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 on Friday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
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Boo Buie, the leading scorer in school history, 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 year despite playing without injured starters Ty Berry and 7-footer Matthew Nicholson , who are both finished for the season.
Langborg, a Princeton transfer, came out firing in OT with two jumpers and a 3 to score Northwestern's first seven points of the extra period. Buie sank a circus shot and Langborg drained another 3 to give the Wildcats a 70-59 advantage with 1:38 remaining. Florida Atlantic fought back late with the help of a flagrant foul at the 3:21 mark of the second half charged to Wildcats forward Nick Martinelli - following a replay review - for accidentally elbowing Goldin during a scramble near the basket.After both teams were off target in a messy first half, Buie buried a 3-pointer right out of the break and added a long one from the wing as Northwestern used a 7-0 run to build a 35-27 lead early in the second half.
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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