After a brutal stretch of two games against highly-ranked opponents Illinois and Purdue that broke a three-game win streak, it seemed like the Northwestern Wildcats were finally going to be in good position to get back on the saddle Saturday afternoon.
Sure, no game against any Big Ten team is a walk in the park. But even on the road, a Minnesota team reeling from a brutal offseason, sitting at 3-12 in conference play and out one of their key players should’ve made for a favorable matchup for a veteran NU squad that needed a win to keep its NCAA Tournament hopes alive, right?