WHO: Northwestern Wildcats (15-13, 6-11 Big Ten)
WHEN: 8:00 PM CT (Friday, February 28, 2025)
WHERE: Welsh Ryan Arena (Evanston, IL)
TV: FS1 (Connor Onion, LaPhonso Ellis)
RADIO: Hawkeye Radio Network (Gary Dolphin, Bobby Hansen)
MOBILE: foxsports.com/mobile
ONLINE: foxsports.com/live
FOLLOW: @HawkeyeBeacon | @IowaHoops | @IowaonBTN
LINE: Northwestern -4.5 (total of 150.5)
KENPOM: Northwestern -5 (70% chance of winning)
Since December, not much has gone right for Iowa -- or Northwestern. Injuries have ravaged both teams since then and sent them spiraling down the Big Ten standings. In fact, Northwestern and Iowa enter Friday's game with identical records: 15-13 overall, 6-11 against Big Ten opposition.
At this point neither team can aspire to much more than claiming one of the final spots in the Big Ten Tournament. (In the new 18-team Big Ten, only the top 15 teams in the conference will qualify for the Big Ten Tournament.) Currently, Iowa and Northwestern are part of a 4-team tie for 13th in the league (along with USC and Minnesota).
The winner of Friday's game won't be assured anything, but will have a leg up in the battle for one of the final spots in the Big Ten Tournament. The loser won't be officially eliminated from anything, but will face a steep path to qualification.
MORE HERE:
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WHEN: 8:00 PM CT (Friday, February 28, 2025)
WHERE: Welsh Ryan Arena (Evanston, IL)
TV: FS1 (Connor Onion, LaPhonso Ellis)
RADIO: Hawkeye Radio Network (Gary Dolphin, Bobby Hansen)
MOBILE: foxsports.com/mobile
ONLINE: foxsports.com/live
FOLLOW: @HawkeyeBeacon | @IowaHoops | @IowaonBTN
LINE: Northwestern -4.5 (total of 150.5)
KENPOM: Northwestern -5 (70% chance of winning)
Since December, not much has gone right for Iowa -- or Northwestern. Injuries have ravaged both teams since then and sent them spiraling down the Big Ten standings. In fact, Northwestern and Iowa enter Friday's game with identical records: 15-13 overall, 6-11 against Big Ten opposition.
At this point neither team can aspire to much more than claiming one of the final spots in the Big Ten Tournament. (In the new 18-team Big Ten, only the top 15 teams in the conference will qualify for the Big Ten Tournament.) Currently, Iowa and Northwestern are part of a 4-team tie for 13th in the league (along with USC and Minnesota).
The winner of Friday's game won't be assured anything, but will have a leg up in the battle for one of the final spots in the Big Ten Tournament. The loser won't be officially eliminated from anything, but will face a steep path to qualification.
MORE HERE:
PREVIEW: Iowa MBB at Northwestern (2025)
Previewing Iowa MBB's game at Northwestern on Friday night.
