NEW YORK -- Northwestern came into the Legends Classic off a last-second loss to Butler.It didnt seem to bother the Wildcats as they beat No. 22 Texas 77-58 on Monday night.Im really proud of my guys tonight. We had a very tough loss Wednesday in Hinkle Fieldhouse at Butler, Northwestern coach Chris Collins said. Teams can go two separate ways after a loss like that. You can go on a little bit of a tailspin or you can rally together and come out fighting. There was never a doubt in my mind that our guys were going to keep fighting. We came in confident, yet very respectful of Texas. We knew it was going to take a great effort to beat a team like that. I thought a lot of guys played well.Bryant McIntosh had 20 points and five assists in the convincing win that propelled the Wildcats (3-1) into a championship showdown against Notre Dame, which beat Colorado 89-81, on Tuesday night at Barclays Center.McIntosh turned the ball over that led to Butlers buzzer-beater.I thought right after the Butler game, I knew we wouldnt go into a tailspin just because we didnt feel sorry for ourselves, McIntosh said. We were upset that we lost a game that we thought we could win. Thats a difference with this team than on the other teams Ive been on since being here. If we lost a close game, we felt sorry for ourselves where this team were hungry. We think were good and I thought tonight we played exceptionally well.Northwestern opened the game with an 11-0 run and closed the first half on a 9-0 spurt to take a 34-26 lead.The Wildcats opened the second half on a 10-1 run to go up by 17 points and the Longhorns (3-1) were never closer than 14 points the rest of the way.Scottie Lindsey had 16 points and Dererk Pardon had 10 points and 11 rebounds for Northwestern which took advantage of an out-of-synch Texas offense for the easy win.We came in to win, Collins said. We have the utmost respect for Texas, just like we did at Butler the other night. I just think theres a mindset with these guys. I think we believe were good. I believe we can play with these teams, not only play with them but beat them.Tavin Mack scored 18 points for the Longhorns, who finished with 14 turnovers and just seven assists. Texas didnt help itself at the free throw line going 13 for 27.I thought Northwestern did a great job of starting the game with aggressiveness and got off to that big lead, Texas coach Shaka Smart said. Our guys responded really well and battled back and took the lead but obviously from there, Northwestern was just a much better team tonight.Northwestern, which shot 48.2 percent (27 for 56), led by as many as 20 points as nine of the 10 players who saw time scored.Texas, which came into the game averaging 82 points per game, shot 37.3 percent (19 for 51) and were outrebounded 40-31.I was a little bit concerned this morning because sometimes you can feel when guys get in the bright lights, you can tell theyre playing a little bit away from what really goes into it, Smart said. Its natural. I think we were a step off with a lot of things we know how to do.BIG PICTURE:Texas: The Longhorns allowed opponents to shoot 21.8 percent from 3-point range in their first three games. Northwestern was 10 of 24 (41.7 percent) from beyond the arc. ... Six Texas players were averaging double figures entering the game and only Mack reached that against the Wildcats.Northwestern: Vic Law came into the game shooting 76.8 percent (11 of 14) from 3-point range including eight in a row at one stretch. He went 1 for 2 Monday. ... Law was the Wildcats leading scorer at 20.3 points per game. He had just nine against Texas.BIRTHDAY WISH:McIntosh celebrated his birthday Sunday by heading to the famed Rucker Park with his godfather to shoot baskets.RARE MEETING:Northwestern leads the all-time series 2-1. The last time the teams met was in 1974, a 63-59 Texas victory. The first meeting was a 73-71 Northwestern victory in 1965.UP NEXT:Texas: will play Colorado for third place in the Legends Classic.Northwestern: will play Notre Dame in the championship game of the Legends Classic. Ecco Outlet España . JOHNS, N. Tienda De Zapatos Ecco . 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All of the video replays we were shown on TV were inconclusive about whether the puck had entirely crossed the line or not. PHILADELPHIA -- As Ryan Howards time in a Philadelphia Phillies uniform counts down, fans are going to see more of the former MVP at Citizens Bank Park.Howard has been platooning with fellow first baseman Tommy Joseph for the majority of the season, and Joseph has been getting most of the starts lately. But manager Pete Mackanin said Thursday he plans to use Howard in all three games against the Marlins -- a series which starts Friday night at 7:05 p.m. in Philadelphia.I spoke to Joseph and Howard. Joseph will play today and Howies going to play the next three unless we see a lefty, Mackanin said. I re-thought that and decided that Howie is going to play a little bit more because this is possibly his last year here.Howard is in his final year of a five-year, $125 million deal, and he has just eight home games left with the Phillies. Mackanin added he wants Howard to also play in the final three when the Phillies close out their season against the Mets at home on Sept. 30-Oct. 2.A three-time All-Star, Howard is the last remaining piece of the Phillies 2008 World Series team still on the roster. Philadelphia fans have seen Chase Utley, Cole Hamels, Jimmy Rollins and Carlos Ruiz all traded in the last two seasons. Mackanin is hoping Howard will get a warm send off in what could be his final games at Citizens Bank Park.Hes really meant a lot to this organization, Mackanin added.Howard, 36, has made only eight starts in September. For the season, he hhas 19 homers and a .dddddddddddd78 OPS in 103 games. Meanwhile, Joseph has had a solid rookie campaign, belting 19 homers in his first 92 major league games.The Marlins are scheduled to throw three right-handed pitchers in the weekend series, starting with Tom Koehler on Friday.Koehler (9-11, 3.97 ERA) will be making his 30th start of the season, his fifth of which has come against the Phillies. In his first four outings against Philadelphia in 2016, Koehler is 2-1 with a 2.19 ERA and has gone at least seven innings in three of them.Koehler was not so sharp his last time out, allowing four earned runs and three homers in five innings against the Dodgers.The Marlins, who were off Thursday, enter the series in fourth-place in the National League Wild Card race. The Marlins are on a two-game winning streak, and at 73-73, they cant afford many losses in their remaining 16 games.Obviously, it was a big game because every win is big, Marlins manager Don Mattingly told MLB.com after his team beat the Braves on Wednesday.The Marlins will be facing Phillies left-hander Adam Morgan (2-10, 5.73 ERA). Morgan shut down the Marlins earlier in the month, holding them to one run on five hits in six innings on Sept. 5.Morgan has gone at least six innings in each of his last three starts and has a 2.41 ERA and 0.696 WHIP in that span. ' ' '