The Badgers' basketball woes in the Land of Lincoln continued Wednesday.Their loss to North-western on Feb. 7 and Illinois on Feb. 18 constitute two losses in the last 11 days.An obscure stat? A meaningless stat? There are only two colleges in Illinois to play against in the Big Ten conference? Good point.
Regardless, the Badgers (8-3 Big Ten, 17-5 overall) lost Wednesday 65-57 in a powerful offensive showing by the Illini (8-3, 17-5), the Badgers' second loss to an unranked opponent this month. The story of the game for the Badgers was essentially turnovers. They seemed to stick with the Illini for most of the game but were thrown off their rhythm by turnovers.
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