Late goals from Brandan Hanlan and Chris Forino ensured the Chairboys go into Wednesday night’s draw for the second round.
Dons though twice hit the bar and forced keeper Max Stryjek into several important saves on the night.
1. MK Dons ratings after their Carabao Cup exit to Wycombe Wanderers
Here's how we rated the players on Tuesday night Photo: Jane Russell
2. Craig MacGillivray - 6
Spilled the cross which led to Wycombe's opener with 17 minutes to go Photo: Jane Russell
3. Daniel Harvie - 7.5
A really strong showing playing somewhat out of position as one of the back three Photo: Jane Russell
4. Jack Tucker - 7
A generally decent showing, but had his hands full keeping tabs on Dale Taylor, who beat him a couple of times Photo: Jane Russell