The lesson as always: Don’t fall behind by 16 points in the first half.
That’s the story of the game, no matter whatever else happened, as Wisconsin held serve on their floor at the Kohl Center and beat #3 Marquette, 75-64, on Saturday.
Marquette’s problems officially started with 15:30 to go in the first half, with Wisconsin holding an early 8-7 lead. That was when Max Klesmit hit his eighth three-pointer of the season on 24 attempts, raising his season shooting percentage to the bare minimum of 33%. It would turn out to be the first of five makes on eight attempts in the first half for Klesmit, and you can see the problem for the Golden Eagles here.