Wisconsin rallies from 12-point second-half deficit for 92-90 overtime
win over No. 8 Illinois
[February 11, 2026]
By STEVE STEIN
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Nick Boyd scored 25 points and
John Blackwell had 24 to lead Wisconsin to a 92-90 overtime victory over
No. 8 Illinois on Tuesday night.
The pair combined for nine of the Badgers' 11 points in overtime,
handing the Illini their second straight overtime loss. Illinois lost
Saturday at No. 10 Michigan State. |
Illinois guard Keaton Wagler reaches towards the basket as Wisconsin's
Andrew Rohde defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball
game, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, in Champaign, Ill. (AP Photo/Craig Pessman) |
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Wisconsin (17-7, 9-4 Big Ten) trailed by 12 points with 8:10 to
go in regulation but sent the game into overtime at 81-all
thanks to two 3-pointers by Austin Rapp in the final two
minutes. Rapp finished with 18 points.
The Badgers' Nolan Winter scored four points after a career-high
26 in an overtime loss Saturday at Indiana, but he had 11
rebounds.
Keaton Wagler scored 34 points for Illinois (20-5, 11-3), which
played without injured starters Kylan Boswell (hand) and Andrej
Stojakovic (ankle).
Tomislav Ivisic had 19 points and 11 rebounds, David Mirkovic
had 12 points, Jake Davis had 11 and Ben Humrichous had 10 for
the Illini.
Ivisic scored 17 points in the first half. He played nearly the
entire game wearing a No. 52 jersey after his No. 13 jersey was
ripped in the opening minutes of the contest.
The Illini came into the game as the No. 5 free-throw shooting
team in the nation but were 11 of 19 at the line. Their eight
offensive rebounds were a season low and their 13 turnovers were
the most in a Big Ten game.
The teams combined for 69 3-point attempts, with Wisconsin
shooting 16 of 36 and Illinois going 15 of 33.
Illinois led 44-38 at halftime, rallying from an early
eight-point deficit.
Up next
Wisconsin: Home on Friday night vs. Michigan State.
Illinois: Home on Sunday vs. Indiana.
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