With the Big Ten’s regular season coming to a dramatic finish, the conference’s best have one more opportunity to compete against each other before heading into the NCAA Tournament.
Indiana and Iowa, the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds in the Big Ten tournament, respectively, could meet in the championship game should stars align. Both teams are in a groove heading into postseason play, with the most likely outcome being that we will get a rematch of the miraculous regular-season finale between the two schools.
Both teams will have a couple of tests prior to punching their ticket to the tournament’s title game.
Iowa, who is the defending Big Ten Tournament champion, will need to get through a potential semifinal match with Maryland, who they split their regular season series with.
Maryland, who has risen to No. 5 in the AP rankings, is looking to prove that they should be in the discussion for the best team in the Big Ten as well. Behind Diamond Miller’s 20 points per game, the Terrapins have a shot to win each time they step onto the floor, no matter their opponent.
Winners of six straight and 11 of their last 12, Maryland has beaten Iowa, Michigan and Ohio State in an impressive stretch. The Terps lost their only regular season matchup against the conference’s top seed,…
