It’s now or never for Northwestern.
After an absolutely brutal loss at Assembly Hall on Saturday, the Northwestern Wildcats (20-9, 9-7 B1G) come home to take on the Michigan Wolverines (19-10, 9-7) Wednesday night at Welsh-Ryan Arena.
Michigan comes in hot, having won 5 of 6, including victories over Purdue and Wisconsin. Meanwhile, Northwestern is anything but hot, coming in 2-5 in its last seven. Both these teams have NCAA tournament aspirations, and the winner might just stamp their ticket to the Big Dance.
For Northwestern it will have to focus on slowing Moritz Wagner and Derrick Walton Jr.