MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Malcolm Hill scored 20 points and Kendrick Nunn added 15 for Illinois. But a cold spell in the second half did in the Fighting Illini at Wisconsin in a 69-60 loss Sunday night.
Hill and Nunn hit all the tough shots until the Illini became unglued in the second half.
Ethan Happ had 20 points and 12 rebounds, and helped spark a 17-0 run that allowed Wisconsin to roar back from a double-digit deficit in the second half of a 69-60 win on Sunday night over Illinois.
Happ, an athletic 6-foot-9 freshman, had three steals during the decisive run for the Badgers (17-10, 9-5 Big Ten), who avoided a potentially damaging loss to their NCAA tournament resume.
Nigel Hayes scored 13 of his 17 points in the second half after being held without a field goal in the first half.
Illinois went more than seven minutes of the half without a field goal, and coach John Groce appeared unhappy at times with the officials with a foul disparity favoring Wisconsin.
