The other semifinal game that season was memorable in that it featured a monumental collapse. Leading Georgetown 29-22 at halftime, Kentucky was poised to move on to the National Championship game for the first time since 1978. But in the second half, the Wildcats were an atrocious 3 for 33 from the field. That's right, they shot 9.1% after halftime in losing to the Hoyas 53-40. That Kentucky team was also memorable in that were led by 7-1 center Sam Bowie who, three months later, would be drafted second overall by the Portland Trail Blazers in the NBA draft -- right between Olajuwon (selected #1 overall by the Houston Rockets) and some guy named Mike Jordan (#3 by the Chicago Bulls).
In the '84 national championship, junior center Patrick Ewing led Georgetown to an 84-75 win over Houston.
So today we will learn the
The festivities begin this evening at 5:00 CT on CBS!!!
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UPDATE: Seven Big Ten teams make it: Michigan St., Purdue, Illinois, Ohio St., Michigan, Wisconsin (SHOCKER!!) and my beloved GOPHERS!!!! Minnesota will play Texas on Thursday in Greensboro, NC.
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2 comments:
I knew my Badgers would make it, but that they would be one of the last teams in. Reputation counts for a lot in this thing and the Badgers have been in for 11 straight years now. The Gophs are better and next year they could be a lot better. The new kids coming into the program next year are very talented.
I also root for Marquette. It's a shame what has happened to them, but losing your best player tends to weaken a team and they play in a very rough neighborhood.
I heard the both Wisconsin and Minnesota were amongst literally the final six teams to get in.
Close call!!
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