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Northwestern-Virginia Tech Final Score: McIntosh layup gives Wildcats win in overtime, 81-79

Bryant McIntosh is so clutch. After Virginia Tech forced the game to overtime after Northwestern had blown a nine-point halftime lead and a six-point lead with under three minutes left, Bryant McIntosh made the game-winning layup to give Northwestern its second overtime win of the season.

Northwestern got off to a solid start, going up 18-9 behind 11 points from Tre Demps in just 8 minutes. After a slow start to the game, Virginia Tech’s offense heated up as Seth Allen sunk three jumpers from beyond the arc to cut Northwestern’s lead to 4 with 5:41 left in the half.