The last few weeks have not been kind to Indiana. The Hoosiers are 2-4 in their last six with three straight losses, including a 75-68 loss to Wisconsin on Tuesday night. IU falls to 0-2 in the Big Ten, with both defeats coming at home.

The Hoosiers (10-5) came out surprisingly flat on their home floor Tuesday night, and it cost them.

"We didn't start on time for some reason," Indiana coach Tom Crean said at halftime.

Wisconsin (13-2, 2-0) took advantage, building a 14-point lead before Indiana climbed back to within one at the half. It was a back-and-forth battle into the second half before the Badgers, behind a balanced attack featuring Ethan Happ and Bronson Koenig, put them away.

Here are three takeaways from the game:

1. Ethan Happ was a monster for Wisconsin

Happ was the difference-maker Tuesday. He has been one of the most reliable scorers all season, and against a very formidable Indiana front court, Happ showed he can hang with the best. His versatility for a 6-foot-10 center is unreal. Check out this play where you can see him catching the ball off a screen and driving to the rim for an easy finish.

Given his range and length, Happ is a very active defender, too. He added a steal and a block in this one, showing good instincts that helped create havoc down the stretch. He finished with four fouls, and this play below was done with three. That didn't hinder Happ from being aggressive and helping force pressure down low. He just has a nose for the ball and sniffed this one out while Indiana was focused elsewhere.

2. Indiana's ball-screen defense was putrid

This alone is a perfect example of the sluggishness that plagued Indiana. Wisconsin's Bronson Koenig scored 17 points, including a perfect 5-for-5 from 3-point range. It's not a secret that he can shoot the rock. Yet Indiana chose to cheat down on the ball-screen for Koenig, and IU paid dearly for it.

Or here, when it was still close down the stretch. This was just a simple drive and dish. Wisconsin drew Indiana's Juwan Morgan in on the drive, and Morgan cheated down just enough to open up space for Vitto Brown to nail what essentially sealed the game.

Wisconsin was red-hot from the floor, which certainly helps. The Badgers shot 50 percent from the floor and from deep, adding 10 3-pointers. Miscommunication from Indiana opened up plenty of those opportunities, though, so there's more to it than just a hot night.

3. Living, but mostly dying, by the 3-point line

Did you watch Indiana play North Carolina and knock them off in Bloomington? Good. Then you saw how effective the Hoosiers can be when their shots are falling. They knocked down 8 triples, shooting 44 percent in the second half to close out the Heels in one of Indiana's biggest wins.

But those are the highs. The lows have been awful. When the back court isn't leading the way from deep, Indiana is a very beatable team. In their losses, the Hoosiers' 3-point percentage is at 31 percent. They finished at 33 percent against Wisconsin, and even that figure got a bump after hitting one in garbage time late as the clock expired. There were too many forced 3s, rushed shots and just poor shot selection.

Is it time for Indiana to hit the panic button? Definitely not. Wisconsin was favored by a point tonight, and it's understandable to lose, considering the Badgers shot 50 percent. That happens. But the reason why it happened, specifically, exposed some bigger deficiencies than just bad luck for Tom Crean's team.

The Hoosiers stand at 0-2 in Big Ten play and, just two games in, have already put themselves behind the 8-ball if they want to repeat as regular-season conference champions.