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.

The Illinois basketball team was no match for No. 11 Wisconsin on Tuesday at Kohl Center. The Illini got as close as five points behind in the first 90 seconds of the second half, then wilted the rest of the way while Wisconsin guard John Tonje poured in a game-high 31 points to lead the Badgers to a 95-74 victory in Madison,

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.