No. 18 Purdue eager to get back on track vs. Northwestern

After multiple stumbles to the end the regular season, 18th-ranked Purdue will seek to find the form that earned an early-season No. 1 ranking when the Boilermakers begin Big Ten tournament play against Northwestern on Thursday evening at Chicago.

Purdue (23-8) earned a double bye into the third round despite losing three of its last four games, including two at home. A 97-93 home defeat to Wisconsin on Saturday left the Boilermakers as a No. 7 seed in the conference tournament.

Northwestern (15-18), the No.