Illinois gets off the schneid with a much-needed 79-69 win over the Wisconsin Badgers. Mike Carpenter reacts during the second half, as the Fighting Illini saw high-scoring performances from Terrence Shannon, Coleman Hawkins and Jayden Epps. A day after Skyy Clark left the team for personal reasons, are things trending in the right direction? Meanwhile, Bret Bielma's football program lands 4-star WR Malik Elzy from Chicago.