Lefty96 said:
To this day I am still amazed that NC State beat Houston. Has to be one of the greatest upsets in a championship game on any level.
The greatest upset of all time... This Houston Team was the greatest basketball team ever assembled. It was an absolute travesty what happened to them.
For those that don't know, they were up 15 on NC St.. Was not a close game. Guy Lewis the Houston Head coach decided to slow the Ferrari down, took his foot off the gas and did what they had not done a single time all year. They went into a four corner stall. Back then there was no shot clock. NC St, was one of the best half court teams on the planet. The perfect storm was created. Houston was not the greatest at a set offense, they were a high octane fast break push it a 1000 mph... You couldn't stop them.
NC St. started scoring Houston stopped. Last shot was 2 feet short, was grabbed and put in for the win.
Houston wins by 20 if Guy Lewis sits on his hands...
One of the top 4 all time basketball games played was Louisville vs Houston... Houston was down 10? in the 2nd half, and then the highlight reel started rolling, something like 6 consecutive dunks and a 14 - 0 run and it was over in 2 minutes...