Farokhmanesh For Three!

In the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament a mid major team from the Missouri Valley pulled off two incredible wins with one being the biggest upset in the tourney. Their first round game pinned them up against the Runnin Rebels of UNLV, and by the time the game ended a new star was produced. Ali Farokhmanesh, a Six foot nothing guard with Iranian descent, drilled a three pointer from twenty five out with 4.9 seconds remaining to put Northern Iowa into the second round. Johnny Moran got the game winning assist, and even though he passed up an open shot for himself he realized he made the right decision to pass it to the teams best shooter. The story for Ali does not end here however.

Two days later Northern Iowa was in a David Vs. Goliath scenario when they faced the number one overall seed Kansas Jayhawks. Every single sports analyst were saying Northern Iowa did not stand a chance, but boy were they wrong. UNI lead throughout and went into halftime with a 36-28 lead. Kansas would pull into striking distance but mighty Farokhmanesh would not let the Panthers of Northern Iowa lose. Leading by one against the colossus of the bracket, Ali Farokhmanesh stood at the 3-point line, no one around. The prudent play? Pull it out, burn some clock. Not a chance.
Taking his shot at history, Farokhmanesh let fly from the wing. Swish! The biggest upset in a tournament full of them was done. Northern Iowa had taken down mighty Kansas.