After opening the conference tournament with two games that featured the bottom four finishers in the league, the Big Ten adds a bit more luster as the conference tournament hits its stride with four games on Thursday.
While none of the eight teams scheduled to play on Thursday are expected to get the best of top-seeded Indiana or second-seeded Michigan State, the level of quality should be quite high when Iowa, Wisconsin, Ohio State and Michigan take the court in Indianapolis.
The eighth-seeded Wolverines open the quadruple-header against a ninth-seeded Northwestern team that has gained traction in the Big Ten with Chris Collins as its head coach.