WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Northwestern quickly is becoming the Big Ten Conference basketball darling.
The No. 25 Wildcats will attempt to enhance their feel-good story on Wednesday when they play No. 23 Purdue in Mackey Arena.
Fourth-year Northwestern coach Chris Collins' team is building an impressive resume that very well could lead to the school's first-ever NCAA tournament berth. Beating Purdue (17-5, 6-3) would provide yet another chapter.
Northwestern is 18-4, 7-2 and has won six consecutive Big Ten games since losing on Jan. 5 to Minnesota. The 7-2 Big Ten start is the school's best since the 1937-38 team also started 7-2.