injuries. GO EAGLES!
Illinois wins at the Kohl Center, for the 4th straight time. A feat no one has ever done. 91-83 Illinois wins it.
Ah, they’re not doing so good now….
Yah, Marquette not doing so good.
Badgers are close to flatlining at this point.
Marquette has nothing to worry about unlike UW. The Badgers are completely on the bubble. At this time they aren’t a tourney worthy team
On another note, Caitlin Clark has broken Pistol Pete Maravich's scoring record. Clark is now the number one scorer in NCAA Basketball history.
