The Iowa Hawkeyes (13-8, 5-5) look to keep it rolling at home against the surprise second-place team in the Big Ten Northwestern Wildcats (15-5, 6-3). In the brief write-up yesterday, I alluded to just how compressed the conference standings are, with 1.5 games separating the ‘cats from the four-way tie at 7th (through 10th), which include the Hawks.
Chris Collins has led the turnaround with improvement on the defensive side of the floor, something they’ll need to guard against Iowa performances last year of 112 & 82 points. The 61.0 points they give up this season ranks 13th in the country and is third among Big Ten teams behind Rutgers & Purdue.