ATHENS, Ga. (AP) -- The 11th-ranked Wisconsin Badgers felt like they had lost the game after blowing a four-point lead in the final 10 seconds against No. 17 Georgia.
But then the Badgers played up to their ranking, outscoring the Lady Bulldogs 13-3 in the 5-minute overtime for a 74-64 victory Sunday.
Wisconsin (10-3) snapped a three-game losing streak, while Georgia fell to 9-3.
Georgia's Elana Vishniakova made all three free throws after she was fouled on a 3-point attempt with 1.2 seconds left in regulation to tie the game at 61-61.
"We had five minutes left, but it felt like we had just lost," said Wisconsin coach Jane Albright Dieterle.
She wasn't the only one confused.
"When I stepped on the free throw line I didn't know we were down by three points," Vishniakova said. "I thought if I made those the score would be 62-61."
The Lady Bulldogs were only 1-of-12 from the field in the overtime while Wisconsin shot 3-for-5.
LaTonya Simms led Wisconsin with 20 points, including the Badgers' first eight points of the game. Katie Voight added 19 -- four of them 3-pointers -- and Ann Klapperich added 10 points, including four in overtime.
The Badgers had a four-point lead in regulation before Georgia's Pam Irwin, who finished with 18 points, hit a 3-pointer with 9.8 seconds remaining.
Voigt hit two free throws with 8.6 seconds left to restore the Badger lead to three. Georgia rushed the ball back up the court and Vishniakova was fouled by Amy Wiersma while shooting beyond the arc.
Vishniakova finished with 13 points and 7 rebounds.
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