Wisconsin's last contest against Illinois was a six-point loss in December, a minor blemish on what has become one of the sport's most impressive resumes. Since that loss in Champaign, the Badgers have won 12 of 14 games,

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.