MADISON, Wis. Lester Hayes Jersey . -- Three close looks at the bucket, three misses. Count out Marquettes maddeningly frustrating two-minute stretch to open the second half, and coach Buzz Williams believes his team would have had a much better shot at beating No. 8 Wisconsin. Only that the Golden Eagles didnt have an answer for Sam Dekker, the energetic sophomore who had 20 points and 10 rebounds to help the Badgers hold off a late rally for a 70-64 win in the latest entertaining contest between the intrastate rivals. Jamil Wilson scored 22 points, including a 3 from the wing that capped a 10-2 run to draw Marquette (5-4) within three. But Frank Kaminsky then nailed a straightaway 3 with 1:18 left for the Badgers (10-0), who are off to the best start in 20 years. "One stop. I said it as soon as I got in the shower -- one stop away. I said it to myself," Wilson said. "If we wouldve got one stop, or stopped one offensive rebound, just gotten one extra defensive rebound ... One stop and this game wouldve been ours." Williams remembers those early misses to start the second half. Wilson missed a layup. Point guard Derrick Wilson missed a floater. Center Chris Otule misfired on a bucket from less than a foot away. The hustling Badgers pounced for a 7-2 run that quickly extended their lead to eight points Timeout Marquette with 17:59 left. "In that sequence right there ... if you removed those two minutes, the rest of the way we outscored them by one," Williams estimated. Too many misses to overcome, though. Marquette had one last chance after 6-foot-8 Davante Gardner hit a 3 from the wing to get to 68-64 with 4 seconds left. Gardner had muscled his way to the bucket for most of his 16 points. But Josh Gasser closed it out with two foul shots. The Badgers were soon on their way to singing a school anthem in front of the student section to celebrate their first win over Marquette since a 69-64 victory in Milwaukee in 2010. Gasser finished with 10 points and sparked the Badgers with his trademark defensive hustle. "Ive always thought coach (Bo) Ryans teams were tough, and they were definitely the toughest team today," Williams said. Ben Brust added 13 points, 10 in the second half. The third member of Wisconsins dependable backcourt, Traevon Jackson, scored 12 after going 6 of 7 from the foul line after halftime, and added seven assists. Up front, Dekker puzzled the Golden Eagles with his inside-out game. He finished 7 of 11 from the field, including 3 of 5 from 3-point range. Advantage Badgers this year in Dekkers hometown of Sheboygan. "The citys pretty split, Marquette-Wisconsin-wise," Dekker said. "To have a chance to get a win tonight and also play well doing that is very gratifying." Dekker found the 7-foot Kaminsky for a dunk off an alley-oop pass early in the second half. Then Kaminsky returned the favour, connecting with his teammate for an alley-oop dunk for a 48-38 lead with about 10 minutes left in the game. Gasser tracked down a loose ball and drove the lane to draw defenders, only to pass to Dekker wide open from the corner for a 3 and an 11-point lead with about 8 minutes left. Dekker might be a go-to guy with the ball, but Gasser is just as important to Wisconsin for his ability to draw charges and guard an opposing teams best player. "Well, you know ... Josh Gasser. Now you guys are going to write that down -- its the shortest answer Ive ever given in the history of questions -- hes a leader," Ryan said. Marquette had experience and muscle in the frontcourt with Gardner, the 6-foot-11 Chris Otule (11 points) and 6-foot-7 Wilson. A 3-point play by Otule off an offensive rebound got Marquette within 57-51 with 3 minutes left. But until the late 3s from Wilson and Gardner, the Golden Eagles rarely took a shot from long range. Marquette played without perhaps its best 3-point shooter, Todd Mayo, who practiced this week but only watched Saturdays game from the bench for what Williams called a violation of team rules. Fred Biletnikoff Raiders Jersey . 25 against Miami. Hillis left Browns Stadium about two hours before kickoff, a decision that has led to speculation he was upset over ongoing negotiations with the club on a contract extension. Jim Plunkett Raiders Jersey . -- Terry Francona likened the atmosphere at Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday to a playoff game in October.Inverness CT ensured there would be no nervy finish to the season for them with a 3-1 victory over Kilmarnock in the Scottish Premiership. The victory all but secured top-flight safety for the Highlanders, who claimed the points after going behind to a Kallum Higginbotham goal just before the interval. Inverness CT ensured there would be no nervy finish to the season for them with a 3-1 victory over Kilmarnock The hosts hit back after Killie goalkeeper Jamie MacDonald was dismissed on 53 minutes for denying Ross Draper a goalscoring opportunity, Greg Tansey levelling from the resulting spot-kick. Draper and Danny Williams then both struck in a three-minute spell to seal the victory and leave Kilmarnock in the thick of relegation trouble.Inverness carved out the first real opening after half-an-hour when Miles Storey ran at the heart of the Killie defence into the penalty area, where Williams stepped on to the ball and curled a shot towards the far corner which was pushed behind by MacDonald. Kallum Higginbotham opens the scoring for Kilmarnock at Inverness From the resulting corner the ball dropped at the feet of Gary Warren and he scooped a net-bound effort towards the corner, but Julien Faubert got up to head the ball clear.The home side came close with another corner three minutes later as Danny Devine flicked the ball towards the back post where Draper hooked the ball past MacDonald and against the outside of the upright. Kilmarnock manager Lee Clark gave his post-match thoughts after his side were beaten by Inverness CT But Kilmarnock took the lead on 44 minutes as Greg Kiltie laid off a pass to Higginbotham and he stepped inside Tansey to curl the ball inside the far post from 16 yardsFive minutes after the break, Rory McKenzie took a quick throw-in to Faubert and he delivered a superb cross into the box for Kris Boyd to send his diving header just over the target from six yards. Antonio Brown Jersey. Inverness were gifted a route back into the match when Draper (53) latched on to a sloppy pass back from Conrad Balatoni and nicked the ball round MacDonald, who was committed to the challenge and brought the midfielder down. Inverness CT celebrates Gerg Tanseys (c) goal MacDonald was dismissed by referee John Beaton, and two minutes later Tansey blasted the resulting penalty past the diving Conor Brennan, who got his fingers to the ball but was beaten by the pace.Tansey then tested Brennan with a powerful strike from 25 yards, which the keeper held, and within minutes Drapers shot hit grounded Kilmarnock defender Miles Addison and spun off the outside of the post. Man-of-the-match Greg Tansey and Ross Draper of Inverness give their thoughts after the win over Kilmarnock At the other end of the pitch Boyd placed a free-kick from 30 yards around the Thistle wall only to be denied by the post, and the ball spun off the onrushing McKenzie and flew wide of the target.Josh Meekings then headed the ball wide from five yards with the goal at his mercy after Storey delivered a superb cross to the back post.Inverness took the lead on 73 minutes when Warren flicked on yet another corner and Draper hooked the ball past both Brennan and Boyd from inside the six-yard box. Ross Draper gives Inverness CT the lead over Kilmarnock Storey was again involved in the third goal when he created a yard of space just inside the penalty area and threaded a pass to Williams, who held off a defender to slot the ball past the advancing Brennan.Faubert almost snatched a goal for Killie with 10 minutes remaining as Inverness failed to clear his corner, and his return delivery to the back of the six-yard boss smacked off the bar, before Boyd crashed a shot over seconds later.But the visitors were second best for most of the match and could well be involved in a play-off with Championship opponents at the end of the campaign. ' ' '