The Buckeyes’ March Madness hopes are hanging by a thread and their performance in next week’s men’s Big Ten Tournament could make or break getting a bid. After falling to Indiana on Saturday in its regular season finale,

The winner between the Buckeyes and Hawkeyes will play seventh-seeded Illinois in the second round of the Big Ten Tourney on Thursday. Ohio State lost to the Fighting Illini on the road earlier this year by an 87-79 scoreline. The winner of that game will face second-seeded Michigan in the quarterfinals on Friday.

The Hawkeyes will now turn their attention to the Big Ten Tournament. Iowa is the 15-seed in the Big Ten Tournament and will face 10-seed Ohio State on Wednesday. The game will tip off at approximately 5 p.m. CT.