CHAMPAIGN, Illinois – The Wisconsin men’s basketball team will arrive at State Farm Arena this evening with a couple of streaks hanging over its head.
The Badgers (8-2, 0-1 Big Ten) have dropped back-to-back games since opening the season with their third-best start in program history.
A victory tonight not only would get the team back on track, but it would end a seven-game road losing streak dating to last season and snap an eight-game skid against Illinois.
None of this year’s Badgers have been part of a win over Illinois.
Here is what you need to get ready for the game tonight.
Check back later tonight for more on the game.
Wisconsin Badgers probable starters
25 – John Blackwell, 6-foot-4, Guard, 15.2 points per game, 4.7 rebounds per game, 1.9 assists per game
11 – Max Klesmit, 6-4, G 12.2 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 2.8 apg
9 – John Tonje, 6-5, G, 21.5 9.2 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 1.1 apg
22 – Steven Crowl, 7-0, C, 7.2 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 1.7 apg
31 – Nolan Winter, 7-0, C, ppg, 5.7 rpg, 3.1 apg
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Illinois Fighting Illini probable starters
32 – Kasparas Jakucionis, 6-6, G, 14.4 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 6.1 apg
4 – Kylan Boswell, 6-2, G, 9 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 3.4 apg
22 – Tre White, 6-7, G, 7.1 ppg, 5 rpg, .8 apg
3 – Ben Humrichous, 6-9, F, 9.3 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 1 apg
13 – Tomislav Ivisic, 7-1, C, 16.1 ppg, 9.3 rpg, 1.8 apg
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No. 20 Wisconsin vs. Illinois
Date: Dec. 10
Time: 8 p.m.
What channel is Wisconsin vs. Illinois
TV: Peacock.
Stream: Peacock.
Announcers: Noah Eagle (play-by-play) and Robbie Hummel (analysis).
What are the odds for Wisconsin vs. Illinois
Illinois is a 6½ point favorite with an over/under of 154.5 points
Wisconsin-Illinois connections
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John Blackwell’s father, Glynn, played at Illinois from 1984-88. Glynn Blackwell played in 106 games with 57 starts and averaged 8.8 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.9 assists for his career.
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Illinois’ Carey Booth, a 6-10 sophomore forward, is the brother of Wisconsin volleyball standout Carter Booth. He averages 2.3 points and 1.4 rebounds in 8 minutes of action per game.
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Illinois junior guard Tre White played at Milwaukee Washington as a freshman in 2019 and helped the Purgolders to a state runner-up finish in Division 2. White transferred into the program this season from Louisville and has started every game.
Wisconsin basketball schedule
Wisconsin basketball’s next five games:
Dec. 14: vs. Butler at Indy Classic, 1:30 p.m.
Dec. 22: Detroit Mercy, 1 p.m.
Jan. 3: Iowa, 6 p.m.
Jan. 6: at Rutgers, 6 p.m.
Jan. 10: Minnesota, 6 p.m.
A look back at the loss to Marquette
For all you gluttons for punishment, here are the highlights from UW’s 88-74 loss to Marquette on Saturday afternoon.
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Wisconsin Badgers vs. Illinois: Score, starting lineups, updates
