MADISON, Wis. – Last minute heroics had kept the Ohio State’s 19 game win streak alive. Wisconsin back-up quarterback Matt Schabert must have the Buckeyes’ bag of tricks with three key plays late in the game to lift the Badgers to a 17-10 Saturday night.

Just two plays after Ohio State scored its first touchdown of the contest, the Badgers answered back with the game winner courtesy of an Ohio native. Senior wide receiver Lee Evans turned his only reception of the game into a 79-yard touchdown. Cornerback Chris Gamble bit on the out pattern, leaving Evans free to streak down the field untouched for the score.

“It was unfortunate it wasn’t a game where we’d featured Lee Evans, but when crunch time came, there is nobody else I wanted to get the ball to,” said Wisconsin head coach Barry Alvarez. “Lee has great speed and he was able to separate from the receiver.”

Moments earlier, Ohio State, who fails to 5-1 and 1-1 in the Big Ten, evened up the score on a 6-yard strike to Jenkins just inside the goal line with 6:09 left. After struggling to produced any big play, OSU went deep to Drew Carter, who hauled in the ball with a diving grab at the Wisconsin 6-yard line for a 46-yard connection.

Wisconsin running back ran for 141 yards, while the Buckeye offense could only muster three meaningful drives. Ohio State head coach Jim Tressel gave a speech to a losing team for the first time since Jan. 1, 2002 and a 31-28 loss to South Carolina in the Outback Bowl.

“I think as we look at ourselves, we didn’t do the things you need to do to win a big game on the road,” said OSU head coach Jim Tressel.

OSU came back out and moved the ball 15-yards on a pass to Santonio Holmes. The senior quarterback then ran for 18-yards for another first down. He went to the air again for six yards to Hartsock, but a holding penalty on Bryce Bishop pushed the Buckeyes back, forcing them to punt.

B.J. Sander nailed another big punt, forcing the Badgers to start on their own 6-yard line with 3:27 left to play. Ohio State forced Wisconsin into a third-and-two. The Badgers faked Stanley going over the pile and Schabert rolled out for a six yard gain to clinch the victory.

The Buckeyes got first crack at the scoreboard in the driving rain to open the game. Lydell Ross carried the ball for three yards. Krenzel, playing for the first time in four weeks, found Michael Jenkins for an apparent first down, but an illegal procedure penalty negated the play. OSU was forced to put following a sack.

Wisconsin’s Jim Leonhard returned B.J. Sander’s punt 26-yards to give the hosts the pigskin at the OSU 44-yard line. The Badgers used a pair of pass by Jim Sorgi to gain a first down, until the drive stalled out at the 31-yard line. The Buckeyes’ rush defense started to prove early they could contain the Wisconsin running attack.

Following the punt, a pair of runs, including a give to fullback Brandon Schnittker, the Buckeyes three yards, but they could not convert on the passing attempt and were forced to kick again.

Once the Badgers got the ball back, they went back to the run game on the strength of redshirt freshman Booker Stanley. By bouncing outside around the tackles, he was able to pick-up at least seven yards on first and second downs. He used that threat to score from 2-yards out with 14:53 left in the second quarter.

Stanley plugged away at the nation’s top run defense and racked up 36-yards on the drive, and 125 on the night. Sorgi also found Brandon Edwards for a pair of big pass plays, including an 11-yard play to take the Badgers into OSU territory.

Ross started off the next drive and pushed the Buckeyes out from the 20-yard line, by picking up 16-yards on a run to the outside. After getting four yards on the next two plays, Ohio State added Ben Hartsock to the mix. Krenzel found him for a 9-yard gain on a third-and-six to move the chains. Then Krenzel used a shovel pass to the tight end to move the Buckeyes to the hosts’ 30-yard line. The drive came to halt after a holding penalty.

Wisconsin took over at its 11-yard line. Sorgi then added wide receiver Jonathan Orr to the attack on a 22-yard connection to open the drive. Will Smith started to wake the Ohio State defense with a sack of Sorgi to set-up a third-and-six and then broke up a pass on the next play to force a punt.

Ohio State again went to Hartsock for a six yard gain, but the third down conversion was broken up by Wisconsin’s Anttaj Hawthorne. On the ensuing punt, Leonhard, last week’s Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week, fumbled the return. Ohio State’s Jason Bond recovered the loose ball. Maurice Hall broke a tackle on the first down for a 9-yard gain. On third down and two, Krenzel’s pass to Hartsock was inches short of the first down. Krenzel picked up the necessary yardage to put the Buckeyes inside the 10-yard line. A pair of run plays netted just two yards and the pass on third down was no good. Mike Nugent converted on a 24-yard field goal with 4:03 left to close the gap 7-3.

Following the score, Wisconsin started to fell the heat from the pounding defense. Running back Dwayne Smith ran for a yards, then Sorgi was sacked by redshirt freshman Quinn Pitcock. A pair of illegal procedure infractions against the Badgers pushed them and a punting situation.

Ohio State tried to move the ball with less than a minute left in the half in its own territory. Krenzel fumbled while scrambling on first down, and Tressel elected to let the clock run out.

Stanley opened the second half with a 29-yard scamper, but Sorgi was intercepted by Dustin Fox on the OSU 14-yard line on the next play. Ross left the game with an injury, before Krenzel moved the chains with on an 8-yard toss to tight end Ryan Hamby. Hall came in to pick-up seven yards on two carries, but the Buckeyes were forced to punt after Krenzel missed wide receiver Michael Jenkins.

Sander followed up punter Andy Groom’s effort of a year ago by booming effort at Camp Randall by nailing a 64-yard punt, which the Buckeyes downed inside Wisconsin’s 1-yard line with 10:35 left in the third.

Wisconsin tried to pound the ball away from its end zone, but only moved the pigskin nine yards before punting. Chris Gamble fumbled the punt and the Badgers Matt Katula snatched up the loose ball on the OSU 38-yard line.

Stanley jumped on the new opportunity by bringing his team to the Ohio State 24-yard line on an 8-yard gain. Wisconsin lost five yards on the next two plays, before Sorgi scrambled for eight yards. The signal caller was injured on the third down play, but they increased the lead to 10-7 with 5:09 left in the third on a 38-yard field goal by Mike Allen.

Krenzel came out and found Jenkins for a 15-yard gain, but then things started to fall apart for the Buckeyes. Krenzel was sacked on the next two plays, forcing a third-and 18. He found Jenkins again, but the play was four yards shy of the first down marker.

Sander’s punt forced Wisconsin to start at its on 11-yard line with back-up quarterback Matt Schabert in the game. The junior kept the offense on the field with a 12-yard scramble on third down at the end of the third quarter. Then Silver Bullet defense stiffened and stopped the running attack on the next three plays, allowing the offense to move down the field to tie the score.