Northwestern vs. Wisconsin player grades

Bryant McIntosh: A

25 points (10-23 FG, 1-2 3PT, 4-4 FT), 7 assists, 2 turnovers, 7 rebounds, 40 minutes

For generations of Northwestern basketball fans, the wish has been clear. The Tournament, the NCAA Tournament, not your NIT, nor your CBI, nor your hollow dreams of Vegas, is what we want.

Bryant McIntosh gave us our dreams back. After nearly losing course in a disastrous loss to Illinois, McIntosh turned in one of the finest games of his career. Although he wasn’t “efficient” (10-23 from the field), he was without doubt the captain of this season-defining win. Whenever Northwestern needed a bucket with its leading scorer out, he was there. After Wisconsin nearly broke Northwestern and took…