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Wisconsin men win season finale
Taylor Jordan and John Leuer each scored 20 points, and No. 15 Wisconsin beat Illinois 72-57 on Sunday to deal a significant blow to the Fighting Illini's NCAA tournament hopes.
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) -- Jordan Taylor and John Leuer each scored 20 points, and No. 15 Wisconsin beat Illinois 72-57 on Sunday to deal a significant blow to the Fighting Illini's NCAA tournament hopes.
Trevon Hughes added 14 points and 11 rebounds for the Badgers (23-7, 13-5). Illinois (18-13, 10-8) has dropped five of six and will be the No. 5 seed in the Big Ten Tournament.
The Badgers led by as many as 16 early in the second half before the Illini closed the gap to 55-50 with 7:01 to play. The Badgers held the Illini to seven points the rest of the way.
Mike Tisdale led Illinois with 16 points and Bill Cole had 14.
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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