The No. 11 Wisconsin men have been on fire as of late, climbing the charts while also moving into contention for the Big Ten Conference regular season title. No

While the Fighting Illini were battling both illness and injury entering the contest, the result was a polar opposite to Wisconsin's loss in Champaign earlier this season. The Badgers were outrebounded 40-29 during that 86-80 defeat. On Tuesday, they flipped the script, grabbing 39 rebounds to Illinois' 30.

John Tonje scored 31 points and No. 11 Wisconsin beat Illinois 95-74 to earn its fifth straight victory and end its recent run of futility in this series

That scoring mark continues to add him to rarified air in Wisconsin basketball history -- the specifics we'll touch on later in this article. Wisconsin's statement win followed the script of many of the team's successes this season.

After a huge win over the Purdue Boilermakers over the weekend, the Wisconsin Badgers followed that up with a dominant 95-74 victory over the Illinois Fighting Illini at the Kohl Center on Tuesday, putting together another strong offensive performance.