By Michael Marot
The Associated Press

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Gibran Hamdan's best game gave Indiana one of its most impressive comeback victories.

Hamdan threw three of his four touchdown passes in the final 16 minutes to rally the Hoosiers' from a 19-point deficit for a 32-29 upset of No. 23 Wisconsin.

"Everyone was committed to win," Hamdan said. "I just tried to stay in the flow of the game today. I wanted to focus on letting the game come to me."

Hamdan easily turned in the best performance in his four career starts. He completed 24 of 36 passes for 310 yards and four touchdowns - the most by a Hoosier quarterback since Antwaan Randle El on Oct. 31, 1999 - including the game-winner with 2:16 to go.

The Hoosiers (3-3, 1-1 Big Ten) beat a ranked opponent for the first time since Oct. 21, 2000, a 51-43 victory over No. 22 Minnesota, and also snapped the Badgers three-game winning streak in Bloomington. Wisconsin hadn't lost at Indiana since 1992.

It also proved to be Indiana's largest comeback since Oct. 2, 2000 at Illinois when they rallied from a 21-point deficit.

When time ran out, the Hoosiers celebrated at midfield, with players leaping into the air and exchanging high-fives and hugs.

"To me, the way we won the game was special," said Gerry DiNardo, the Hoosiers' first-year coach. "We got ourselves down against a good Wisconsin team, and to come back and win was really good for our team."

Wisconsin (5-2, 0-2) relied on its power running, with Anthony Davis running 18 times for 108 yards and one touchdown while Brooks Bollinger carried 13 times for 72 yards.

The Badgers ran for a total of 222 yards, took a 16-10 lead before halftime and appeared to have control after scoring two touchdowns in a 32-second span early in the third quarter.

Davis finished an 85-yard drive with an 8-yard TD run, and after Hamdan's only interception, Dwayne Smith powered in from 1 yard, giving the Badgers a 29-10 lead.

But Wisconsin could not finish them off.

"We played poorly on defense," coach Barry Alvarez said after Wisconsin's second straight loss. "We had the momentum and a 19-point lead and we let them off the hook too many times."

Instead, Hamdan and the Hoosiers took advantage.

Hamdan directed an eight-play, 70-yard drive that ended with a 31-yard touchdown pass to Courtney Roby with 1:19 left in the third quarter.

He followed that with a 74-yard scoring drive in which he hooked up with Aaron Halterman on a 4-yard TD pass to close to 29-24 with 9:21 to go.

"We could have all gone out and hung our heads when we were doing badly," said Roby, who had six catches for 94 yards. "But he had us hang in there. He is a warrior."

Hamdan got one more chance to prove his mettle.

Despite being sacked twice on the eventual game-winning drive, Hamdan and the Hoosiers twice converted on third downs including a third-and-16 that Roby dove to get.

A few plays later, Hamdan hooked up with Johnson in the middle of the end zone to give Indiana the lead.

"It took a while for it to get there," Johnson said. "I was like 'Where's the defender?' and then I was like 'Well, I think I'd better jump.' "

Wisconsin turned the ball over on downs and Indiana ran out the clock, giving the Hoosiers an improbable win.

"It says a lot about where this program is headed," Hamdan said. "I know this is a step in the right direction and if we can keep building on it through the season we might be able to look back and say this was the turning point."