BROOKLYN, N.J. -- There is something about the NCAA tournament that gets Ryan Langborg going. The Princeton transfer saved Northwestern on Friday by scoring its first seven points of overtime in a 77-65 win over Florida Atlantic in the first round at Barclays Center.
Langborg, who broke out in last season's tournament, finished with a game-high 27 points to take out the East's ninth seed in FAU, which reached the Final Four last season.
With its season on the line, eighth-seeded Northwestern leaned on Langborg after a Brooks Barnhizer driving lay-in with under 10 seconds remaining sent the game into overtime.