MADISON, Wis. – The Illinois State Redbirds battled and overcame an early deficit before giving the 24th-ranked Wisconsin Badgers everything they could handle, as Antonio Reeves scored a game-high 23 points and Sy Chatman 22 in an 89-85 loss on Wednesday night.
Reeves made 8-of-18 shots from the field and 2-of-7 from long range while adding four rebounds. Chatman was 7-of-10 from the field and 8-of-11 from the charity stripe while grabbing a team-high seven rebounds. Both Josiah Strong and Kendall Lewis scored 15 points for Illinois State in the narrow loss.