{"id":24525,"date":"2017-03-17T12:10:44","date_gmt":"2017-03-17T12:10:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=24525"},"modified":"2017-03-17T12:10:44","modified_gmt":"2017-03-17T12:10:44","slug":"northwestern-wins-first-ever-ncaa-tournament-game-off-vanderbilt-gaffe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/sports\/northwestern-wins-first-ever-ncaa-tournament-game-off-vanderbilt-gaffe.html","title":{"rendered":"Northwestern wins first-ever NCAA tournament game off Vanderbilt\u00a0gaffe"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"font-size:22px;\"><strong><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Northwestern wins first-ever NCAA tournament game off Vanderbilt&nbsp;gaffe<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Northwestern wins first-ever NCAA tournament game off Vanderbilt&nbsp;gaffe:- Northwestern waited 77 seasons to punch its first NCAA tournament bid, and capitalized with its first-ever victory in March Madness. The Wildcats escaped Vanderbilt, 68-66, after coughing up a 15-point second-half lead.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">But the play that ultimately defined the game&#39;s outcome was a costly gaffe by Vanderbilt. After the Commodores scored the go-ahead basket with 18 seconds left, Matthew Fisher-Davis inexplicably fouled Bryant McIntosh &mdash; an 86% free-throw shooter &mdash; to help Northwestern seal the historic victory. Afterwards, Fisher-Davis said, &quot;I made a dumb (expletive) foul.&quot;<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Vandy coach Scott Drew downplayed Fisher-Davis&#39; foul and miscommunication afterwards: &quot;We&#39;re not even in position (to win) without him.&quot;<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">McIntosh spearheaded the victory for the Wildcats, finishing with 25 points on a blistering 10-of-16 shooting from the field. &quot;A dream come true. What a special moment for our program,&quot; McIntosh said after the game.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Northwestern coach Chris Collins said: &quot;We didn&#39;t feel any pressure today. The pressure was getting to the tournament. We just made one more play in the end.&quot;<\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n\t&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"font-size:8px;\">Source:-&nbsp;http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/ncaab\/2017\/03\/16\/ncaa-tournament-march-madness-bracket-northwestern-beats-vanderbilt-gaffe\/99277738\/<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/sports\/northwestern-wins-first-ever-ncaa-tournament-game-off-vanderbilt-gaffe.html\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"social\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 630px !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Northwestern wins first-ever NCAA tournament game off Vanderbilt&nbsp;gaffe Northwestern wins first-ever NCAA tournament game off Vanderbilt&nbsp;gaffe:- Northwestern waited 77 seasons to punch its first NCAA tournament bid, and capitalized with its first-ever victory in March Madness. The Wildcats escaped Vanderbilt, 68-66, after coughing up a 15-point second-half lead. 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