Wisconsin (21-5, 11-4 Large Ten) had misplaced its final 9 matchups with the Preventing Illini, together with an 86-80 defeat Dec. 10 at Illinois. Wisconsin had gained 15 straight conferences instantly earlier than that stretch.
Tonje’s large efficiency got here three nights after he had 32 factors in a 94-84 win at No. 13 Purdue, which was ranked seventh on the time. He is the fourth participant in class historical past to attain at the very least 30 factors in consecutive video games.
Wisconsin’s Steven Crowl added a season-high 20 factors to go together with seven rebounds and 5 assists. John Blackwell had 16 factors.
Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn had 17 factors, Ben Humrichous 13 and Will Riley 11 for Illinois (17-10, 9-8).
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