Northwestern’s improbable run through the regular season came to a close on Sunday, when the ‘Cats downed Rutgers on the road to go 12-8 in the Big Ten and finish with a 21-10 overall record. After three straight losses, and in a conference with head-spinning parity, it was a game Northwestern needed to win. The alternative? Falling all the way from the two-seed in the Big Ten tournament to the nine-seed. Yeah, ridiculous.
Rutgers had beaten the ‘Cats earlier in the season, but, this time, the men in purple got the job done. The storybook season continues. Now, we turn our attention to this weekend’s Big Ten Tournament at the United Center in Chicago.