It's hard to know exactly how big a deal this is because so many members of the media and the people I follow on Twitter attended Northwestern, and there is always the looming specter of the dreaded echo chamber, but the Wildcats definitely made some history Wednesday night.First things first, thanks to Nathan Taphorn's full-court inbounds pass, and Dererk Pardon's catch and quick bucket, Northwestern beat Michigan 67-65 and, for the first time ever, won 21 games in a season. Second things second, Northwestern almost surely punched a ticket to the NCAA tournament; if their name is called out on Selection Sunday, it will be the first time in the school's history. They were on the bubble, but they were also losers of five of their last seven, so this win was a big one.The play. #B1GCats | #PoundTheRockhttps://t.co/she49TTdyl
— NU Men's Basketball (@NUMensBball) March 2, 2017
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Doug Collins was busy calling the Bulls-Celtics game (which was great, by the way) as his son made history, but they still got a chance to briefly talk about it. It's hard to tell for sure, since ESPN cut away from Collins, but it sure sounds like he gets a little choked up talking about how proud he is of his son.Daaawwww, go sports!Chris Collins told me in October: "the Cubs will win the WS and Northwestern will make the NCAA tourney." Seriously: https://t.co/qsWERvBbWm
— Nicole Auerbach (@NicoleAuerbach) March 2, 2017