MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin coach Greg Gard didn't need to be reminded that the No. 12 Badgers used a second-half rally for the third straight game to secure a victory.

Ethan Happ scored a game-high 20 points and D'Mitrik Trice added 14 as Wisconsin beat Rutgers 69-64 on Monday night in its Big Ten home opener.

"We've played good teams; look at the stretch we've been through," Gard said of the Badgers, who bested then-No 14 Iowa on the road and NC State heading into the Rutgers game.