It was just too much Kofi Cockburn.
The seven-foot, 285-pound center scored 37 points and grabbed a dozen rebounds as Illinois rolled past the Badgers Wednesday night 80-67.
Wisconsin (17-and-4, 8-and-3 Big Ten) dropped out of first place in the Big Ten Conference standings despite 22 points and 15 rebounds from guard Johnny Davis.
The sophomore has 30 rebounds in his last two games.
The Badgers fell behind by double digits, then trimmed the deficit to six points, but never caught up after trailing at halftime.
Tyler Wahl scored 14 and had six rebounds for Wisconsin – which hosts Penn State Saturday.
