Coming off back-to-back home victories in the Big 10, the Northwestern Wildcats have climbed to the No. 4 spot in the conference heading into a showdown in West Lafayette, Indiana. Northwestern handed Purdue its first loss of the season Dec. 1, pulling out a 92-88 victory over the Boilermakers. Can they somehow sweep Purdue as massive underdogs at Mackey Arena?
No. 2 Purdue has revenge on the mind after that loss to Northwestern spoiled a 7-0 start to the season. The Boilermakers have won five straight since losing to Nebraska Jan. 9 and have cruised in their last two home contests (95-78 vs.