If the Illinois Fighting Illini lose to the Wisconsin Badgers this afternoon, the No. 2 Purdue Boilermakers will have a chance to clinch the Big Ten regular season title when they host the Michigan State Spartans tonight.
Purdue is still haunted by last year's loss to a No. 16 seed in last year's NCAA Tournament, but over the course of the next month they have a chance to exorcise those demons, starting with a regular season conference title.
Meanwhile, Michigan State is looking to lock in its spot in the NCAA Tournament and an upset win tonight will certainly do exactly that.