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Enjoy from my personal collection of NCAA Tournament games. For some reason, this game felt like a Final Four matchup as I watched it some 27 years ago. I was a big fan of both Ohio State and St. John's all season, thinking they both could make surprise runs to the Final Four. Ohio State boasted a dynamic duo of Michael Redd and Scoonie Penn, a Boston College transfer who played for Buckeyes' Head Coach Jim O'Brien when he was the lead man with the Eagles. St. John's was led by Ron Artest, prior to him becoming Metta World Piece, and two very underrated college basketball players, point guard Erick Barkley and shooting guard Bootsy Thornton. From what I remember, this game felt like a nail biter from start to finish, with the Buckeyes taking control late in the second half. I remember enjoying the visual contrast between Ohio State's scarlet uniforms, St. John's white unis and the bright orange court of the Tennessee Volunteers. How the NCAA Tournament used to be so more unique when the courts were not all homogenized. :-)
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