This was the matchup that, as an Indiana fan, you wanted to see in football in December but instead it happened in men’s basketball and it was probably just as frustrating as the football version could’ve been, given the defenses that would’ve been involved.

But now, offense-forward Northwestern is somehow 2-0 in the Big Ten and no one’s happy about it.

Northwestern played like a team that just beat Michigan State

Chicago’s Big Ten Team entered the matchup ranked No. 72 in adjusted offensive efficiency, per kenpom.com, but the ‘Cats had the third-best assist rate, sixth-fastest offense and eighth-best 3-point percentage nationally, so the Kelley Compass All-Stars have actually cosplayed as a functional offense this season, and they did so again on Wednesday night – with a pretty lethal efficiency, too.