Game #157. It’s a battle of rapidly fading bubble teams in the last week of the regular season. Pretty much a knockout game, in the best-case scenario.
Northwestern wraps up its Big Ten Conference season with a game against reeling Minnesota on Wednesday night. It’s Senior Night for Juice Thompson, Northwestern’s career leader in assists, minutes, games played and starts. It’s also the Wildcats’ final tune-up before they head to Indianapolis needing to win the Big Ten Tournament in order to make their first-ever NCAA Tournament. For Minnesota it’s a key bubble game. The Gophers have lost seven of their past eight games and look to be out of the field of 68 right now. Even wins against Northwestern and Penn State in the regular season finale might not be enough to guarantee a spot, but it’d be a good start. Interestingly enough, this might also be a preview of a first round Big Ten Tournament contest. Join John Templon from Welsh-Ryan Arena at 8:15 p.m. ET for all the action.