The freshman wing racked up 37 points on 13-of-20 shooting, grabbed six rebounds and blocked three shots as the Scarlet Knights posted a 79-72 triumph. It was a performance eerily similar to the last game Harper missed,

Big Ten opponents square off when the Northwestern Wildcats (12-8, 3-6 Big Ten) host the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (10-10, 3-6 Big Ten) at Welsh-Ryan Arena, starting at 9:00 PM ET on Wednesday,

Wednesday’s Big Ten schedule includes the Northwestern Wildcats (12-8, 3-6 Big Ten) versus the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (10-10, 3-6 Big Ten), at 9:00 PM ET on BTN.Buy tickets for Northwestern

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Iowa City, Iowa; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Iowa hosts Northwestern after Lucy Olsen scored 20 points in Iowa's 85-61 victory over the Washington Huskies. The Hawkeyes are 6-3 in home games. Iowa ranks seventh in the Big Ten with 35.

The bloom is off the rose for these Illini (14-6, 6-4 Big Ten), who went from being underrated by the college basketball illuminati early this season to now arguably underperforming as the expectations around them have risen. The climb up the mountain, as always, gets harder with every subsequent step toward the top.

Despite (or maybe because of) their unpredictability, the Illini went back to some old standbys to best the Wildcats on Sunday

The Hawkeyes host Northwestern as they return home after a West Coast road swing. Lucy Olsen scored 20 points on perfect 8-for-8 shooting from the field in Iowa’s 85-61 victory over Washington to cap the trip last week.

Hannah Stuelke was forced to miss Iowa's west coast trip after suffering a concussion against Nebraska. But the junior standout was back in the starting lineup

Rutgers faces Northwestern. Our college basketball odds series has our Rutgers Northwestern prediction, odds and pick for Wednesday.