Wisconsin Beats Xavier 77-68: Recap

Frank Victores-USA TODAY SportsIt was a tough outing for the Musketeers, as Wisconsin showed stretches of dominance before getting the 77-68 victory in Cintas.

It was a difficult first half for the Musketeers, as they trailed the entire first half.

Wisconsin started hot, shooting 3/3 from three point range as they jumped out to a 10-2 lead in the first three and a half minutes. Xavier managed to stay even for a while after that, and trailed by as many as 11 points, with 9:35 left in the half.

They didn’t get with six until late, but they steadily clawed their way back to only be down 30-28 at half. The defense, outside of the early threes, looked completely different than the one against…