Northwestern Upsets No. 14 Wisconsin 51-48

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) -- Freshman Tyrell Sutton ran for 244 yards and three touchdowns, and Reggie McPherson&#39;s interception sealed Northwestern&#39;s 51-48 win over No. 14 Wisconsin on Saturday.<br> <br> Northwestern scored on seven straight possessions and finished with 674 yards of total offense against a Wisconsin defense that had allowed an average of 336.8.<br> <br> Brett Basanez completed 26 of 36 passes for 361 yards and three touchdowns for the Wildcats, coming off a 34-29 loss to Penn State two weeks ago. Sutton&#39;s 1-yard run in the third quarter put Northwestern (3-2, 1-1 Big Ten) ahead for good, 23-17, and his 62-yarder late in the fourth made it 51-34. From there, the Wildcats hung on.<br> <br> After recovering a fumble by Sutton near midfield, Wisconsin&#39;s John Stocco completed a 21-yard touchdown pass to Jonathan Orr to pull the Badgers (5-1, 2-1) to 51-48 with 2:48 remaining. <br> <br> After a punt by Northwestern&#39;s Ryan Pederson rolled out at the 3 with 1:23 remaining, Wisconsin had a final chance. But on the next play, McPherson intercepted Stocco.<br> <br> Wisconsin&#39;s Brian Calhoun became the first Badger player with more than 100 yards rushing and receiving in a game, carrying 23 times for 122 and catching 11 passes for 128. Stocco was 24-of-31 for 326 yards and four touchdowns with two interceptions.<br> <br> Northwestern&#39;s scoring streak started when Joel Howell kicked a 21-yard field goal with 4 seconds left in the first half and ended when Sutton fumbled with 3:31 left in the game. In between, the Wildcats scored six touchdowns.<br> <br> Even though Northwestern scored touchdowns on all four of its possessions in the third quarter, Wisconsin stayed in the game.<br> <br> Northwestern drove 80 yards for a touchdown on the opening drive of the third quarter. A 45-yard run by Sutton put the ball on the Wisconsin 24. Basanez then had a clear path to the end zone when he tripped at the 4, but he connected with Mark Philmore on the next play to pull to 17-16.<br> <br> Wisconsin blocked the extra point, but the lead disappeared on Northwestern&#39;s next possession. Sutton ran for a 1-yard score, capping a 73-yard drive that put the Wildcats ahead 23-17.<br> <br> The teams combined for three touchdowns in the final 2:22 of the quarter, starting with Basanez&#39;s 52-yard touchdown pass to Kim Thompson that made it 30-20.<br> <br> Calhoun answered with a 1-yard touchdown run that pulled Wisconsin to within three.<br> <br> After a 60-yard kickoff return by Gerard Hamlett, Sutton ran it in from the 14 to make it 37-27.<br> <br> The teams continued to move at will.<br> <br> A 9-yard scoring pass from Basanez to Sutton made it 44-34 early in the fourth, and Wisconsin punted on its next possession. The teams had combined to score on seven consecutive drives.<br> <br> After punting on the game&#39;s opening drive, Wisconsin scored on three of its next four possessions to take a 17-10 halftime lead.<br> <br> © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.