Fan Teaser: Week 178 Solution

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As CBS play-by-play man came on the air March 20, 2010, he welcomed viewers to snowy Oklahoma City, OK.

It was, perhaps, apt that there was a quasi-blizzard raging outside when 9th-seeded Northern Iowa played top-seeded Kansas in the Round of 32 for a spot in the Sweet 16.

The upstart Panthers fairly well snowed in the Jayhawks, jumping to an 8-point halftime lead, forcing 15 Kansas turnovers for the game, and clinging to a 1-point lead with 35 seconds left.

That’s when the subject of this week’s Fan Teaser, Ali Farokhmanesh, drained a deep three to give the Panthers a two possession lead which they turned into a 69-67 upset victory. Farokhmanesh just completed his first year as head coach of the Colorado State Rams who qualified for the NIT this season with a 21-12 record.

Will (or has it already!?!) similar March Madness occur during this year’s tournament? I guess we’ll just need to wait and see.

^{Northern Iowa’s Ali Farokhmanesh celebrates after his 3-pointer with 35 seconds remaining gave the 9th seeded Northern Iowa Panthers a 4-point leader over top-seeded Kansas in the NCAA Men’s Tournament’s Round of 32 back in 2010. UNI went on to win, 69-67. (Photo by Ronald Martinez)}

^{Farokhmanesh hits the open three.}

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