INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana — In every game Northwestern women’s basketball played this season, it felt like it left something on the table. Whether it was missed free throws, poor overall shooting or shaky second-half performances, even many of its wins felt incomplete.
However, in Thursday’s Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinal against No. 13 Michigan, the tournament’s fourth seed, the underdog Wildcats cleaned up and engineered their best performance of the season when it mattered most.
The energy in Bankers Life Fieldhouse was just different. Maybe it was the scattered fans or the atmosphere of playing in an NBA arena.