GROCE-O-METER
On Saturdays, we’ll gauge how close John Groce is to ending a two-year NCAA tournament drought: The extended break Illinois has had this week won’t happen again the rest of the season, with two games a week leading up to the regular-season finale on March 6 at Penn State. That last game may have significant value on whether Illinois plays on the first day of the Big Ten tournament. Win Saturday night at Northwestern and those fears get alleviated by just a little bit.
THE STANDINGS
TEAM BIG TEN ALL ACTIVE CAREER LEADING SCORER
Maryland 10-2 22-3 Four-year contributor Jake Layman has 1,277 points going into Saturday’s game against Wisconsin
Indiana 10-2 20-5 Yogi Ferrell touts 1,807 points, which has him seventh all time in program history
Iowa 10-2 19-5 Jarrod Uthoff and his 1,121 points are main reason why Hawkeyes are a dark-horse NCAA tournament title contender
Purdue 8-4 20-5 A.