For the first half, the Xavier Musketeers looked more than capable of playing with the Wisconsin Badgers, but that feeling was short-lived as Wisconsin steamrolled Xavier in the second half on its way to a 77-68 win in front of a capacity crowd Tuesday night at the Cintas Center.
After Xavier, which did not lead all game, closed the first half with a 9-2 run, Wisconsin opened the second half with a lengthy run of its own, stealing all Xavier's momentum after the break and running away with a road win.
Xavier actually had a nice look at making this a wild ending.