The Big Ten Network will show the 1987 Championship Game on Tuesday at 6pm CT before IU plays at Minnesota at 8pm CT. So go ahead and set the DVR to record about 5 straight hours of the BTN on Tuesday.
Even though I have the '87 Title Game on tape and can watch it any time I want, I will probably go ahead and tune in and watch it again. What an amazing game -- Alford on fire from downtown in the first half and Keith Smart taking over and scoring 12 of the final 15 points with an absolutely amazing performance. And my two favorite plays of the game ended both halves -- the first half ends with Alford draining his 5th or 6th 3-pointer of the half from the corner and then he just jogs on into the locker room. And of course, "the shot" from Smart to win the national championship. Smart even stole Syracuse's desperation inbounds pass and threw it in the air in celebration as the buzzer sounded.
Oh, the glory days.
Here is the IU release:
CHICAGO - One of the most memorable contests in college basketball history will make its Big Ten Network debut at 7 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Feb. 10, on The Big Ten's Greatest Games.
Keith Smart's jumper in the final seconds of the 1987 NCAA Championship Game lifted Indiana to a 74-73 victory against a star-studded Syracuse team that featured Derrick Coleman, Rony Seikaly and Sherman Douglas. Steve Alford led Indiana with 23 points, and Smart's 16-foot baseline jumper became one of the most famous shots in college basketball history. The game also featured a pair of Hall of Fame coaches, Indiana's Bob Knight and Syracuse's Jim Boeheim.
The 1987 classic will precede the Indiana-Minnesota game at 9 p.m. ET. Dave Revsine and Shon Morris will call the action from Minneapolis.
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2 comments:
cook:
a remember a young JD and myself running through the hotel and jumping into the pool with our clothes on in celebration of the championship in '87.
Yep, that was awesome. If they ever win another one, I will again jump into the closest pool with my clothes on. If I am watching at home, that would be a nasty looking above ground pool a couple blocks away with a dog that always barks at me when I go jogging.
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