First things first. If you spent your Thursday afternoon Tweeting vile shit at Matthew Fisher-Davis, get the fuck out.
Yes, Vanderbilt lost a winnable NCAA Tournament game against Northwestern. Yes, the Wildcats’ winning points came as a result of one of the Big Dance’s most memorable brain farts. Yes, MFD was the target of blame after the Commodores went down in a 68-66 nailbiter that served as the most exciting game of the tournament so far.
But without Fisher-Davis’s giant marbles, that game ends in a 12 point Wildcat victory. The sharpshooting junior put the team on his back in the second half, delivering the swagger Vandy desperately needed after falling into a 15 point hole with 13:41 to play.