Keith Appling scored 19 points and Branden Dawson added 18 to lead No. 13 Michigan State to a 49-47 victory over Wisconsin on Tuesday night.
Mike Bruesewitz led Wisconsin (13-6, 4-2 Big Ten) with 10 points.
Both teams went more than 4 minutes without scoring down the stretch. Dawson, a Lew Wallace graduate, broke the drought, hitting one of two from the free throw line to put the Spartans (17-3, 6-1) up 48-44 with just over 2 minutes left.
Ryan Evans' 3-pointer from the wing with 17 seconds left pulled Wisconsin within 48-47.
Michigan State freshman Gary Harris was fouled and hit front end of a 1-and-1, but rimmed out the second, leaving Michigan State up 49-47.
Wisconsin's George Marshall, who missed practice Monday because he was sick, was fouled with 3.5 seconds left. He missed the first free throw and intentionally tried to miss the second but he didn't draw iron, giving the ball to the Spartans.
After winning their first game at Wisconsin since 2001 last season, the Spartans have won two straight at the Kohl Center and have a four-game winning streak against the Badgers.
Illinois 71, Nebraska 51: D.J. Richardson scored a career-high 30 points, Brandon Paul added 14 and Illinois ended a three-game losing streak with a victory over Nebraska.
Illinois (15-5, 2-4 Big Ten) held Nebraska without a field goal for the last 8:51 of the first half and led 35-23 at the break. The Huskers got no closer than six points the rest of the way.
Dylan Talley had 16 points and Brandon Ubel added 10 for the Cornhuskers (10-10, 1-6).
John Groce, in his first year at Illinois, recorded his 100th win in five seasons as a head coach.
No. 3 Kansas 59, No. 11 Kansas St. 55: Travis Releford scored 12 points and Kansas (17-1, 5-0) held off Kansas State (15-3, 4-1) down the stretch for a victory that gave the Jayhawks sole possession of first place in the Big 12.
Villanova 73, No. 5 Louisville 64: Achraf Yacoubou hit the tiebreaking 3-pointer late in the second half to help Villanova (12-7, 3-3 Big East) to the upset of Louisville (16-3, 4-2).
No. 14 Ohio St. 72, Iowa 63: Deshaun Thomas, who missed part of the second half with a cut above his eye, scored 16 points, and Ohio State (14-4, 4-2 Big Ten) built a big lead and then held on to beat Iowa (13-6, 2-4).
Thomas, the Big Ten's leading scorer at 21 points per game, sat out about 3 minutes while an open cut over his right eye was bandaged.
Wake Forest 86, No. 18 N.C. State 84: Freshman Devin Thomas had a season-high 25 points, 14 rebounds and four blocks to help Wake Forest (10-8, 3-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) upset North Carolina State (15-4, 4-2). Travis McKie added 16 points for the Demon Deacons, including two free throws with 3.4 seconds left that helped Wake Forest hold on down the stretch in a wild final 4½ minutes.
No. 22 Missouri 71, South Carolina 65: Earnest Ross and Jabari Brown hit key 3-pointers in the final 1:11, and Missouri (14-4, 3-2 Southeastern Conference) overcame 5-for-27 shooting from long range and a 13-point second-half deficit to beat South Carolina (11-7, 1-4).
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