It’s a battle for first place in the Big Ten on Wednesday night in Champaign, Ill. as the No. 11 Wisconsin Badgers (17-3 overall, 8-2 Big Ten) hit the road to take on the No. 18 Illinois Fighting Illini (15-5 overall, 8-2 Big Ten). The Badgers have won nine of their last 10 games while the Illini have won eight of their last 10, but only two of their last four.
This is the only regular season matchup between the Illini and the Badgers so it is even more important since the winner will have a tie-breaker over the loser in terms of conference tournament seeding come March.