Senior Writer Mike Lucas offered his observations from Wisconsin's season-ending 61-56 loss to Notre Dame in the Sweet 16. Get it straight from the source by following @LucasAtLarge on Twitter.

Badgers were guilty of most turnovers(17) since Green Bay in December. Turned out to be costly esp in final minutes when they gave up lead

— Mike Lucas (@LucasAtLarge) March 26, 2016

Bitter Loss doesn't wipe out the Zak Showalter impact on both ends of the floor. Teammates praised his overall effort. Played like a captain

— Mike Lucas (@LucasAtLarge) March 26, 2016

Vitto Brown triple may have led to false sense of security given Jackson attacked rim for quick basket. Irish made UW pay for every mistake

— Mike Lucas (@LucasAtLarge) March 26, 2016

Ethan Happ delivered a double-double in the clutch. Took it to Auguste. Outplayed him. Team will revolve around his future development

— Mike Lucas (@LucasAtLarge) March 26, 2016

Players were frustrated. Fell short in uncharacteristic fashion. But Gard era holds tremendous promise. Outcome doesn't change that reality

— Mike Lucas (@LucasAtLarge) March 26, 2016