Senior Writer Mike Lucas offered his observations from Wisconsin's 91-80 loss at Purdue on Sunday night at Mackey Arena. Get it straight from the source by following @LucasAtLarge on Twitter.

Got away from UW final poss 1stH (Thompson3) & 1st 5 poss 2ndH. Went from 3pt deficit to 13. Had 2 chances to cut to 7 but couldn't convert

— Mike Lucas (@LucasAtLarge) March 7, 2016

Career games from Thompson/Swanigan helped offset Nigel Hayes who got 30 on lockdown defender like Davis & Edwards. All-B10 outing by Nigel

— Mike Lucas (@LucasAtLarge) March 7, 2016

Ethan Happ showed how far he has come from B10 opener with some crafty low post moves vs Hammons/Haas. Anxious to see him add face-up jumper

— Mike Lucas (@LucasAtLarge) March 7, 2016

Credit Purdue for picking up Bronson Koenig full court with either Thompson's quickness or Hill's length. Snapped 9 gm streak double digits

— Mike Lucas (@LucasAtLarge) March 7, 2016

2 much size. 2 many fouls. Lessons 2 be learned. Did good things on offense. Still improving. Plenty of promise. Time 2 apply 2 postseason

— Mike Lucas (@LucasAtLarge) March 7, 2016