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Northwestern’s buzzer-beater over Michigan nominated for Best Play at 2017 ESPYS — Vote now!

Northwestern’s buzzer-beater over Michigan has been nominated for the Best Play Award at the 2017 ESPYS.

With less than a second remaining in a critical game against Michigan, Nate Taphorn threw a Hail Mary to Dererk Pardon for the layup that essentially secured Northwestern its first-ever NCAA Tournament bid.

Let’s watch it again, just because we can.

It’s still so good. This award is determined by a fan vote bracket, so get over to ESPN and vote for Northwestern. Then vote again. Vote every single day, on every single computer and mobile device.