Irksome road losses inspire No. 8 Illinois, Wisconsin

No. 8 Illinois and Wisconsin both were reminded this past weekend how much it stings to have a Big Ten road win ripped from your hands.

Those results left Illinois (20-4, 11-2 Big Ten) and Wisconsin (16-7, 8-4) in the same place: With limited time to discard the anguish before another Big Ten battle on Tuesday night in Champaign, Ill., that will affect the league race and NCAA Tournament seeding.

But make no mistake: There was plenty of anguish to go around between the Badgers and the Fighting Illini.