Ryan Langborg scored 12 of his career-high 27 points in overtime, and ninth-seeded Northwestern finally put away No. 8 seed Florida Atlantic 77-65 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Brooks Barnhizer’s driving layup tied it with nine seconds left for the Wildcats, who squandered a nine-point lead late in the second half. They will play No.
Florida Atlantic’s Johnell Davis, right, defends Northwestern’s Boo Buie during the first half of a first-round college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament, Friday, March 22, 2024, in New York. Florida Atlantic’s Johnell Davis drives past Northwestern’s Brooks Barnhizer during the first half of a first-round college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament, Friday, March 22, 2024, in New York.
Boo Buie had 19 of his 22 points after a quiet first half. Barnhizer added 13 points and 10 rebounds for Northwestern, which advanced in the NCAAs for the second consecutive season despite playing without injured starters Ty Berry and 7-footer Matthew Nicholson , who are both finished for the season.
Barnhizer tied it at the other end, and Davis missed a long, contested 3-pointer just before the buzzer. Both teams were making their third NCAA Tournament appearance. FAU made a surprising run to the Final Four last season as a No. 9 seed, also coming out of the East Region in New York City , before losing to San Diego State on Lamont Butler’s buzzer-beater in the national semifinals at Houston.
Northwestern, which beat Boise State in last year’s NCAA Tournament before losing to second-seeded UCLA in the second round, matched a program record with 21 regular-season wins this year but had lost three of four coming into this one.
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