With the Fighting Illini were battling both illness and injury, the result was a polar opposite to Wisconsin's loss in Champaign this season. The Badgers were outrebounded 40-29 during that 86-80 defeat. On Tuesday, they flipped the script, grabbing 39 rebounds to Illinois' 30.

In arguably their most important game left, No. 11 Wisconsin men’s basketball team (21-5, 11-4 Big Ten) routed unranked Illinois (17-10, 9-8 Big Ten) 95-74 at home Tu8. The win gave the Badgers their first success in 10 tries against the Fighting Illini and improved this season’s home record to 13-1.

John Tonje scored 31 points and No. 11 Wisconsin beat Illinois 95-74 to earn its fifth straight victory and end its recent run of futility in this series