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On the eve of 11th-ranked Michigan's visit to Evanston on Tuesday night, Northwestern coach Bill Carmody did his best to shoot down the idea that this was the biggest game in Wildcats basketball history.

Asked about that notion on the Big Ten teleconference, he scoffed, "Oh please, c'mon." Carmody then noted some people said the same thing before Northwestern's 69-41 loss to Baylor on Dec. 4.

"They smoked us and we still survived," Carmody said. "It's an important game because you have four left and if you win a few you're in the discussion, but if you lose you're not out of it."

Carmody is probably right Northwestern would still have a glimmer of hope of landing its first-ever NCAA tournament bid if it lost to Michigan, but that dream would definitely be on life support. The Wildcats (16-10, 6-8) would need to win their final three games just to reach .500 in...

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