In the second half, the game opened up. Boo Buie caught fire, starting with a three less than 30 seconds in before ripping off 12 more. He finished with 22 points and four assists.
Northwestern looked defeated.
Officials had just determined that a possession call previously siding with the Wildcats in their round-one game against Florida Atlantic on Friday afternoon at the Barclays Center was, in fact, a jump ball.
Trailing by two, with 30 seconds to play, the Wildcats needed that possession back. They got it following a missed free throw from the Owls’ seven-footer Vladislav Goldin. On the other end, junior guard Brooks Barnhizer provided an answer in a desperate moment, tying the game at 58 apiece.
Overtime proved to be all Northwestern needed. They scored 19 points while holding FAU to just seven, en route to an 77-65 win.
