The skid is over. After losing back-to-back road contests by a combined 53 points to then-No. 2 Michigan and then-No. 15 Michigan State on Feb. 14 and Feb.

This post was updated Feb. 23 at 6:03 p.m.
Four point nine seconds.
Ninety-four feet.
Donovan Dent slips by the first defender, splits two more at the free throw line and goes up and under the fourth, throwing the ball up as time expires.

The Bruins are returning to Westwood for their first home game since suffering back-to-back blowout defeats to then-No. 2 Michigan on Feb. 14 and No. 15 Michigan State on Tuesday – falling by a combined 53 points.

Illinois was not on anyone’s mind, even though the No. 10-ranked team, outside of the AP Poll, is the fourth-best team and top-ranked offensive squad in the country, per KenPom.

The Bruins’ trip to the Great Lake State probably could not have ended any worse. After falling by 30 points to then-No. 2 Michigan on Saturday, No.

This post was updated Feb. 18 at 10:20 p.m.
Most players who foul out take a seat on the bench as the opposing crowd jeers at them to sit down.

This post was updated Feb. 18 at 10:02 p.m.
Teams often focus on responding decisively after sustaining a blowout loss.
Especially when they are on the March Madness bubble. 
But the Bruins failed to avenge their largest defeat of the season after sustaining a 30-point loss to then-No.