It was clear something was off when Illinois coach approached Wisconsin's Greg Gard after the Badgers' 95-74 win over the Illini on Tuesday at the Kohl Center in Madison. After a brief exchange, Gard stiffened slightly and could clearly be seen to mouth one word "Why?"

Illinois basketball made all kinds of brutal history in a 110-67 embarrassment against the No. 3 Duke Blue Devils at Madison Square Garden. Not only did the Fighting Illini suffer their worst loss in program history on Saturday night,