Northern State was in search of one more play and Ar'Shon Willis made it. The Wolves had watched their 23-point lead evaporate to a single point and 24th-rated Minnesota State had the momentum and the ball in the closing minutes. Willis picked off a pass with 54 seconds left to secure the 23-22 victory and give Northern it's first win over the Mavericks since 1971 and just its second all-time in the series. "That’s a big win for the program and a big win for these guys. That’s a program we haven’t beaten in 51 years," said Northern coach Mike Schmidt. "We knew it was going to be tough. I told these guys all week, I don’t know how we’re going to win this game, but we’re going to win this game." The thrilling Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference football win in front of 5,378 loud fans set off a celebration at Dacotah Bank Stadium. While there were many years in the past five decades where the two teams had not played each other, the fact remained that Northern