Bottom-dwelling Minnesota (6-16, 0-10 Big Ten) visits Northwestern (15-8, 3-7) in a matchup of two teams that find themselves in far from desirable places.
As we've covered in detail, Northwestern is in the midst of a five-game losing streak, of which the most recent loss came at No. 3 Iowa. And while losing to a top-three team is no shame -- four of the five losses on the skid have been against ranked teams -- Northwestern's play on the court, particularly on the defensive end and in the first half, is concerning.
Teams have come out firing and put Northwestern in a hole early, leaving the WIldcats in an undesirable position for any team.