WASHINGTON -- If the Washington Wizards are going to win their first game of the season, avoiding another late collapse would be a good step.Also on the to-do list? Trying to slow down Toronto Raptors scoring star DeMar DeRozan when the Eastern Conference foes meet in Washington on Wednesday night.The Wizards opened the season with back-to-back losses, including Sundays 112-103 overtime setback at the Memphis Grizzlies after leading 96-88 with under four minutes remaining. Grizzlies center Marc Gasols 3-pointer with 15.7 seconds remaining tied the game at 100 and Washington faded as Memphis opened the extra session with 12-0 run.We let it slip out of our hands. We didnt play a great game, guard Bradley Beal said after Washington fell to 0-2 in Memphis. I think weve just got to figure out a way to close out games. We had a chance to win. In overtime the first couple minutes are crucial and once youve got that momentum, its pretty much a gut check. They got a big lead on us and we couldnt score and they won.Washington fell at Atlanta on Thursday 114-99 after the Hawks outscored the Wizards 33-19 in the fourth quarter.DeRozan hasnt trouble scoring in Torontos first three games, including depositing 33 points in Mondays 105-102 home win over the Denver Nuggets. Signed to a five-year, $139 million contract this summer, DeRozan became the first player in Raptors history to open the season with at least 30 points in each of the first three games.Point guard Kyle Lowry added 29 points and put Toronto (2-1) in the lead for good with his first of two field goals over the final 96 seconds.DeMars been great. His offensive (game) right now is unreal, Raptors coach Dwane Casey told the Toronto Star. Kyle stepped up (Monday) and gave him a little boost.DeRozan is averaging 36.0 points while shooting 52.7 percent from the field.Weve got to maintain that and not wear that out, but hes been doing a great job, Casey said of DeRozan.Thats not something many are saying about the Wizards perimeter defense. Washington is allowing opponents to shoot a league-high 47.4 percent from beyond the arc. Memphis sank 15 of 31 3-pointers.We have to guard the 3-point line, first-year Wizards coach Scott Brooks said. Thats what the league is about. You have to be able to do two things. You have to guard the 3-point line and protect the paint. The good teams do that every night.We are building to be a good team and we have to be able to do that. I have a lot of confidence in our guys to do that but its just going to take some time but nobody waits for you. We have to expedite that as soon as we can, but we have to be able to guard the line and the paint. 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They kept playing, and they did it together, Wisconsin coach Paul Chryst said.Backup Bart Houston threw a touchdown pass for Wisconsin, and Clements 1-yard TD run put the Badgers up 14-6 midway through the third quarter.But Wisconsin was carried by its defense. The Badgers allowed just 236 yards on 60 plays and held the Hawkeyes (5-3, 3-2) without a touchdown for the first time all season -- just a week after they scored 49 points against Purdue.C.J. Beathard had 153 yards passing for Iowa, which lost its third straight at home.There were some plays that we left out there. That certainly didnt help our cause, Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz said.THE TAKEAWAYWisconsin: Chryst wasnt just giving lip service to Wisconsins perseverance. The Badgers overcame two missed field goals and a fumble that Iowa recovered in its own end zone, and their defense stopped Iowa 11 times on 13 third downs.Iowa: The Hawkeyes offense, which has been inconsistent at times this season, bottomed out. Beathard hardly had any open receivers -- and when he did, he missed them more than once. Iowas hopes for a run at the West title now seem dim, with Penn State, Michigan and Nebraska still on its schedule.POLL IMPLICATIONSWisconsin became the first team in 25 years to earn a top-10 ranking after losing back-to-back games. The Badgers likely wont movve up much unless some teams ahead of them suffer upsets.ddddddddddddPIVOTAL MOMENTDown 14-6 midway through the fourth quarter, Iowa finally found some life in the passing game. But the Hawkeyes drive stalled out at the Wisconsin 20, and Ferentz elected for a field goal to get within five. Freshman Keith Duncan pushed his kick wide right, though, and Clement broke a tackle in the backfield on 3rd-and-1 for a 34-yard gain with less than four minutes left. I thought we did a pretty good job of keeping him under control. Then he popped that one at the end, Ferentz said of Clement, who had 35 carries.THE ALMOST PIVOTAL MOMENTIowa appeared to pull to 17-12 with less than a minute left on a touchdown catch by freshman Noah Fant -- which was set up by a brilliant kick return from Desmond King. But the officials said the ball hit the turf during the process of the catch. The Hawkeyes elected to kick a field goal down 11 with 43 seconds left, but their subsequent on-side kick went out of bounds.HOUSTONS MOMENTHouston, the senior who had ceded the starting job to Hornibrook, was 4 of 6 passing for 59 yards and led the Badgers to their first touchdown. Houstons package included some read option plays, giving the Badgers a different look. For us to be the best team we can be, were going to need everyone, Chryst said. Bart gives us some stuff.UP NEXTWisconsin: The Badgers brutal stretch in the Big Ten continues next week when they host the Cornhuskers, who entered Saturday ranked eighth in the country. Wisconsin then travels to resurgent Northwestern before its schedule eases considerably in November.Iowa: The Hawkeyes get their bye next week. They open November with a night game on the road against the Nittany Lions.---Online: www.collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '