Illinois, Steven Crowl looked like a shell of himself. In 18 minutes of action, the program veteran finished with nine points, zero rebounds and three fouls. Illinois center Tomislav Ivisic dropped nine points and corralled a game-high 11 rebounds,

The 2022-23 Wisconsin Badgers men’s basketball team averaged 65.3 points per game on offense, the second-lowest in the Big Ten. The Badgers were ranked No. 14 in the country at the start of the new year before dropping 12 out of their last 18 games and missing the NCAA Tournament entirely.

Greg Gard has steered the Badgers to nearly as many wins as they had all last season with five regular-season games still remaining.

The Badgers are no longer the highest-ranked Big Ten team in the coaches poll. Michigan State, responsible for a signature road win over the talented Michigan Wolverines, surpassed Wisconsin to secure the No. 8 spot. Michigan (No. 13), Maryland (No. 15) and Purdue (No. 19) also landed in the coaches' top 25.

Greg Gard, head coach of the Wisconsin men's basketball team, earned a spot on the 2025 Werner Ladder Naismith Men's College Coach of the Year Watch List,

The Badgers failed to keep applying pressure in the second half against the Ducks, and bent when the game pressure was applied to them.

Wisconsin’s 94 points were the most Purdue has allowed in a game since its 2019 Sweet 16 victory over Tennessee.