Last night, for the first time in a long time, the slipper still fit. Northwestern got its first win over a ranked team after coming up short three times; the Wildcats played their best defensive game of the year and left Allstate with a critical victory over No. 20 Michigan. On offense, Bryant McIntosh matched a season high in points and Scottie Lindsey knocked down open threes. It all amounted to Northwestern’s unmitigated best win of the season and kept Chris Collins’ NCAA Tournament hopes alive. Barely.
To make this very clear and put the point of this article in perspective, ESPN categorizes teams into three groups in its “Bubble Watch.