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.

That scoring mark continues to add him to rarified air in Wisconsin basketball history -- the specifics we'll touch on later in this article. Wisconsin's statement win followed the script of many of the team's successes this season.