BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - What is at stake is not just advancing in the Big Ten Tournament.
There is that other tournament to think about.
Thursday's 12:30 p.m. (Eastern) Indiana-Ohio State conference tourney tipoff at Chicago's United Center could conceivably serve as a "win and in" ticket into the NCAA Tournament field for the victor.
The Hoosiers, winners of four straight, come in hot. The Buckeyes do not. But there is a big caveat in that regard.
Big as in 6-foot-9, 270-pound OSU sophomore Kaleb Wesson, now back after a three-game suspension for an unspecified violation of athletic department policy.