BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Get used to it, Hoosier fans.
Indiana's terrific 68-66 victory Saturday over Northwestern, the Big Ten opener, was almost certainly a harbinger.
The league has zero bad men's basketball teams this season. Early results have pretty clearly revealed that. Not only are there no "gimme" games, every conference contest might well seem akin to pulling teeth.
Saturday's certainly did.
Northwestern came in 6-1, fresh off a Big Ten/ACC Challenge win over Georgia Tech, and severely tested the host Hoosiers from start to finish.
There were 14 lead changes and 15 ties.