The Wildcats' defense stepped up on the biggest stage, but the Cats' offense woke up at the perfect time thanks to Ryan Langborg in an overtime classic.
Two of the most experienced teams in college basketball went at it in Brooklyn in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.Northwestern, in a historic season, had its graduate transfer come up in the biggest moment.The Wildcats' defense stepped up on the biggest stage, but the Cats' offense woke up at the perfect time thanks to Ryan Langborg in a 77-65 win in an overtime classic against Florida Atlantic in the NCAA Tournament.
The thought ahead of Friday was that the Northwestern-FAU winner would come down to whichever team had the better guard play for 40 minutes.The experience was there. It materialized for Northwestern in Brooklyn.Buie, Barnhizer and Langborg trumped Davis, Alijah Martin and Nicholas Boyd at the Barclays Center.The Owls didn't lie down, though. Even when the Wildcats took a hold on the game in the second half.
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