Northwestern beat Rutgers, 83-61, Thursday night, which means the Wildcats will advance to play Maryland in the Big Ten Tournament.
Mark Turgeon and the Terps have been waiting patiently to find out their opponent since beating Michigan State on Saturday, and Northwestern always seemed the most likely team to take that spot. The Wildcats got a bye for the first round, and took care of Rutgers handily after the Scarlet Knights outmuscled Ohio State on Wednesday.
This is the last game of the day, tipping off around 9 p.m. EST on BTN.
Here’s a brief look at the Wildcats (stats not including Thursday night’s game):
2016-17 regular season record: 21-10
KenPom ranking: 37 (Maryland is 38)
How they’ve looked recently: Northwestern hasn’t won two games in a row since late January, and its NCAA Tournament bid that once seemed assured was looking shaky.