Instant analysis: Wisconsin, Ethan Happ hold off Xavier 77-68

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. Trailing 74-68 with under 30 seconds left, Quentin Goodin knocked down a 3-pointer but Naji Marshall was called for an offensive…