Everyone thought the pass was long. It felt long out of Nathan Taphorn’s hands on the baseline and looked long to Dererk Pardon’s eyes in front of the opposite basket. From the sideline, coach Chris Collins thought the same thing. But Pardon came down with it…
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With 1.7 seconds left, Northwestern senior Nathan Taphorn unleashed a full-court pass to Dererk Pardon for a buzzer-beating layup to break a 65-65 tie against Michigan. The win effectively clinched the first-ever NCAA Tournament berth for the Wildcats, and here’s how Twitter reacted to the…
Northwestern center Dererk Pardon is out indefinitely after receiving successful surgery on his hand Thursday morning, the school announced. Pardon, a 6’8″ sophomore, injured his right, non-dominant hand during the second half of Monday’s win against Wake Forest. He will miss the rest of non-conference…