Men's BB: Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Northwestern (Take Two)

VS.

GAME INFO: Tues., Mar. 4th, 2008 - 8:05 CST - Welsh-Ryan Arena; Evanston, IL
IOWA: 12-18 (5-12); RPI: 184 / Northwestern: 7-19 (1-15); RPI: 200

TV COVERAGE: Big Ten Network - DirecTV (Ch. 220) / DISH Network (Ch. 439) - Mel Proctor and Jimmy Jackson will call the action.
OFFICIAL GAME NOTES - VIEW HERE
LINE - 1-15 in conference Northwestern is a 1.5 favorite at home / 115 is the over and under

By all intents and purposes Iowa should have lost this game in Carver last time out. They escaped in one of the ugliest games I have watched in a long time. A looooong time.

I really don't want to get into the keys of the game, analysis, etc... The bottom line is whether or not this team cares enough to show up. They've regressed as of late and you can strategize all you want, but if you don't have the killer instinct, you aren't going to get it done. This team doesn't have the talent to have an off-night.

I want to pick Iowa in this game, but I just haven't seen the right thing for a while.

PREDICTION:
Iowa - 47
Northwestern - 52

Prove me wrong, Hawks.