The No. 7 Wisconsin Badgers defeated the Eastern Illinois Panthers, 77-67, behind Nate Reuvers’ 18 points and nine rebounds. After trailing the Badgers 43-20 at halftime, the Panthers jumped out to a 16-4 run in the second half to narrow the gap. Tyler Wahl and Ben Carlson, however, snuffed out the threat with back-to back dunks and a three-pointer respectively.
