Wisconsin slips past Indiana

? Alando Tucker’s putback at the buzzer gave No. 23 Wisconsin a 62-60 victory over Indiana on Tuesday night.

Tucker missed a three-pointer in the closing seconds, and Mike Wilkinson grabbed the rebound but was too far underneath the basket for his follow shot to come close. No matter, Tucker swooped in, grabbed the rebound and put it back up in one motion before being swarmed by his teammates as the ball fell through the net as the backboard’s red light went on.

Wilkinson scored 28 points to make the Badgers’ senior class the winningest group in school history. He would have eclipsed his career high of 29 points had he not gone 5-of-10 from the free-throw line in the final 2:50.

Wilkinson scored 19 points in the first half as the Badgers (19-7, 10-5 Big Ten) avenged a 74-61 loss to the Hoosiers (14-12, 9-6) on Jan. 8 in Bloomington, Ind. A road victory would have been a big boost to Indiana’s now-slim chances for an at-large berth to the NCAA Tournament.

After Sharif Chambliss’s jumper gave Wisconsin a 53-43 lead midway through the second half, the Hoosiers used a 13-2 run to take their first lead.