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I-N-I didn't expect to win like this in Madison, but I'll take it.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- For every other Big Ten team, Wisconsin's Kohl Center isn't the place to go for a little peace and quiet.

But for the second year in a row, Illinois was able to enjoy the silence.

Dee Brown and Rich McBride scored 16 points apiece and the sixth-ranked Illini beat the Badgers 66-51 Tuesday night, picking up their fourth straight victory over the Badgers and second straight in one of the nation's toughest road venues.

"That's what you want to hear on the road -- silence," Illinois coach Bruce Weber said. "You start seeing the people start walking up the stairs, and now you're starting to feel good."

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