COLLEGE BASKETBALL - NCAA TOURNAMENT
PRE-2000s
1972/73
National Championship - UCLA Bruins (87) v (66) Memphis Tigers - UCLA won their 7th consecutive National Championship, led by superstar Bill Walton who finished with a remarkable 44 points from 21 of 22 shots and 2 free throws + 13 rebounds. UCLA also featured Jamaal Wilkes, Larry Farmer, Larry Hollyfield and Greg Lee. Memphis were led by Larry Finch (29 pts) (8, 1 Disc, NBC - Unknown, NTSC)
1973/74
Final Four - UCLA Bruins (77) v (80) North Carolina State Wolfpack - #1 North Carolina State stunned the defending champion and #2 ranked UCLA in 2 overtimes to advance to their 1st National Championship game. The UCLA loss ended their 8 year Championship winning streak. Both teams battled evenly but UCLA held an 11 point lead with 11 minutes remaining. State battled back and had a chance to win with 5 seconds left but missed the shot, forcing overtime. UCLA held a 7 point lead with 3:27 left in the 2nd overtime but State out-hustled the Bruins and took the lead for good with 1:16 left and saw out the game for the huge win. State were led by David Thompson (28 points), Tom Burleson (20 points, 14 rebounds) and Monte Towe. UCLA were led by Bill Walton (29 points, 18 rebounds) and also featured Keith Wilkes (10 points) (8, Slight ghosting, 1 Disc, NBC - Gowdy/Hawkins, NTSC)
1978/79
Regional Final - Michigan State Spartans (80) v (68) Notre Dame Fighting Irish - #2 seed Michigan State upset #1 seed Notre Dame , building on a 34-23 lead at the half to advance to the Final Four. The Spartans were led by Earvin "Magic" Johnson (19 points, 13 assists) and Greg Kelser (34 points), whose 34 points were a Spartan tournament record. Notre Dame were led by Kelly Tripucka, Orlando Woolridge and Bill Laimbeer (8, 1 Disc, NBC - Enberg/McGuire, NTSC)
National Championship - Michigan State Spartans (75) v (64) Indiana State Sycamores - In one of the most anticipated National Championship games ever, Michigan State made the game one-sided with a great defensive effort and won their first ever title. The Spartans, led by Earvin "Magic" Johnson and Greg Kelser stifled the Sycamores top player, Larry Bird, amd went in at the half with a 37-28 lead. Bird did lead Indiana back to within 6 points before Johnson took charge of the game and sealed the win with a pass to Greg Kelser for a Slam Dunk. Bird finished the game with 19 points but only hit on 7 of 21 shots while Magic Johnson earned MVP honours with 24 points. It was the final college game for both players (9, 1 Disc, NBC - Enberg/McGuire/Packer, NTSC)
1980/81
Regional Semi-Final - BYU Cougars (51) v (50) Notre Dame Fighting Irish - In a sensational finish, #16 seed BYU upset #7 seed Notre Dame to advance to the Regional Final. The Irish battered the Cougars with great defense in the 1st half and led 28-18 at the half but BYU turned the game around in the 2nd half with better shooting and finally took their 1st lead with 52 seconds left. Notre Dame responded with a basket of their own to lead 50-49 with 9 seconds remaining before BYU All-American Danny Ainge took the inbound pass, beat 5 Irish players and went coast-to-coast for the game winning shot with 2 seconds left. Notre Dame featured Kelly Tripucka (14 points), Orlando Woolridge (17 points) and John Paxson (8, BYUTV re-broadcast - Missing the last 8 seconds of the 1st half, 1 Disc, TVS - O'Donell/Mullins, NTSC)
1981/82
National Championship - North Carolina Tarheels (63) v (62) Georgetown Hoyas - In an epic National Championship game full of future NBA players, it was a Freshman called Michael Jordan that hit the winning shot with 17 seconds left. Georgetown had 1 last chance to win but turned the ball over. North Carolina also featured James Worthy, Sam Perkins and Matt Doherty. Georgetown featured Patrick Ewing and Sleepy Floyd (10, ESPN Classic re-broadcast, 1 Disc, CBS - Bender/Packer, NTSC)
1982/83
Final Four - Houston Cougars (94) v (81) Louisville Cardinals - The "Doctors of Dunk" of Louisville faced the "Phi Slamma Jamma" of Houston in an shootout. Houston trailed at the half but used a 2nd half dunk-a-thon to beat the Cards. Houston had 14 dunks including a monster by Clyde Drexler. Houston also featured Akeem Olajuwon (21 pts, 22 rebs, 8 blocks) (8, 1 Disc, CBS - Bender/Packer, NTSC)
National Championship - North Carolina State Wolfpack (54) v (52) Houston Cougars - In arguably the greatest ever NCAA Tournament upset, NC State scored at the buzzer to beat the high scoring Cougars. The Wolfpack were big underdogs but coach Jim Valvano used a great game-plan to slow down the Cougars, who were led by tournament MVP Hakeem Olajuwon (20 points, 18 rebounds) and Clyde Drexler (4 points). As the final seconds of the game ticked down, the Wolfpacks's Dereck Whittenburg took a desperation 30 foot shot that seemed to be falling short before Lorenzo Charles plucked the ball out of the air and tipped it in for the winning score as time expired (8, Original broadcast, 1 Disc, CBS - Bender/Packer, NTSC)
1983/84
Regional Semi-Final - Indiana Hoosiers (72) v (68) North Carolina Tarheels - In a big upset at the Omni Coliseum in Atlanta, #4 seed Indiana upset the #1 overall seed North Carolina to advance to the East Regional final. Indiana had the Tarheels number all game, keeping North Carolina's star player Michael Jordan (13 points) quiet for most of the game. The Hoosiers led 32-28 at the half and by 12 points with 5 minutes to play before North Carolina mounted a comeback, led by Sam Perkins (26 points, 9 rebounds). But Indiana's own star Steve Alford (27 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists) calmly guided his team down the stretch and sealed the win with clutch late free-throws. Indiana also featured Uwe Blab (16 points, 3 rebounds), Dan Dakich (4 points) and Mike Giomi (7 points, 6 rebounds). North Carolina also featured Matt Doherty (7 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists), Brad Daugherty (3 points, 4 rebounds) and Kenny Smith (8 points, 5 assists). The game proved to be the last college games for Perkins, Jordan and Doherty (9, ESPN Classic re-broadcast, 1 hour 34 minutes hi-lites, 1 Disc, CBS - Bender/Packer, PAL)
National Championship - Houston Cougars (75) v (84) Georgetown Hoyas - At the Kingdome in Seattle, #1 seed Georgetown won their first National Championship with a commanding win over #2 seed Houston. The much-anticipated match-up of the Centers didn't materialise as both Georgetown's Patrick Ewing (10 points, 9 rebounds, 4 blocks, 3 assists) and Houston's Akeem Olajuwon (15 points, 9 rebounds) sat for long periods of the game with foul trouble. The Hoyas responded better to their star players absence and after the Cougars closed to within 57-54 with 10:29 to play in the 2nd half, the Hoyas pulled away and coasted home. Georgetown also featured Reggie Williams (19 points, 7 rebounds), Michael Graham (14 points), David Wingate (16 points, 3 assists) and Fred Brown (4 points, 4 assists). Houston also featured Alvin Franklin (21 points, 9 assists) and Michael Young (18 points, 5 rebounds) (9, ESPN Classic re-broadcast, 1 hour 25 minutes hi-lites, 1 Disc, CBS - Bender/Packer, PAL)
1984/85
National Championship - Georgetown Hoyas (64) v (66) Villanova Wildcats - In one of the greatest upsets in college basketball history, #8 seed Villanova won their first National Championship by beating heavy favourite and #1 seed Georgetown in Rupp Arena in Kentucky. The Wildcats executed a perfect game-plan against the Hoyas, shooting over 78% from Field Goal range (22-of-28) while controlling the tempo of the game with their "4-corners" Offense. Georgetown tried to rally late in the game, but Villanova hit on 11 free-throws in the final 1.5 minutes to keep the Hoyas at bay and held on for the win. Villanova featured Dwayne McClain (17 points, 3 assists), Ed Pinckney (16 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists), Harold Jensen (14 points) and Harold Pressley (11 points). Georgetown featured Patrick Ewing (14 points, 5 rebounds) in his final college game, David Wingate (16 points), Michael Jackson (8 points, 9 assists) and Reggie Williams (10 points, 4 rebounds) (9, ESPN Classic re-broadcast, 1 hour 25 minutes hi-lites, 1 Disc, CBS - Musberger/Packer, PAL)
1986/87
1st Round - Michigan Wolverines (97) v (82) Navy Midshipmen - Navy Center David Robinson explodes for 50 points and 13 rebounds in his last college game. Michigan's Loy Vaught broke the basket in the final momentsa of the game (8, 1 Disc, CBS - Herzog/Waters, NTSC)
Final - Syracuse Orangemen (73) v (74) Indiana Hoosiers - Indiana coach Bob Knight won his 3rd and final National Championship but needed a winning shot with 5 seconds left to do it. Indiana led 34-33 at the half, thanks to Steve Alford (23 points inc. 7 3 pointers), but as the final seconds ticked off the Hoosiers were down 73-72. Keith Smart took advantage of strong defense on Steve Alford to find space and nailed the winning shot with 5 seconds left. Syracuse featured Derrick Coleman (8 points, 19 rebounds) and Ron Seikaly (18 points, 10 rebounds) (8, TV broadcast, 1 Disc, CBS - Musberger/Packer, NTSC)
1988/89
1st Round - Princeton Tigers (49) v (50) Georgetown Hoyas - At the Providence Civic Center, #16 seed Princeton almost pulled off one of the shocks of the tournament, narrowly losing to #1 seed Georgetown. Princeton led Georgetown for most of the first half, and went in at the break with a 29–21 lead. But in the 2nd half the Hoyas rallied, led by all-star Alonzo Mourning (21 points, 13 rebounds), and he proved to be the difference down the stretch. Deep inside the final minute of the game, Mourning sunk a free throw to give Georgetown the 50–49 lead then in the final 15 seconds, he blocked 2 game-winning shots from the Tigers to send the Hoyas through to the next round. Georgetown also featured Jaren Jackson (5 points) and Charles Smith (4 points). Princeton featured Bob Scrabis (15 points), Matt Lapin (12 points, 4 assists) and Kit Mueller (9 points, 8 assists) (9, ESPN Classic re-broadcast, 1 hour 25 minutes hi-lites, 1 Disc, ESPN - Gorman/Perry, PAL)
Final Four - Seton Hall Pirates (95) v (78) Duke Blue Devils - #3 seed Seton Hall upset #2 seed Duke in the Kingdome in Seattle to advance to their first National Championship game. Seton Hall recovered from an 18 point deficit in the 1st half with a great shooting performance (71%) and a great Defensive performance that forced the Blue Devils into foul trouble and a poor shooting night (35%). Seton Hall, which scored only 12 points in the first 11 1/2 minutes of the game, recovered to score 87 points in the next 28 1/2 minutes and win the game. Seton Hall featured a big game from Australian Andrew Gaze (20 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks, 2 steals), Daryll Walker (19 points, 6 rebounds) and Gerald Greene (17 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists). Duke featured Danny Ferry (34 points, 10 rebounds) who had a big game in his final college game, Christian Laettner (13 points, 7 rebounds) and Phil Henderson (13 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists) (9, ESPN Classic re-broadcast, 1 hour 26 minutes hi-lites, 1 Disc, CBS - Musberger/Packer, PAL)
National Championship - Michigan Wolverines (80) v (79) Seton Hall Pirates - In the Kingdome in Seattle, Michigan won their first ever National Championship with an Overtime win over the Pirates of Seton Hall. Both teams were evenly matched, and after Seton Hall hit a three-pointer with 25 seconds left in regulation to tie the score at 71-71, both teams went to Overtime. The game came down to the frantic final seconds with Michigan trailing by 2 points, as the Wolverines Rumeal Robinson (21 points, 11 assists) was controversially fouled driving to the basket, and he made both free throws with 3 seconds to play to win the title for Michigan. Michigan also featured player-of-the-tournament Glen Rice (31 points, 11 rebounds), Terry Mills (8 points, 6 rebounds), Loy Vaught (8 points, 7 rebounds) and Sean Higgins (10 points, 9 rebounds). Seton Hall featured John Morton (35 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists) who had a huge game, Daryll Walker (13 points, 11 rebounds), Gerald Greene (13 points, 5 assists) and Andrew Gaze (5 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists) (9, ESPN Classic re-broadcast, 1 hour 33 minutes hi-lites, 1 Disc, CBS - Musberger/Packer, PAL)
1989/90
1st round - Loyola Marymount Lions (111) v (92) New Mexico State Aggies - In an emotional game in Long Beach, the Lions advanced to the next round with a tough win. The Lions were playing their 1st game after the death of team-mate Hank Gathers and the high-scoring Lions showed signs of exhaustion as they were held to a 46-46 tie at the half. But led by Bo Kimble, who topped scored with 45 points and 18 rebounds, the Lions recovered to see out the win. Kimble paid his own tribute to his friend by shooting his first free-throws left-handed (8, 1 Disc, CBS - Gumbel/Buckner, NTSC)
2nd round - Loyola Marymount Lions (149) v (115) Michigan Wolverines - The Lions faced the defending National Champions only 2 weeks after the death of team-mate Hank Gathers. The Lions paid tribute by demolishing the champs with an NCAA record for points scored in a tournament game and Jeff Fryer set an NCAA tournament record with 11 three-pointers made out of 22 attempted (10, ESPN Classic re-broadcast, 1 Disc, CBS - Gumbel/Buckner, PAL)
Regional Semi-Final - Connecticut Huskies (71) v (70) Clemson Tigers - At the Byrne Arena in New Jersey, #5 seed Clemson gave #1 seed Connecticut all it could handle and it took a miraculous final shot to advance the Huskies to the Elite 8. Clemson used a strong inside game from their big men to stay in the game with the Huskies, but the Connecticut defense also played their part by forcing 20 turnovers. The game was decided in a frantic final 11 seconds after the Tigers hit a three-pointer with 11 seconds left to take a 70-69 lead. The Huskies missed their next shot and fouled the Tigers, sending them to the foul line. But they missed the free-throw giving the Huskies the ball under their own basket with 1 second to play. The Huskies then threw a length-of-the-court inbounds pass from Scott Burrell (9 points, 15 rebounds) that Tate George (12 points, 4 assists) caught and in one motion, George spun around and drilled a 15-foot jumper as time ran out to win the game. The Huskies also featured Chris Smith (23 points, 5 assists). Clemson featured Dale Davis (15 points, 17 rebounds) and Elden Campbell (15 points, 8 rebounds) (9, ESPN Classic re-broadcast, 1 hour 13 minutes hi-lites, 1 Disc, CBS - Stockton/Brown, PAL)
Regional Final - Duke Blue Devils (79) v (78) Connecticut Huskies - At the Byrne Arena in New Jersey, #1 seed Duke earned a trip to the Final Four with a remarkable Overtime win against #3 seed UConn. In Overtime, with Duke ready to inbound the ball with 2.6 seconds left on the clock and the Huskies ahead 78-77, Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski changed his called play when he saw that the UConn defense were not guarding Christian Laettner on the inbounds pass. He shouted out "Special!" and Christian Laettner exchanged passes with Brian Davis then put up a 17 foot buzzer-beater that broke the Huskies hearts and kept the Duke season alive. Duke also featured Alaa Abdelnaby (27 points, 14 rebounds), Phil Henderson (21 points) and Bobby Hurley (3 points). UConn featured Scott Burrell (12 points, 5 rebounds), Chris Smith (11 points) and Tate George (9 points) (9, ESPN Classic re-broadcast, 1 hour 25 minutes hi-lites, 1 Disc, CBS - Stockton/Brown, PAL)
National Championship - UNLV Rebels (103) v (73) Duke Blue Devils - UNLV humbled Duke, handing them the largest margin of defeat in a championship game while winning their first ever title. UNLV were led by Anderson Hunt, Stacey Augmon and Larry Johnson. Duke featured Bobby Hurley and Christian Laettner (2 versions : 8, Full game - Occasional low audio, 1 Disc, CBS - Musberger/Packer, NTSC / 9, ESPN Classic re-broadcast, 1 hour 14 minutes hi-lites, 1 Disc, CBS - Musberger/Packer, PAL)
1990/91
2nd Round - Georgetown Hoyas (54) v (62) UNLV Rebels - #1 and unbeaten UNLV continued their run in the tournament with a tough win against Georgetown. Larry Johnson (20 points) was the star for the rebels as he battled all game long against the Hoyas big men, Alonzo Mourning (7 points, 11 rebounds) and Dikembe Mutumbo (16 points, 3 blocks, 9 rebounds) and personally kept UNLV in front in the 2nd half with a 9-0 run of his own. The win gave UNLV coach Jerry Tarkanian his 1st ever win over Georgetown (9, 2 Discs, CBS - Gumbel/Buckner, NTSC)
Final Four - Duke Blue Devils (79) v (77) UNLV Rebels - Behind the play of Bobby Hurley and Christian Laettner, Duke scored a huge upset over the seemingly unbeatable Rebels to advance to the final (2 versions : 8, Full Game, 2 Discs, CBS - Nantz/Packer, PAL / 9, ESPN Classic re-broadcast, 1 hour 25 minutes hi-lites, 1 Disc, CBS - Nantz/Packer, PAL)
Final Four - Kansas Jayhawks (79) @ (73) North Carolina Tarheels - Kansas coach Roy Williams defeats his mentor, Dean Smith and advances to his 1st championship game (8, 2 Discs, CBS - Nantz/Packer, PAL)
1991/92
Regional Final - Duke Blue Devils (104) @ (103) Kentucky Wildcats - In one of the wildest games ever, Kentucky came back from a 12 point deficit to take the game into overtime. With 2.1 seconds left Kentucky's Sean Woods sinks a basket to put Kentucky up 103-102. Duke then have one shot left to win the game. Grant Hill inbounds the ball from under his own basket. Christian Laettner catches the ball at the free throw line, spins and shoots and scores on the last play of the game (2 versions : 8, Original TV broadcast - Full game - Slightly grainy picture, 2 Discs, CBS - Lundquist/Elmore, PAL / (9, ESPN Classic re-broadcast, 1 hour 24 minutes hi-lites, 1 Disc, CBS - Lundquist/Elmore, PAL)
Final Four - Michigan Wolverines (76) v (72) Cincinnati Bearcats - Chris Webber (16 points) dominates the Bearcats, who are led by Nick Van Exel (21 points), and takes the Wolverines to the championship game (8, 2 Discs, CBS - Nantz/Packer, PAL)
Final Four - Duke Blue Devils (81) v (78) Indiana Hoosiers - Duke Guard Bobby Hurley (26 points inc. 6 x 3 pointers) plays lights-out in leading the Blue Devils to the championship game (8, 2 Discs, CBS - Nantz/Packer, PAL)
Final - Duke Blue Devils (71) v (51) Michigan Wolverines - Duke became the 1st team to repeat as National Champions since 1973 with a comeback win against Michigan, who were led by the Fab 5. The Wolverines started fast and dominated the 1st half by shutting down Duke's stars Bobby Hurley and Christian Laettner but only led 31-30 at the break. Duke came out a different team in the 2nd half and used a 23-6 run in the final 5:41 to put the game away and take the title. The stars for Duke were Christian Laettner (19 points, 7 rebounds) and Grant Hill (18 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists). The stars for Michigan were Chris Webber (14 points, 11 rebounds) and Jalen Rose (11 points) but they couldn't overcome the 20 turnovers the Wolverines made in the game (8, Very slight jitter, 2 Discs, CBS - Nantz/Packer, NTSC)
1992/93
1st Round - Santa Clara Broncos (64) v (61) Arizona Wildcats - In one of the biggest upsets ever in the NCAA Tournament, #15 seed Santa Clara held off a late rally from #2 seed Arizona to advance to the 2nd round. The Broncos opened an early 12 point lead but the Wildcats fought back with a 25-0 run to peg the Broncos back and take a 13 point lead of their own. The game changed when Arizona star player Chris Mills got into foul trouble ans sat out much of the half. In his absence the Broncos, led by Pete Eisenrich and Steve Nash, got back into the game and used 6 late free throws to keep the Wildcats at bay and score the upset (2 versions : 9, Original TV broadcast - The game is JIP in the 1st half at 3:28 with Santa Clara leading 33-26. In the 2nd half, there is action missing between 16:02 and 6:55 as CBS looks-in on Memphis State v Western Kentucky and Purdue v Rhode Island, 1 Disc, CBS - Gorman/Farmer, NTSC / 9, ESPN Classic re-broadcast, 1 hour 26 minutes hi-lites, 1 Disc, CBS - Gorman/Farmer, PAL)
2nd Round - Michigan Wolverines (86) v (84) UCLA Bruins - #1 seed Michigan survived an upset bid by #9 seed UCLA but had to fight through Overtime to do so. UCLA played lights-out in the 1st half, shooting 70% to open up a 19 point lead over the Wolverines. But in the 2nd half, Michigan mounted a comeback and UCLA needed 2 free throws with 6 seconds left to force Overtime. The game was decided in the final seconds of Overtime when Michigan ran down the final 48 seconds of the game to try for the winning basket, only to miss the shot. Fortunately, Jimmy King (11 points, 5 rebounds) was on hand for the put-back with 1.6 seconds to play and the Wolverines held on for the win. Michigan also featured Chris Webber (27 points, 14 rebounds), Ray Jackson (19 points, 4 assists) and Juwan Howard (14 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists). UCLA featured Shon Tarver (24 points), Ed O'Bannon (19 points, 3 rebounds) and Tyus Edney (10 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists) (9, ESPN Classic re-broadcast, 1 hour 24 minutes hi-lites, 1 Disc, CBS - Gumbel/Phelps, PAL)
Final Four - Michigan Wolverines (81) v (78) Kentucky Wildcats - The battle of two #1 seeds in the Superdome in New Orleans went the way of the Wolverines from Michigan as they used a great Defensive effort to win in Overtime and advance to the National Championship game. Kentucky were heavy favourites after comfortably winning all of their tournament games, but Michigan forced Kentucky's big men, freshman Jared Prickett (9 points, 7 rebounds) and All-American forward Jamal Mashburn (26 points, 6 rebounds), out of the game at key moments to take a hold of the game and win it going away in Overtime. The win was a team effort for Michigan with 4 of the 5 starters scoring in double figures : Chris Webber (27 points, 13 rebounds), Jalen Rose (18 points, 6 rebounds), Juwan Howard (17 points) and Ray Jackson (11 points, 8 rebounds) with Rob Pelinka (2 points) providing important bench play. Kentucky also featured Dale Brown (16 points), who left the game in the 2nd half with an injury, and Travis Ford (12 ploints, 6 assists) (9, ESPN Classic re-broadcast, 1 hour 25 minutes hi-lites, 1 Disc, CBS - Nantz/Packer, PAL)
Final - North Carolina Tarheels (77) v (71) Michigan Wolverines - Michigan and the Fab 5 returned to the Championship game looking for redemption but instead Tarheels coach Dean Smith left with his 2nd National Championship. The game is remembered for the final 20 seconds where Michigan's Chris Webber raced down the court with his team trailing 73-71 and called a time-out that he didn't have, resulting in a game-changing turnover that allowed North Carolina to win the game. North Carolina featured Donald Williams (25 points) and Eric Montross (16 points, 5 rebounds). Michigan's Fab 5, playing together for the final time, featured Chris Webber (23 points, 11 rebounds), Jalen Rose (12 points, 4 assists), Jimmy King (16 points, 6 rebounds), Ray Jackson (6 points) and Juwan Howard (7 points, 7 rebounds) (8, 3 Discs, CBS - Nantz/Packer, NTSC)
1993/94
National Championship - Duke Blue Devils (72) v (76) Arkansas Razorbacks - #1 seed Arkansas won their first ever National Championship with a hard-fought win over #2 seed Duke at the Charlotte Coliseum in North Carolina. With President and former Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton in attendance, the Razorbacks overcame a 10 point deficit in the 2nd half to take the lead on a sensational basket with 51 seconds to play. Even though he was well covered by Blue Devil defender Antonio Lang, Scotty Thurman nailed a three-pointer with 1 second left on the shot clock to break a 70-70 tie and Arkansas ran out the clock at the free-throw line to seal the win. The Razorbacks featured Corliss Williamson (23 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks), Thurman (15 points) and Corey Beck (15 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists). Duke featured Grant Hill (12 points, 14 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals, 3 blocks), Lang (15 points), Cherokee Parks (14 points, 7 rebounds) and Jeff Capel (14 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists) (9, ESPN Classic re-broadcast, 1 hour 25 minutes hi-lites, 1 Disc, CBS - Nantz/Packer, PAL)
1994/95
1st Round- Old Dominion Monarchs (89) v (81) Villanova Wildcats - #14 seed Old Dominion pulled off a huge upset, knocking off #3 seed Villanova in 3 Overtimes at the Knickerbocker Arena in Albany. The star for the Monarchs was senior Petey Sessoms (35 points, 8 rebounds) who forced the first Overtime with 3 clutch free-throws with 18 seconds left. Each team had a chance to win, with Villanova missing a last-second shot in regulation and the 2nd Overtime and Old Dominion missing a last-second shot in the 1st Overtime. But Sessoms had the last say, converting a lay-up with 22 seconds to play in the 3rd Overtime which gave the Monarchs the breathing room they needed to see out the game at the free-throw line for the win. Old Dominion also featured Mike Jones (19 points, 2 assists, 3 steals) and Mario Mullen (16 points, 10 rebounds). Villanova featured Kerry Kittles (22 points), Jason Lawson (18 points, 17 rebounds, 6 blocks) and Jonathan Haynes (15 points, 5 assists, 4 steals) (9, ESPN Classic re-broadcast, 1 hour 24 minutes hi-lites, 1 Disc, CBS - Emrick/Raveling, PAL)
2nd Round - Missouri Tigers (74) v (75) UCLA Bruins - In an amazing finish at the BSU Pavilion in Boise, Idaho, #1 seed UCLA beat upset-minded #8 seed Missouri with a last second shot. Missouri put in a great performance in the 1st half, shooting 54% from the field en-route to a 42-34 lead at the half. After the Tigers stretched their lead to 52-43 with 16 minutes to play, UCLA suddenly found their groove and went on a 15-0 run to get back into the game. But with 4.8 seconds left, Missouri took a 74-73 lead and seemed sure of a spot in the next round, but UCLA's senior point guard Tyus Edney (15 points, 7 assists, 3 steals) took the ball under his own basket, dribbled the length of the court and with the final play of the game, banked in a layup to win the game. UCLA also featured Ed O'Bannon (24 points, 7 rebounds), JR Henderson (11 points, 5 rebounds) and George Zidek (10 points, 2 assists). Missouri featured Paul O'Liney (23 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists), Jason Sutherland (15 points, 4 rebounds) and Derek Grimm (13 points, 3 assists) (9, ESPN Classic re-broadcast, 1 hour 6 minutes hi-lites, 1 Disc, CBS - Ryan/McGuire, PAL)
1995/96
2nd Round - Texas Tech Red Raiders (92) v (73) North Carolina Tarheels - At the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia, #3 seed Texas Tech moved on to the Sweet 16 with a dominating win over the #6 seed Tarheels. After a tight start, the game turned when Texas Tech's Darvin Ham (14 points) shattered the backboard on a big dunk. The game was delayed 26 minutes and when play resumed, Texas Tech took control and ran out to a 44-32 lead at the half. Tech started the 2nd half strong as well and led by as much as 63-38 before cruising home to the win. Texas Tech also featured Jason Sasser (27 points), Corey Carr (19 points), Jason Martin (3 points, 10 assists, 4 rebounds) and Tony Battie (16 points, 14 rebounds). North Carolina featured Jeff McInnis (19 points), Antawn Jamison (16 points, 8 rebounds) and Vince Carter (12 points) off the bench. Coverage starts with 5 minutes of Iowa/Arizona and cuts-away to other games while the basket is replaced in the 1st Half. No scoring missed. The coverage is missing the final 1:11 as CBS cuts-away to another game. Score is 90-70 at this points (8, Downloaded from the Internet, 1 Disc, CBS - Robinson/Farmer, NTSC)
Regional Semi-Final - Georgia Bulldogs (81) v (83) Syracuse Orangemen - At the McNichols Sports Arena, in Denver, Colorado, #4 seed Syracuse twice came back from the dead to beat #8 seed Georgia and advance to the Regional Final. On the last play of regulation, Syracuse forced Overtime with a 12-foot FG as time expired and then, with 2.8 seconds left in Overtime and trailing 81-80, the Orangemen hit on an off-balance three-pointer to take the lead. Syracuse then played great Defense to stop Georgia getting off a last play shot and celebrated the tough win. Syracuse featured John Wallace (30 points, 15 rebounds), Otis Hill (19 points, 11 rebounds) and Jason Cipolla (17 points). Georgia featured Shandon Anderson (25 points, 13 rebounds), Pertha Robinson (21 points) and Katu Davis (16 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists) (9, ESPN Classic re-broadcast, 1 hour 14 minutes hi-lites, 1 Disc, CBS - Ryan/McGuire, PAL)
1996/97
National Championship - Arizona Wildcats (84) v (79) Kentucky Wildcats - At the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, #4 seed Arizona won their first National Championship with an upset win over the defending Champions, #1 seed Kentucky. A determined Arizona team continued their hot streak in the tournament and took Kentucky to Overtime where they wore down the Champions and won the game at the free-throw line. All the Arizona points in Overtime came from free-throws. Arizona were led by a career game from Miles Simon (30 points) who was unstoppable. Arizona also featured Mike Bibby (19 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists), Bennett Davison (9 points, 7 rebounds) and Jason Terry (8 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists). Kentucky featured Scott Padgett (17 points), Ron Mercer (13 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists), Nazr Mohammed (12 points, 11 rebounds, 3 blocks) and Anthony Epps (11 points, 4 assists) (9, ESPN Classic re-broadcast, 1 hour 13 minutes hi-lites, 1 Disc, CBS - Nantz/Packer, PAL)
1997/98
1st Round - Valparaiso Crusaders (70) v (69) Mississippi Rebels - In a big upset at The Myriad in Oklahoma City, #13 seed Valparaiso used a sensational last play three-pointer to beat #4 seed Ole Miss. The Crusaders hung around with the Rebels throughout the game and only found themselves down 69–67 with less than 5 seconds left, but the Rebels had the ball and 2 free-throws to seal the win. Unbelievably, they missed both shots and after the 2nd miss, Valparaiso secured possession with 2.5 seconds left, but underneath their own basket. In-bounder Jaime Sykes threw the ball over the mid-court line, where Bill Jenkins out-jumped a Rebel defender for the ball and immediately tapped it over to a running Bryce Drew, who let fly with a 23-foot 3-point shot that went through the net as time expired, giving the Crusaders the unlikely win. Valparaiso featured Bryce Drew (22 points, 8 assists, 3 steals), Zoran Viskovic (19 points) and Bill Jenkins (6 points, 11 rebounds). Mississippi featured Keith Carter (22 points, 11 rebounds), Ansu Sesay (11 points, 3 assists, 4 steals) and Joezon Darby (13 points) (9, ESPN Classic re-broadcast, 1 hour 10 minutes hi-lites, 1 Disc, CBS - Robinson/Blackman, PAL)
Regional Semi-Final - Washington Huskies (74) v (75) Connecticut Huskies - In a tough, hard-fought game at the Greensboro Coliseum in North Carolina, #2 seed Connecticut sensationally beat #11 seed Washington with a last play 2-pointer. Both teams were evenly matched throughout the game, but Washington only took the lead once, with 33 seconds left. Connecticut played for the final shot and after a missed jumper rebounded through several pairs of hands, the ball ended up with Richard Hamilton (22 points, 6 rebounds), and he drained the fall-away jumper with 0.8 seconds to play to win the game and break Washington's hearts.Connecticut also featured Khalid El-Amin (19 points, 4 assists, 2 steals), Kevin Freeman (10 points) and Jake Voskuhl (9 points, 6 rebounds). Washington featured Donald Watts (22 points, 4 assists), Todd MacCulloch (18 points, 10 rebounds) and Deon Luton (17 points) (9, ESPN Classic re-broadcast, 1 hour 27 minutes hi-lites, 1 Disc, CBS - McDonough/Raftery, PAL)
Regional Final - Kentucky Wildcats (86) v (84) Duke Blue Devils - #2 seed Kentucky gained a measure of revenge for their loss in the 1992 NCAA tournament to Duke with an upset win over #1 seed Duke at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. The game started badly for Kentucky as they trailed by as much as 18 points in the 1st half, finally ending the half down 49-39. But the 2nd half was a different story. Kentucky stepped up on both sides of the ball, holding Duke to only 33% shooting while the Offense chipped away at the Duke lead until finally taking the lead for good with 39 seconds to play. Duke had one last chance to force overtime but a last-play half-court shot missed and the Wildcats celebrated the redemptive win. Kentucky featured Jeff Sheppard (18 points, 11 rebounds), Wayne Turner (16 points, 8 assists), Scott Padgett (12 points, 6 rebounds) and Heshimu Evans (14 points, 11 rebounds). Duke featured Roshown McLeod (19 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists), Trajan Langdon (18 points, 4 assists), Elton Brand (4 points) and Shane Battier (11 points, 8 rebounds) (9, ESPN Classic re-broadcast, 1 hour 24 minutes hi-lites, 1 Disc, CBS - Nantz/Packer, PAL)
1998/99
National Championship - Connecticut Huskies (77) v (74) Duke Blue Devils - In a battle of #1 seeds at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, big underdog Connecticut sensationally won their first National Championship against heavily-favoured Duke. The win ended Duke's 32-game winning streak. The Huskies team played hard in the 1st half and only trailed Duke 39-37 at the break. In the 2nd half, the Huskies got their noses in front early on then held off several Duke come-backs with a great Defensive effort to take the win. Connecticut featured Richard Hamilton (27 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists), Ricky Moore (13 points, 8 rebounds), Khalid El-Amin (12 points, 4 assists) and Jake Voskuhl (2 point, 3 rebounds). Duke featured Trajan Langdon (25 points, 3 steals), Elton Brand (15 points, 13 rebounds), William Avery (11 points, 5 assists) and Shane Battier (6 points, 4 rebounds) (9, ESPN Classic re-broadcast, 1 hour 30 minutes hi-lites, 1 Disc, CBS - Nantz/Packer, PAL)