MIKE LUCAS Senior Writer

WASHINGTON — UWBadgers.com Senior Writer Mike Lucas offered his observations after Wisconsin suffered a 71-56 loss against Michigan in the championship game of the 2017 Big Ten Tournament at the Verizon Center on Sunday.

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LUCAS' FIVE TAKES:

After promising 1stH (54%) the Badgers fell into some bad habits over final 20 minutes preventing them from making it competitive in the end

— Mike Lucas (@LucasAtLarge) March 12, 2017

The Badgers got a sense for what they could accomplish during 3gm win streak, a tested formula revolving around post touches/sharing ball

— Mike Lucas (@LucasAtLarge) March 12, 2017

Prevalent thought among some B10 pundits: UW might benefit as much as any team in league to change of scenery in the NCAA's,even in Buffalo

— Mike Lucas (@LucasAtLarge) March 12, 2017

Va Tech's Buzz Williams has working knowledge of UW from MU days. His teams play hard. But his players have no frame of reference to Badgers

— Mike Lucas (@LucasAtLarge) March 12, 2017

Doesn't feel like reasonable seed for No2 team in B10 even in 'down' yr. Will make it easier to play with chip on shoulder & shovel in hand

— Mike Lucas (@LucasAtLarge) March 12, 2017