Former Michigan and Purdue basketball player Spike Albrecht re-joined the show as both of his former schools come down the stretch of the Big Ten title race. Spike shared insight on former teammates, coaches and current players on the Wolverines and Boilermakers and dished on why they're two of the most consistently successful programs in the country. (4:00-29:30)

Then, BTN researcher Harold Shelton jumped on for the middle segment of a 3-part show for some Stat Head talk, taking us behind the numbers of the Big Ten basketball landscape in the closing weeks of the season. (30:00-50:10)

Finally, producer Colleen Degnan re-joined the show for her weekly Coll for the Culture segment, keeping listeners up to speed on pop culture trends (except The Bachelor) with some sports sprinkled in. (51:00-end).