Sports
VIDEO: Northwestern Game-Winner And Fan Reaction
Wildcat fans worldwide are celebrating Derek Pardon's epic buzzer-beater that may have sent NU to its first NCAA Tournament.
EVANSTON, IL — Can't stop watching Nate Taphorn and Derek Pardon's epic combination for a moment of magic, giving Northwestern Basketball perhaps its biggest win of all time and almost certainly sending it to its first ever NCAA tournament?
Here's the winner, from the Big Ten Network broadcast:
Perfect pass from @NU_nate32.#BTNStandout finish from @dererk5. Monster win by @NUMensBball: https://t.co/oTN8CG8VIl
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) March 2, 2017
Even better with Titanic music:
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NORTHWESTERN BOOKS A TRIP TO THE NCAA TOURNAMENT!!! DERERK PARDON'S GW LAYUP EVEN BETTER W/TITANIC MUSIC!!! (@Espngreeny @darrenrovell) pic.twitter.com/yn4HL9uqaR
— Titanic Hoops (@TitanicHoops) March 2, 2017
Here's the view from right behind the basket:
The #B1GCats are going dancing What a pass. What a finish. @NU_Sports pic.twitter.com/WRpx1Wbnx5
— luke cooper (@the_LUKECOOPER) March 2, 2017
From the opposite end of the court:
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This was the best game of my life pic.twitter.com/MEJ4IJGvt7
— Jazib Gohar (@jazibgohar21) March 2, 2017
Highlights, via NU Athletics on YouTube:
Highlights from the Big Ten Network via Youtube:
Top photo: BTN via YouTube
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