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Former Northern Iowa player recounts shot that broke KU's heart in 2010 NCAA tourney | The Kansas City Star

It wasn't the biggest upset in NCAA Tournament history. And it wasn't the biggest shot ever made in the Big Dance.

However, no one has taken a more gutsy shot than Northern Iowa's Ali Farokhmanesh in 2010. The Panthers were huge underdogs to top-seeded Kansas, but were holding a one-point lead with 40 seconds left when they broke the Jayhawks' press and Farokhmanesh got the ball outside the three-point line.

Unguarded, Farokhmanesh threw caution to the wind and shot. Miss, and KU might have had an opportunity to take the lead. Instead, he swished the shot and Northern Iowa ended up pulling the upset.