No. 24 Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Northwestern, Big Ten men’s basketball tournament glance

What: No. 24 Iowa (12-8 Big Ten, 22-9 overall) vs. Northwestern (7-13, 15-15) in a Big Ten men’s basketball tournament second round game

When/where: Thursday, 12:55 p.m. (approximate, CT), Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis

TV: BTN

Livestream: Fox Sports Live

Radio: Hawkeye Radio Network affiliates, including WMT (600), KKRQ-FM (100.7) and KXIC (800).

Series: Iowa leads, 122-60

Line: Iowa by 8.5

NET rankings: Iowa is 15th, Northwestern 83rd

Six facts:

1. Northwestern defeated Nebraska 71-69 Wednesday for its second win in four days to even its season record at 15-15. Northwestern forward Pete Nance had 14 points, eight rebounds and eight assists Wednesday.

2. Iowa won its only meeting with the Wildcats this season, 82-61 in Iowa City on Feb. 28. Keegan Murray had 26 points and 18 rebounds for Iowa. Connor McCaffery made a career-high five 3-pointers and scored 17 points.

3. Iowa is 18-21 in Big Ten tourney play, Northwestern 10-24. The Hawkeyes are 2-1 against the Wildcats in tourney history.

4. No. 5-seeds are 19-22 in this event. Michigan was a 5-seed and won four games in four days for the 2018 title. Last year, 5-seed Ohio State won three games to reach the championship before falling to Illinois. No. 12-seeds are 6-9.

5. These are two good teams in turnover margin. Iowa has 160 fewer turnovers than its opponents this season. Northwestern has 109 fewer turnovers than its foes.

6. It’s been 20 years, but Iowa’s Reggie Evans still holds the top two rebounding tournament performances. He had 51 in four games in 2001 when the Hawkeyes won the event, and 44 in four games in 2002 when they were runner-up.