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Northwestern Nominated for Best Play at 2017 ESPYS
6/21/2017 11:03:00 PM | Men's Basketball
EVANSTON, Ill. -- Northwestern's buzzer-beater to knock off Michigan March 1 at Welsh-Ryan Arena has been named one of 16 nominees for Best Play for the 25th annual ESPYS.
With the score tied 65 apiece and with 1.7 seconds remaining in the second half, Nathan Taphorn connected with Dererk Pardon on an 88-foot inbounds pass which Pardon finished with a layup before the clock hit all zeros, giving the Wildcats the dramatic victory and all but cementing the team's first NCAA tournament berth in school history.
The play is seeded No. 4 in the bracket-style tournament to determine Best Play. Opening-round voting is currently underway and runs until June 28 at which time the eight first-round winners will advance to the second round. Round three voting will begin July 5.
The 2017 ESPYS will be televised on ABC July 12 beginning at 7 p.m. Central.
Fans can vote for Northwestern and the other seven first-round matchups at http://www.espn.com/espys/story/_/page/voting42/watch-espys-july-12-abc
With the score tied 65 apiece and with 1.7 seconds remaining in the second half, Nathan Taphorn connected with Dererk Pardon on an 88-foot inbounds pass which Pardon finished with a layup before the clock hit all zeros, giving the Wildcats the dramatic victory and all but cementing the team's first NCAA tournament berth in school history.
The play is seeded No. 4 in the bracket-style tournament to determine Best Play. Opening-round voting is currently underway and runs until June 28 at which time the eight first-round winners will advance to the second round. Round three voting will begin July 5.
The 2017 ESPYS will be televised on ABC July 12 beginning at 7 p.m. Central.
Fans can vote for Northwestern and the other seven first-round matchups at http://www.espn.com/espys/story/_/page/voting42/watch-espys-july-12-abc
The man who finished off 'The Play' @dererk5 has a message for you regarding the @ESPYS.
— NU Men's Basketball (@NUMensBball) June 22, 2017
VOTE: https://t.co/USB6IM6qyT#B1GCats pic.twitter.com/R0eyaHkhYR
??TELL 'EM TAP??@NU_nate32 wants you to listen up and go vote the #B1GCats for Best Play at the @ESPYS. https://t.co/USB6IM6qyT pic.twitter.com/yO57AMtQKr
— NU Men's Basketball (@NUMensBball) June 23, 2017
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