The opening round of the 2012 Big Ten Tournament concludes tonight with Nebraska vs. Purdue at 7 p.m. locally, which will give way to a host of top 25 teams in action tomorrow. Before the big boys of the conference like Michigan State, Ohio State, and Michigan take the floor in Indianapolis, SB Nation college hoops expert Nick Fasulo joined Dan Rubenstein to discuss several of the chief narratives surrounding the conference tournament.

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