Northwestern (16-8 overall, 4-7 Big Ten) travels to Columbus on Tuesday to take on an Ohio State (14-10, 6-5) team that has lost four of its last five.
After starting Big Ten play with three consecutive victories, the Buckeyes have struggled to pick up wins against the better teams in the conference. Ohio State finds itself just outside the NCAA tournament picture following a rough stretch of games against Maryland (twice) and Purdue, among other opponents. With only seven games remaining, the Buckeyes simply cannot afford to drop this game if they're going to get back on the right side of the bubble.