>>> With 2 gift FTs, Northwestern prevails 68-66 over Vandy
SALT LAKE CITY - Northwestern got its first-ever NCAA Tournament victory, 68-66 over Vanderbilt, after Commodores guard Matthew Fisher-Davis inexplicably grabbed Wildcats guard Bryant McIntosh on purpose, sending McIntosh to the free throw line for the go-ahead points with 15 seconds left.
Riley LaChance made a layup with 18 seconds remaining in Thursday's game to put the ninth-seeded Commodores up by one after trailing by as many as 15.
But seconds after the in-bounds pass, Fisher-Davis reached out and grabbed McIntosh while he was in the backcourt. That put eighth-seeded Northwestern in the double bonus, and McIntosh went to the line and calmly swished the free throws with 15 seconds left.
LaChance missed a 3 on the next possession and eighth-seeded Northwestern (24-11) got another free throw.
12 Princeton 58
5 Notre Dame 60
12 UNC-Wilmington 71
5 Virginia 23-10 76
13 Winthrop 64
4 Butler 76
16 S. Dak. St. 46
1 Gonzaga 66
13 Bucknell 80
4 West Virginia 86
13 ETSU 65
4 Florida 80
12 Middle Tennessee 81
5 Minnesota 72
11 Xavier 76
6 Maryland 65
16 Mount St. Mary's 56
1 Villanova 76
13 Vermont 70
4 Purdue 80
10 VCU 77
7 St. Mary's 85
14 FGCU 80
3 Florida St. 86
9 Virginia Tech 74
8 Wisconsin 84
12 Nevada 73
5 Iowa State 84
15 North Dakota 82
2 Arizona 100