UWBadgers.com Senior Writer Mike Lucas offered his observations from Wisconsin's 79-57 win over Rutgers at the Kohl Center. Get it straight from the source by following @LucasAtLarge on Twitter.

Zak Showalter was "Ignitor" after Badgers missed 1st 7 shots of 2nd H. Drive-and-1 sparked 14-4 run. Scored inside & outside. Didn't miss

— Mike Lucas (@LucasAtLarge) January 2, 2016

Ethan Happ took advantage of undersized Rutgers frontline to attack rim and glass. Made most of 21 min. 16 pts,10 rebs. Played through fouls

— Mike Lucas (@LucasAtLarge) January 2, 2016

Greg Gard extended bench 1st H. 10 played, 8 scored. Rewarded players for good practice habits (Moesch) Bench contributions always welcome

— Mike Lucas (@LucasAtLarge) January 2, 2016

Renewed commitment to Swing offense has opened up the floor and created better spacing. Bronson Koenig played with more freedom vs Rutgers

— Mike Lucas (@LucasAtLarge) January 2, 2016

Did you notice? Khalil Iverson drew a charge & helped break-up transition opportunity with hustle & deflection. Also got dunk off shot-lob

— Mike Lucas (@LucasAtLarge) January 2, 2016