It’s time for an encore. Purdue now enters the Michigan State game with a ton to play for, as it is in the middle of a wide open Big Ten West race. Purdue, Northwestern, Wisconsin, and Iowa find themselves all with one conference loss. Purdue lost to Northwestern and Iowa lost to Wisconsin, so there are a few tiebreakers in play, but by the end of the day the race can be vastly different. Wisconsin plays Northwestern on Saturday. Iowa is also at a ranked Penn State team. With Iowa and Wisconsin still slated to come to West Lafayette a Purdue road win would set up a huge final four games.