Northwestern men's basketball is in University Park, Pa. — commonly known as Happy Valley — Thursday for its penultimate game of the 2015-16 regular season. The Wildcats take on Penn State in a rematch of NU's worst loss of the season.
There's one big bit of pregame news. Northwestern backup center Joey van Zegeren has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a knee injury sustained Monday in practice. That means that van Zegeren, a senior, has played his last minute of college basketball.
Thursday's game is crucial for Big Ten Tournament seeding.