Sunday night in Madison, Wisc. proved to be a cathartic experience of sorts for Northwestern basketball.
For one, the team snapped its two-game losing streak, which spanned from Tuesday night until Sunday afternoon — but felt like an eternity in early February. The Wildcats put an end to any talks of long-standing disappointment by gutting out a 54-52 win over the Badgers.
Speaking of downing Wisconsin, NU did so in the Kohl Center for the first time in four years, securing a season sweep of a key Big Ten rival in the span of two weeks.
More broadly, the ‘Cats moved to 16-7, guaranteeing that, with eight regular-season games to go, the team will end the regular season with a winning record — something that hasn’t occurred since the famed 2016-17 campaign.