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A horrible missed call, an invested young fan, and a million memes: The story of the Crying Northwestern Kid

The Northwestern men’s basketball team might not reach its lofty tournament goal set at the beginning of this season (much to the chagrin of one soon-to-be-broke Jon Rothstein), but that’s not going to stop us from rehashing one of the most viral moments in tournament history, sparked by none other than the Northwestern Wildcats.

The only similarity between the Northwestern and Gonzaga men’s basketball programs is they have both never won a national title (and if you said to this to the face of a ‘Zags fan, they might mimic the face in the photo above).