Last Night in College Basketball: Unranked Wisconsin Gets 2nd Top-10 Road W
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Men's college basketball, women's college basketball – there's no shortage of college ball, every night. Don't worry, we're here to help you figure out what you missed but shouldn't have. Here are all the best moments from last night in college basketball. Wisconsin beats Illinois in OT What is going on with Wisconsin? The Badgers have not had a particularly special season when you take the zoomed out view. They are 2-6 in Quad 1 games and have 7 losses overall. Wisconsin is sixth in the Big Ten, which means not in position for a double-bye in the conference tournament. The Badgers have not been ranked in the poll since the week of Nov. 17, and topped out at No. 23. And yet! Those two Quad 1 wins have absolutely been special. Wisconsin ended then-No. 2 Michigan’s undefeated season on the road on Jan. 10, and then exactly one month later upset No. 8 Illinois on the road. That’s two top-10 wins — on the road — for a team that hasn’t been ranked in months and even now sits just 37th in the NCAA Evaluation Tool. Wisconsin joins — funnily enough — Illinois and Purdue as the only other Division I teams with a pair of top-10 road wins in 2025-2026. Wisconsin got there by coming back from being down 12 with 11:21 to go in the second half, and then, after briefly clawing back a bit, fell 12 behind again with 8:10 remaining. With just 2:19 on the clock, however, Wisconsin would tie things up at 76 thanks to a 3-pointer from sophomore forward Austin Rapp. Freshman guard Keaton Wagler would put another 5 points on the board for Illinois to keep it afloat and force overtime, but it was Nick Boyd that stood out in overtime to help Wisconsin to the W. The senior guard scored 5 of his team-leading 25 points in overtime to help the Badgers to an 11-9 lead in the period, and Wisconsin came away the winner. Wagler had a huge game, with 34 points on 12-for-23 shooting along with 7 assists, and every other Illinois starter scored between 10 and 19 points. The bench contributed 4 points
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Men's college basketball, women's college basketball – there's no shortage of college ball, every night. Don't worry, we're here to help you figure out what you missed but shouldn't have. Here are all the best moments from last night in college basketball. Wisconsin beats Illinois in OT What is going on with Wisconsin? The Badgers have not had a particularly special season when you take the zoomed out view. They are 2-6 in Quad 1 games and have 7 losses overall. Wisconsin is sixth in the Big Ten, which means not in position for a double-bye in the conference tournament. The Badgers have not been ranked in the poll since the week of Nov. 17, and topped out at No. 23. And yet! Those two Quad 1 wins have absolutely been special. Wisconsin ended then-No. 2 Michigan’s undefeated season on the road on Jan. 10, and then exactly one month later upset No. 8 Illinois on the road. That’s two top-10 wins — on the road — for a team that hasn’t been ranked in months and even now sits just 37th in the NCAA Evaluation Tool. Wisconsin joins — funnily enough — Illinois and Purdue as the only other Division I teams with a pair of top-10 road wins in 2025-2026. Wisconsin got there by coming back from being down 12 with 11:21 to go in the second half, and then, after briefly clawing back a bit, fell 12 behind again with 8:10 remaining. With just 2:19 on the clock, however, Wisconsin would tie things up at 76 thanks to a 3-pointer from sophomore forward Austin Rapp. Freshman guard Keaton Wagler would put another 5 points on the board for Illinois to keep it afloat and force overtime, but it was Nick Boyd that stood out in overtime to help Wisconsin to the W. The senior guard scored 5 of his team-leading 25 points in overtime to help the Badgers to an 11-9 lead in the period, and Wisconsin came away the winner. Wagler had a huge game, with 34 points on 12-for-23 shooting along with 7 assists, and every other Illinois starter scored between 10 and 19 points. The bench contributed 4 points