The Wildcats beat Minnesota in a Big Ten tournament first-round game on Wednesday and will face Wisconsin on Thursday.

Northwestern men's basketball coach Chris Collins is not happy with the Big Ten. After helping lead his team to a 72-64 victory over Minnesota in the first round of the conference tournament Wednesday,

Northwestern won its first game of the Big Ten Tournament on Wednesday night, but that didn’t mean the Wildcats coach didn’t have his gripes with the league. In fact, Chris Collins seemed to think the Big Ten has something against his school.

USC Trojans forward Saint Thomas (0) defends as Rutgers guard Dylan Harper (2) moves the ball toward the basket during the second half, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, in Piscataway, N.J. The Scarlet Knights won, 95-85. Andrew Mills | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

Desmond Claude scored 22 of his game-high 28 points after halftime, helping No. 14 seed Southern California recover after coughing up a 15-point lead to oust No. 11 seed Rutgers from the Big Ten tournament's opening round 97-89 in double overtime on Wednesday in Indianapolis.

Desmond Claude, Rashaun Agee and Wesley Yates III lead the 14th-seeded Trojans past the 11th-seeded Scarlet Knights, 97-89. USC faces sixth-seeded Purdue in a second-round game on Thursday night.