How football and funny cardboard signs helped this Ivy League team win its first NCAA Tournament game

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — It was easy for eyes to wander to different places in Carmichael Arena on Thursday night as the Columbia Lions faced the Washington Huskies in a First Four battle of No. 11 seeds in the NCAA Tournament.

Some were drawn to the floor, where Kitty Henderson was wreaking havoc on defense and dishing out highlight-worthy assists. Others remained focused on the 3-point line, where Riley Weiss was effortlessly swishing long-range jumpers. Some looked at the scoreboard, where Columbia had erased a 13-point deficit to take a five-point lead midway through the fourth quarter.

And then some folks couldn’t stop looking at Columbia’s bench, where players

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