Senior Writer Mike Lucas offered his observations from Wisconsin's 79-68 win over Ohio State Thursday night. Get it straight from the source by following @LucasAtLarge on Twitter.

With Jae'Sean Tate out of the game during critical 2nd half stretch Nigel Hayes exposed Mickey Mitchell defensively on 11 pt scoring spree

— Mike Lucas (@LucasAtLarge) February 5, 2016

Buckeyes packed paint & baited UW into taking 3s. Took too many 1st H (7of18). More selective 2nd H (6of9). Hill/Illikainen hit clutch ones

— Mike Lucas (@LucasAtLarge) February 5, 2016

Vitto Brown scored 7 points in 11-0 run to start the game. Hit a jumper with 56 seconds left that was the dagger. Pushed UW into 75-68 lead

— Mike Lucas (@LucasAtLarge) February 5, 2016

Maybe most promising development during this 5 game winning streak is that the Badgers have yet to play a full game or their best basketball

— Mike Lucas (@LucasAtLarge) February 5, 2016

Did you notice resiliency: after unforced turnover on pass betw Hayes/Showalter near timeline, Showalter came back & fed Hayes on lob 2 rim

— Mike Lucas (@LucasAtLarge) February 5, 2016