It’s no secret that Northwestern enters this game having unloaded a colossal monkey off its back.
After defeating the Michigan Wolverines at Welsh-Ryan earlier in the week, the Wildcats’ record now stands at 21-9 (10-7 Big Ten). Despite still having lost five of their last eight games, that record represents the winningest season in program history and marks the first time since the 1932-1933 season that the team has registered double-digit wins in conference play. It’s a good time to be a Northwestern basketball fan, which is not something anyone has ever really been able to say.