INDIANAPOLIS -- The season hung in the balance at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Northwestern, seeded twelfth, found itself down 10 points with 15 minutes remaining against Wisconsin. Maggie Lyon was out with an injury. Nia Coffey had four fouls. The team had gotten torched defensively all afternoon by the Badger's Michala Johnson. Northwestern’s offense had ground to a halt and had not scored for five minutes.
Then, from downtown, a spark came out of the darkness.