What to Expect: Northwestern

Indiana returns home for the final time this season to face Northwestern on Saturday evening at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The Wildcats are coming off of a 66-50 loss at Illinois on Tuesday and are 20-8 overall.

The game will be broadcast at 8 p.m. ET on BTN with Kevin Kugler and Jon Crispin on the call:

Indiana entered its first Big Ten home game this season with a 10-2 record on Dec. 28. The Hoosiers lost that game to Nebraska. It was a sign of what was to come.

Less than two months later, the Hoosiers are 15-13 and 5-10 in the league entering their final regular season game in Bloomington. The NCAA tournament is no longer a realistic goal. The NIT is no guarantee. A season once filled with…