Free throw shooting win championships & so many guys today struggle from the line. Coleman played very well great performance but brilliant strategy by Bob Knight knowing who to foul.
It is funny how things turn out. Keith Smart, the hero of this game and a good NBA prospect, could only manage to play two games in the NBA. I'm happy for his coaching career there though.
NEVER NOTICED THIS BEFORE! ... Isn't it a technical foul to interfere when your opponent is proceeding to inbound the ball after a basket? Watch what Alford does after Smart's basket ... Seikaly takes the ball and Alford (12) swats it out his hands as seconds tick away ... I'm pretty sure that's a technical foul on Alford, giving SYR at least one FT and maybe two! ... What Alford did was completely unnecessary and could have gone down as THE most stupid play in NCAA history ... IU could have lost!
@@douglascarlson9006 Watch it again. Alford doesn't touch the ball. Seikaly throws a bounce pass to his teammate standing out of bounds so no foul, no free throws.
I’m an IU fan, but it’s still gotta hurt for Syracuse players and coaches, knowing that they were the infinity more talented team (two NBA lottery picks and another that played ten years in the League) and lost that game because they couldn’t hit free throws. RIP Daryl Thomas.
I remember watching this game as a kid. Syracuse had such a good chance to win. They just couldn't hit free throws in the final minutes. That was their undoing. Indiana's Keith Smart also took over in the end and refused to lose. I think Boeheim was a little out coached also. Knight saved his timeouts and used them effectively late. SU had better individual players but IU played together and played smart.
Looks like Jimmy Boeheim didn't have his team drilled well as far as calling a time-out when the bucket went through at 5 seconds on the clock. Didn't see one player motion correctly. Boeheim was expecting his players to do that, he didn't do it either, lol. 5 seconds is an eternity. Syracuse could have won a title but it still would have taken a hero.
I was in 5th grade and we were gathered around our little TV watching. My dad kept out of his chair jumping up and down like he’d just won the lottery.
I will always wonder why Syracuse let 2 or 3 precious seconds churn off the clock after Smart’s basket. Not quite as bad as Chris Webber’s infamous Technical when he called a time out with no time outs left, but this comes close. Having 3 or 4 seconds on the clock could have resulted in a different outcome. Having said that I’m very glad IU won!!
Bobby Knight was great at getting a group of players who weren't the best in terms of raw talent and getting them to beat teams with a deeper bench by genius teamwork. Here's a perfect example. None of the IU players in this game had great careers in the NBA but on Syracuse's side. You have The Rony Seikaly who had a great 10 year career in the pros. Granted IU had players that went pro but they had short lackluster terms there.
Kent benson played 10 years in the NBA. So did Buckner and Woodson. Isiah Thomas is HOF. Knight was a master at getting the most out of players but he did have a lot of talent along the way.
What most don't understand is that this game really showed the true greatness of Bobby Knight as a coach. Syracuse was loaded with future NBA players. They had the true edge in talent. But the fundamentally sound motion offense that Indiana ran along with their tenacious defense won the day. The mental toughness of Steve Alford along with the great game played by the underrated Keith Smart were something to behold. People like to talk about John Wooden. His teams were so incredibly stacked it was ridiculous. Let's not even talk about how UCLA got alot those players to join their program. That's a whole different discussion. No way John Wooden wins if he had to take the same team Knight had and play against a Syracuse team stacked with future NBA players Absolutely no way. Lastly people have to remember that Wooden coached at UCLA for 17 years before he won a national championship. Alot of the teams Wooden had early on resembled the team Knight had on the floor that night against Syracuse. Only when Wooden got the 2 greatest players in the history of college basketball along with several other undeniably great players did he win.
@gregory - what you say applies even more to the prior game between IU and UNLV. Knight completely picked apart Tarkanian's team. They had a week to prepare as well.
@@michaeld5 Great insight thanks. Tarkanian's teams were always loaded and he was a pretty good coach. I know that the Christian Laetner teams with Bobby Hurley at Duke were great but Tarkanian's team that lost to Duke was so loaded with talent. Coach Knight and Coach K beat stacked UNLV teams.
@@chrismorfas7515 Wooden stated in interviews that he didn't handle the recruiting. He was told that all he had to do was coach the players. Wooden didn't start winning national championships until 1964. At this same time a gentleman named Sam Gilbert started hanging around the UCLA basketball program. All of the sudden kids Wooden would never get started showing up at UCLA. There was an HBO special several years ago where former players appeared and talked about how several things that Sam Gilbert did for them influenced their decision to attend UCLA. This is old news along with the fact that right after Wooden retired UCLA was put on probation for recruiting violations by the NCAA. This is a matter of public record. Bobby Knight never engaged in this kind of behavior.
@@gregoryphillips3969 Hold up there on the '91 Final Four game between UNLV and Duke. It's long been speculated that some UNLV players threw that game. It's not some example of a genius outcoaching the other team. Sure, it's a feel good story for Duke fans, in hindsight. However, the reality is that it was closer to a perfect storm for Duke. They got Grant Hill in '91. Meanwhile, UNLV was extremely fortunate to have been allowed to compete in the tournament in the first place. Lots of drama going on that season for them (seedy connections and violations) and they still managed to enter the tournament without even one loss. By the time they reached the Final Four, their win streak had reached 45 games. The Runnin' Rebels had beaten Duke by 30 in the previous season's championship game and had dominated nearly all of their opponents all season long. Even if the rumors about them tanking aren't true, it's likely they were overconfident going into the rematch. Duke played them tough, no doubt, but you have to account for the Blue Devils' good fortune.
i grew up an illini fan and of course we beat indiana that season and fell apart by march due to injuries and whatever else!!!! i was so pissed syracuse blew this game but what a moment for keith smart in his hometown i believe!!!
Some observations. Smart’s shot really reminded me of Jordan’s shot 5 years earlier-boy could Smart leap. Seems like Syracuse should have had 3-4 seconds on the last play not one. Might have made a difference. Lastly, with 3 future nba players, Syracuse got outplayed by a team with significantly less talent. I’m sure at the time people thought Smart and Alford would be future NBA stars-even watching now I’m kinda surprised they didn’t have better pro careers.
You are spot on with your evaluation. I would also say a well coached team will always beat a superior individual talent team. This is why coaches exist.
That's what decides big games mostly pure chance just whatever way the ball bounces but a big factor is free throws they're a little thing that makes a big difference
I was a 14 year old in the second semester of my freshman watching this game. I was pulling for Syracuse and was crushed when Smart hit that shot. Great game.
Spoiler alert. Everybody who watched this remembers Smart hitting the last shot to win. I had forgotten Alford hitting a shot to end the first half. Tough play by a good, as opposed to great, group of players.
the game wasn't just about free throws..su had 10 point lead in 2nd half and 5-6 point lead multiple times but Iu kept defending and Alford 3s kept IU in game. keeping it close for a chance to win!!! WIN THEY DID TEAM BASKETBALL 101
Keith Smart singlehandedly won this game in the 2nd half and hit the game winner while Steve Alford wanted no part of that last shot. To add insult to injury, Bobby Knight, a future Trump supporter, reaches right past Smart to grab Alford 1:30:06
He hit the shot at the end. It wasn't singlehanded. That was probably the greatest college team coached by the greatest college coach. It wasn't singlehanded
NEVER NOTICED THIS BEFORE! ... Isn't it a technical foul to interfere when your opponent is proceeding to inbound the ball after a basket? Watch what Alford does after Smart's basket ... Seikaly takes the ball and Alford (12) swats it out his hands as seconds tick away ... I'm pretty sure that's a technical foul on Alford, giving SYR at least one FT and maybe two! ... What Alford did was completely unnecessary and could have gone down as THE most stupid play in NCAA history ... IU could have lost!
Alford never touched the ball. Seikaly throws a bounce pass to his teammate with his back to the camera so I do see how you thought that but again, Alford doesn't touch the ball.
The debut of a little song that aired at the end of the broadcast called One Shining Moment. The rest is history.
I was a senior in high school when the Orangemen & the Hoosiers played this game. Both teams played great and Indiana won fairly.
So was I. UNLV should of been there.
Classic 1 min drill by IU score, timeout, ice shooter., get ball back, score.. Boeheim asleep on his bench..OUTCOACHED by Knight!!!
This is the basketball I miss watching
Free throw shooting win championships & so many guys today struggle from the line. Coleman played very well great performance but brilliant strategy by Bob Knight knowing who to foul.
You are so right that's what beat Houston in 1983 those darn free throws they will beat you every time
It is funny how things turn out. Keith Smart, the hero of this game and a good NBA prospect, could only manage to play two games in the NBA. I'm happy for his coaching career there though.
NEVER NOTICED THIS BEFORE! ...
Isn't it a technical foul to interfere when your opponent is proceeding to inbound the ball after a basket?
Watch what Alford does after Smart's basket ... Seikaly takes the ball and Alford (12) swats it out his hands as seconds tick away ...
I'm pretty sure that's a technical foul on Alford, giving SYR at least one FT and maybe two! ...
What Alford did was completely unnecessary and could have gone down as THE most stupid play in NCAA history ... IU could have lost!
@@douglascarlson9006 Watch it again. Alford doesn't touch the ball. Seikaly throws a bounce pass to his teammate standing out of bounds so no foul, no free throws.
Syracuse was stunned. Loved watching this game again!
28:52 One of my favorite of all times. As a SU fan in the 80's I remember watching this live and jumping out of my seat.
One Shining Moment! At first, I didn't think they had it yet!
I’m an IU fan, but it’s still gotta hurt for Syracuse players and coaches, knowing that they were the infinity more talented team (two NBA lottery picks and another that played ten years in the League) and lost that game because they couldn’t hit free throws.
RIP Daryl Thomas.
Bob Knight had severe anger issues that led to his firing.
@@dustylee4879 Bob Knight was never angry. That's a fabricated story from the folks at Purdue!
SU lost a LOT of games in the ‘80’s because of free throws. Not sure why, recruiting, coaching….but it was endemic to the program.
Not just FT's, they played against the greatest X's and O's coach of all time.
Outcoached by Knight....no response by Boeheim...
Thank you for the upload of this game. Never understood the deletion of the Smart play in the final minute on the official video.
Yeah, this is like finding the Zapruder film or something…Such a brilliant play by Smart, cuts the lead from 3 to 1 in a quick dash down the court.
I remember watching this game as a kid. Syracuse had such a good chance to win. They just couldn't hit free throws in the final minutes. That was their undoing. Indiana's Keith Smart also took over in the end and refused to lose. I think Boeheim was a little out coached also. Knight saved his timeouts and used them effectively late. SU had better individual players but IU played together and played smart.
Thank you, Galen!
Looks like Jimmy Boeheim didn't have his team drilled well as far as calling a time-out when the bucket went through at 5 seconds on the clock. Didn't see one player motion correctly. Boeheim was expecting his players to do that, he didn't do it either, lol. 5 seconds is an eternity. Syracuse could have won a title but it still would have taken a hero.
A bit older now, I still greatly enjoy seeing IU win, but I now pay more attention to the Syracuse pain.
I was in 5th grade and we were gathered around our little TV watching. My dad kept out of his chair jumping up and down like he’d just won the lottery.
I will always wonder why Syracuse let 2 or 3 precious seconds churn off the clock after Smart’s basket. Not quite as bad as Chris Webber’s infamous Technical when he called a time out with no time outs left, but this comes close. Having 3 or 4 seconds on the clock could have resulted in a different outcome. Having said that I’m very glad IU won!!
Yeah but even with 3-4 sex it would have still be pretty tough for them. But yeah u r rite.
I was in the Marines stationed in Camp Pendleton CA, waiting for my honorable discharge. What a great game, IU.
Thanks Galen Clavio. Love this game. @ 1:23:02 The Shot heard around the world.
The very short halftime conversation at around 46:00 is pertinent in relation to the events of this week.
I was fascinated in how Jim Boheim talked about man-to-man D. Today, they are DEFINED by their 2-3 zone.
Bobby Knight was great at getting a group of players who weren't the best in terms of raw talent and getting them to beat teams with a deeper bench by genius teamwork. Here's a perfect example. None of the IU players in this game had great careers in the NBA but on Syracuse's side. You have The Rony Seikaly who had a great 10 year career in the pros. Granted IU had players that went pro but they had short lackluster terms there.
Derrick Coleman was the #1 pick in the 1990 draft.
Kent benson played 10 years in the NBA. So did Buckner and Woodson.
Isiah Thomas is HOF.
Knight was a master at getting the most out of players but he did have a lot of talent along the way.
What most don't understand is that this game really showed the true greatness of Bobby Knight as a coach. Syracuse was loaded with future NBA players. They had the true edge in talent. But the fundamentally sound motion offense that Indiana ran along with their tenacious defense won the day.
The mental toughness of Steve Alford along with the great game played by the underrated Keith Smart were something to behold.
People like to talk about John Wooden. His teams were so incredibly stacked it was ridiculous. Let's not even talk about how UCLA got alot those players to join their program. That's a whole different discussion.
No way John Wooden wins if he had to take the same team Knight had and play against a Syracuse team stacked with future NBA players
Absolutely no way. Lastly people have to remember that Wooden coached at UCLA for 17 years before he won a national championship. Alot of the teams Wooden had early on resembled the team Knight had on the floor that night against Syracuse.
Only when Wooden got the 2 greatest players in the history of college basketball along with several other undeniably great players did he win.
@gregory - what you say applies even more to the prior game between IU and UNLV. Knight completely picked apart Tarkanian's team. They had a week to prepare as well.
@@michaeld5 Great insight thanks. Tarkanian's teams were always loaded and he was a pretty good coach. I know that the Christian Laetner teams with Bobby Hurley at Duke were great but Tarkanian's team that lost to Duke was so loaded with talent. Coach Knight and Coach K beat stacked UNLV teams.
Of course, part of being a great coach is recruiting. Wooden did win two championships pre-Alcindor.
@@chrismorfas7515 Wooden stated in interviews that he didn't handle the recruiting. He was told that all he had to do was coach the players. Wooden didn't start winning national championships until 1964. At this same time a gentleman named Sam Gilbert started hanging around the UCLA basketball program. All of the sudden kids Wooden would never get started showing up at UCLA.
There was an HBO special several years ago where former players appeared and talked about how several things that Sam Gilbert did for them influenced their decision to attend UCLA. This is old news along with the fact that right after Wooden retired UCLA was put on probation for recruiting violations by the NCAA.
This is a matter of public record.
Bobby Knight never engaged in this kind of behavior.
@@gregoryphillips3969 Hold up there on the '91 Final Four game between UNLV and Duke. It's long been speculated that some UNLV players threw that game. It's not some example of a genius outcoaching the other team. Sure, it's a feel good story for Duke fans, in hindsight. However, the reality is that it was closer to a perfect storm for Duke. They got Grant Hill in '91. Meanwhile, UNLV was extremely fortunate to have been allowed to compete in the tournament in the first place. Lots of drama going on that season for them (seedy connections and violations) and they still managed to enter the tournament without even one loss. By the time they reached the Final Four, their win streak had reached 45 games. The Runnin' Rebels had beaten Duke by 30 in the previous season's championship game and had dominated nearly all of their opponents all season long. Even if the rumors about them tanking aren't true, it's likely they were overconfident going into the rematch. Duke played them tough, no doubt, but you have to account for the Blue Devils' good fortune.
i grew up an illini fan and of course we beat indiana that season and fell apart by march due to injuries and whatever else!!!! i was so pissed syracuse blew this game but what a moment for keith smart in his hometown i believe!!!
Some observations. Smart’s shot really reminded me of Jordan’s shot 5 years earlier-boy could Smart leap. Seems like Syracuse should have had 3-4 seconds on the last play not one. Might have made a difference. Lastly, with 3 future nba players, Syracuse got outplayed by a team with significantly less talent. I’m sure at the time people thought Smart and Alford would be future NBA stars-even watching now I’m kinda surprised they didn’t have better pro careers.
You are spot on with your evaluation. I would also say a well coached team will always beat a superior individual talent team. This is why coaches exist.
This is always awesome… Jim Nantz would take over 4 years later
I still remember that little cheerleader looking at the Camara and crossing her fingers as if Syracuse was was going to win.
God that was great.
That's what decides big games mostly pure chance just whatever way the ball bounces but a big factor is free throws they're a little thing that makes a big difference
The agony of defeat.
I was a 14 year old in the second semester of my freshman watching this game. I was pulling for Syracuse and was crushed when Smart hit that shot.
Great game.
1:36:00
HERE WE GO WITH THE VERY FIRST "ONE SHINING MOMENT"!
I remember hoping Bob knight wouldn't draw a technical at the end
sorry bobby and alford.....smart won championship
34 years later, as a big Orange fan, it pained me forever to think about this game, let alone watch it. Oh well, remember 2003!!!
I feel the exact same way
Outcoached ..by Bob Knight ...poor execution in the last minute
Spoiler alert.
Everybody who watched this remembers Smart hitting the last shot to win.
I had forgotten Alford hitting a shot to end the first half.
Tough play by a good, as opposed to great, group of players.
1:04:00 one of my favorite blocks too
Surprised Syracuse stuck around on the court. Usually the losing team is long gone.
If it wasn't for their free throw suckability and Keith Smart, the Orangemen would have won it.
And, if crap was peanut butter, you could eat it.
Hoosiers!!!!
Indiana people we say, when IU was a beast lol
1:27:37
the game wasn't just about free throws..su had 10 point lead in 2nd half and 5-6 point lead multiple times but Iu kept defending and Alford 3s kept IU in game. keeping it close for a chance to win!!!
WIN THEY DID
TEAM BASKETBALL 101
Keith Smart singlehandedly won this game in the 2nd half and hit the game winner while Steve Alford wanted no part of that last shot. To add insult to injury, Bobby Knight, a future Trump supporter, reaches right past Smart to grab Alford 1:30:06
He hit the shot at the end. It wasn't singlehanded. That was probably the greatest college team coached by the greatest college coach. It wasn't singlehanded
Knight got more from.IU than Jimmy B
did at Syracuse..
they will never win another one I'm afraid to say... IU Forever
Yes they will. 🏀
Never say never even the cubs won a world series
Syr should have won this game by 10-15 points, but such is life.
Indians got very lucky Pearl Washington left after his JR year.
Boeheim was a D-bag in the 80’s too
nothing bothers me more than the better team losing a free throw shooting contest!!! the worse team jus does the hack a shaq and feels great they won
NEVER NOTICED THIS BEFORE! ...
Isn't it a technical foul to interfere when your opponent is proceeding to inbound the ball after a basket?
Watch what Alford does after Smart's basket ... Seikaly takes the ball and Alford (12) swats it out his hands as seconds tick away ...
I'm pretty sure that's a technical foul on Alford, giving SYR at least one FT and maybe two! ...
What Alford did was completely unnecessary and could have gone down as THE most stupid play in NCAA history ... IU could have lost!
Alford never touched the ball. Seikaly throws a bounce pass to his teammate with his back to the camera so I do see how you thought that but again, Alford doesn't touch the ball.
@@Jay-im8jn Jay ... after taking another look, you may be right ... but Alford never should have had his hands in there ...
alford never touched th ball at the end. sikely thru bb to ref.