MADISON, Wis. (AP) Wisconsin interim coach Greg Gard likes to say experience is a great teacher.
Maybe that means the Badgers have learned something after coming up just short in games against the likes of Maryland, Indiana and Marquette.
Whereas Wisconsin fumbled away late opportunities in recent close losses, this time Ethan Happ scored underneath with 10 seconds left as the Badgers beat Michigan State 77-76 on Sunday.
Coming in, Wisconsin had lost its four Big Ten games by an average of less than four points, including a painful loss to the Terrapins Jan. 9, as Melo Trimble hit a last-second 3-pointer.