Michigan St. miscues help Northwestern

Michigan beat Iowa in overtime, giving coach Lloyd Carr his 100th career victory.
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EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Brett Basanez threw for 331 yards and two touchdowns and ran for two more scores to lead Northwestern to its third straight win, 49-14 over No. 22 Michigan State Saturday.
The game was billed as a meeting between two of the nation's best offenses, but miscues by the Spartans (4-3, 1-3 Big Ten) allowed the game to turn into a rout. Michigan State has lost three straight, while the Wildcats (5-2, 3-1) remain in the middle of the conference title race.
The Spartans entered the game third in the nation and first in the Big Ten in total offense, while Northwestern ranked fourth in the nation and second in the conference.
Michigan State scored on the game's first possession, going 75 yards in just three plays, the last an 18-yard touchdown pass from Drew Stanton to Kerry Reed. But the Spartans' own mistakes -- two interceptions in the end zone, two missed field goals and a fumble that was returned for a score -- allowed Northwestern to take a 21-7 halftime lead.
The Wildcats went up 28-7 on their first drive of the second half, capped by a 14-yard TD pass from Basanez to Eric Peterman.
Michigan State did not score again until midway through the fourth quarter.
Basanez, who entered the game as the Big Ten's passing yardage leader, completed 24-of-30 passes and did not throw an interception. His favorite target was Shaun Herbert, who caught 10 passes for 138 yards.
Freshman running back Tyrell Sutton had 109 yards and two touchdowns on 21 carries.
Michigan 23, Iowa 20, OT
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Chad Henne threw two touchdowns and Jerome Jackson's 1-yard dive in overtime lifted Michigan over Iowa, giving coach Lloyd Carr his 100th career victory and snapping the Hawkeyes' 22-game home winning streak.
The win also gave the Wolverines (5-3, 3-2 Big Ten) back-to-back wins for the first time this season -- the longest it has taken Michigan to win two straight in any season since 1967 -- and kept their Big Ten title hopes alive.
Iowa (5-3, 3-2) scored first in overtime when Kyle Schlicher kicked a 28-yard field goal, his second of the game. Schlicher's first kick, a 32-yarder with two seconds remaining in regulation, sent the game in overtime.
But Michigan needed just five offensive plays in the extra period to claim the victory.
The big play of the winning drive was Henne's 18-yard pass to Jason Avant, setting Michigan up with a first-and-goal at the 4. Jackson dove across the goal line three plays later.
Henne was 14-of-21 for 207 yards and one interception.
No. 19 Wisconsin 31, Purdue 20
MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin's much-maligned defense picked up the slack for a surprisingly spotty offense and faulty special teams.
Safety Roderick Rogers returned an interception 84 yards for a touchdown that sparked Wisconsin (7-1, 4-1 Big Ten), which became bowl eligible.
Cornerback Jake Ikegwuonu added two interceptions, including a game-sealing pickoff that he returned 62 yards for a score with 3:21 left.
The Badgers had 146 return yards off their three interceptions of redshirt freshman Curtis Painter, who replaced junior starter Brandon Kirsch at quarterback for Purdue (2-5, 0-4). However, Painter couldn't stop the Boilermakers' slide that has resulted in the first five-game losing streak in coach Joe Tiller's nine seasons.