Vanderbilt commits questionable intentional foul in loss to Northwestern
Vanderbilt’s Matthew Fisher-Davis made an extremely questionable play at the end of Thursday’s loss to Northwestern that cost the Commodores the lead in their game.
Vandy had just gone up 66-65 on a layup with 17.8 seconds left. That gave Northwestern the ball with some pressure to score to go ahead. But Vanderbilt did them a favor by intentionally fouling, putting junior guard Bryant McIntosh at the line.
Matthew Fisher-Davis fouls Northwestern's best player up one pic.twitter.com/P2jPMle9MI
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) March 16, 2017
McIntosh is an 86.5 percent shooter from the line and made both his attempts to give Northwestern the lead, 67-66.
McIntosh could very well have missed, but it seems like Vandy’s intentional foul made it a lot easier for the Wildcats to tie or take the lead.
Northwestern ended up winning the game 68-66, and Vanderbilt fans will walk away scratching their heads at the questionable move at the end of the game.
