MADISON - Leron Black scored 16 points on 7-of-9 shooting in Illinois' 75-50 loss at Wisconsin on Friday night.
Illinois shot 42 percent from the field, but the Badgers were better at a 56 percent clip.
Illinois (10-10) has now lost seven straight Big Ten games to open conference play. For the first six, it was by an average of 3.5 points. But this one got away early. Down 24-18 with 8:37 left in the first half, Illinois watched the Badgers go on a 16-6 run over the next five minutes to take control.
The Illini outrebounded the Badgers 31-29. But they were 1 of 14 from 3-point range and shot 40 percent overall.
Trent Frazier added 11 points and five assists.
Ethan Happ scored 16 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and dished out five assists for Wisconsin, one of four Badgers (10-10, 3-4 Big Ten) who scored in double figures, led by Brad Davison's 18.
The Illini host Michigan State Monday at 8 pm CT.
