Senior Writer Mike Lucas offered his observations from Wisconsin's 70-57 win at No. 2 Maryland on Saturday night. Get it straight from the source by following @LucasAtLarge on Twitter.

The Friday night practice was so ragged, eps defensively, Greg Gard hit the reset button. Made players run. Obviously he got message across

— Mike Lucas (@LucasAtLarge) February 14, 2016

Badgers were tougher & more physical than Terps on ball screens. Contested everything around rim & frustrated Melo Trimble on drives.

— Mike Lucas (@LucasAtLarge) February 14, 2016

Greg Gard's decision to put Ethan Happ & Zak Showalter, 4 fouls each, back into game at 10:36 of 2nd half was defining move strategically.

— Mike Lucas (@LucasAtLarge) February 14, 2016

Thomas, Ilikainen & Iverson had varying degrees of effectiveness. But all three freshmen grew up a little bit more. Invaluable experience

— Mike Lucas (@LucasAtLarge) February 14, 2016

UW held off desperate Maryland surge by refusing to buckle under pressure. Wasn't always clean. But it was gritty. Only way this tm can win

— Mike Lucas (@LucasAtLarge) February 14, 2016