Wisconsin conquers Western Illinois, collects fifth victory of young season · The Badger Herald

Five days removed from their 2023 Fort Myers Tip-Off victory in Florida, the University of Wisconsin vanquished Western Illinois University in a 71–49 blowout.

Prior to the tip, Wisconsin honored UW forward Tyler Wahl for recently eclipsing the 1,000-point mark during his tenure as a Badger. The brief celebration heralded a wave of optimism to begin the contest — UW certainly capitalized on it.

Wisconsin opened the game on a…