After earning a first round bye, the Northwestern Wildcats (21-10, 10-8 Big Ten) will take on the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (15-17, 3-15 Big Ten) in the Big Ten Tournament at Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. on Thursday night.
Rutgers dominated the second half against Ohio State on Wednesday to pull the upset in the 11-14 matchup by a score of 66-57. Nigel Johnson led the way for Steve Pikiell’s team, scoring 21 points off the bench in 22 minutes, with Deshawn Freeman adding 10 points. Jae’Sean Tate led the Buckeyes with 18 points and six rebounds.
It was the first Big Ten Tournament win ever for Rutgers, which joined the conference in the 2014-15 season.