After a 70-63 loss to Wisconsin in the Big Ten Tournament on Thursday, Northwestern coach Chris Collins and players reflected on the last game with an impactful group of Wildcats seniors.

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

The night before opening the Big Ten tournament, the Wildcats were booked at a hotel where rooms didn't cool below 85 degrees, Collins said.

The Northwestern Wildcats' Big Ten tournament campaign got off to a good start with a 72-64 win over the Minnesota Golden Gophers. But after the win, Northwestern head coach Chris Collins had a lot to say about their hotel stay that could've seemingly contributed to their hot hands in the win,

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.

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Chris Collins took a shot at the Big Ten after his team's win on Wednesday. After Northwestern beat Minnesota 72-64 in the opening round of the Big Ten tournament, Collins directed some pointed comments at the conference for what he saw as unfair treatment.

Northwestern coach Chris Collins came after the Big Ten to start off his postgame press conference at the league tournament Wednesday. Fresh off a 72-64 victory against Minnesota in the first round, he called out the conference for the accomodations it provided his team for its stay in Indianapolis.