The Hoosiers haven't lost in nearly two months and the Wildcats have lost twice in the last week. That's not promising for Northwestern.
After a heart-breaking loss on the road against Maryland on Tuesday night — the second such defeat in as many seasons for Northwestern — the Wildcats have fallen below .500 in Big Ten play (3-4) and have dropped to 15-5 overall. They'll look to get back in the winning column following two straight losses this Saturday in Bloomington against the No. 25 Indiana Hoosiers (16-3 overall, 6-0 Big Ten) .
Since the preseason Maui Invitational Tournament in late November in which they lost to Wake Forest and UNLV in a three-day span (with a win over St.