Green, No. 10 Spartans edge Wisconsin in OT

MADISON, Wis. -- Tom Izzo never actually heard what the officials' final ruling was on Ryan Evans' apparent game-tying 3-pointer.

He just knew the shot didn't count, and Michigan State was walking away with a rare road victory at Wisconsin.

Evans' shot was disallowed after officials looked at a replay and ruled that it left his hand after time expired, allowing the No. 10 Spartans to hold on for a 63-60 overtime win over the 18th-ranked Badgers.

"I don't know what happened at the end," Izzo said. "Nor do I care. I thought we played well enough and earned the win, and that's the way I'm going to look at it."

Draymond Green had 18 points and 14 rebounds, and Keith Appling added 16 points for the Spartans (14-2, 3-0 Big Ten), who have won 14 straight.

Jordan Taylor scored 28 points for the Badgers (12-4, 1-2), who have lost two straight at home for the first time since the 2008-09 season.

"Everybody was kind of just waiting for the refs to give the signal," Appling said. "There (weren't) really too many words said, other than us just looking at the refs trying to figure out if we were going to another overtime -- or did we win?"

In comments distributed by Wisconsin's sports information staff, referee Pat Driscoll acknowledged that there was some confusion because a clock on a side scoreboard appeared to show 0.2 seconds left when the shot left Evans' hand, while time had expired on the clock above the backboard.

"By rule we have to go by the clock that is on the backboard," Driscoll said. "In our review on the monitor, the clock clearly showed zeros while the ball remained in the Wisconsin player's hands."

It was only the Badgers' 14th loss, and eighth conference loss, at home under coach Bo Ryan.

The Badgers have been overly reliant on outside shooting this season, going 3 of 28 from 3-point range in a home loss to Iowa on Saturday. They made an effort to get the ball inside Tuesday, but ended up 5 of 22 from 3-point range.

"We did a lot of things we don't normally do," Izzo said. "We switched a little more, we stunted, we did some things to try to stop that 3-point barrage. And thank God for us, one less went in."

After a missed 3-pointer by Wisconsin's Ben Brust, Appling went to the line and hit one of two free throws for a 59-54 lead with 50 seconds left in overtime.

Wisconsin's Jared Berggren missed from 3-point range, and Green hit a pair of free throws. Taylor then hit a 3-pointer to cut the Spartans' lead to 61-57 with 22.6 seconds left. Appling hit a pair of free throws, but Taylor hit another 3-pointer with just over 10 seconds left.

"I told the team at the beginning, this is a Michigan State-Wisconsin game," Izzo said. "In football and basketball, the first overtime is just the way it's supposed to be."

AROUND THE NATION

PIRATES UPSET UCONN -- At Newark, N.J., Jordan Theodore scored all 19 of his points in the second half, and Seton Hall beat No. 8 Connecticut, 75-63. Herb Pope added 15 points as the Pirates (13-2, 2-1 Big East) beat Connecticut (12-2, 2-1) for the first time since March 3, 2001. The win also snapped the Huskies' seven-game win streak. Jeremy Lamb had 19 points for UConn, which was playing its final game without coach Jim Calhoun, who is serving a three-game NCAA suspension.

FORDHAM PULLS SHOCKER -- At New York, Bryan Smith scored 22 points, and Chris Gaston added 18 points and 10 rebounds to lead Fordham over No. 22 Harvard, 60-54. The win was the first for the Rams (7-6) over a ranked team since beating then-No. 24 St. John's on Dec. 9, 2000. Bryan Curry led the Crimson (12-2) with 15 points.

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FALCONS CRUISE -- At Air Force Academy, Colo., Air Force hit a season-high 13 3-pointers and had four players in double figures in an 83-53 rout of NAIA opponent Johnson & Wales. Mike Fitzgerald and Todd Fletcher scored 11 points apiece for the Falcons (8-4).

COWBOYS SURVIVE -- At Orem, Utah, Francisco Cruz scored 21 points, and Leonard Washington hit the go-ahead basket with 35 seconds left as Wyoming held off Utah Valley, 76-70. Luke Martinez added 17 points for the Cowboys (13-2).