Sasha Stefanovic Saves the Season

Sandra Dukes-USA TODAY SportsIt is never easy to win in the Big Ten, but in most years there are easier games. Rutgers was a laughingstock until recently. Northwestern has had some truly atrocious teams in the past. Minnesota, Indiana, Nebraska, Illinois, and Penn State have had some bad years in the past decade or two where they have been easy outs. This year is one of the most brutal Big Ten seasons in a long time. In the current NET rankings 11 of the league’s 14 teams were in the top 50, and Indiana was just outside at 51. Only Northwestern and Nebraska were well outside, and Purdue already has a loss to Nebraska.

Facing such difficult slate, especially with three of the following four…