Badgers drop first Big Ten game of season · The Badger Herald

In a game against Illinois (10-5) at the State Farm Center, the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team (11-3) lost their first Big Ten game Jan. 7.

With 7:19 to spare in the second half of the game, UW guard Chucky Hepburn turned the ball over after dribbling it off his foot, igniting the Illini arena and prompting a media timeout.

Despite facing a 13-point deficit, this possession encapsulated the Badgers’ effort…