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Enjoy from my personal collection of NCAA Tournament games. I remember getting home from high school and settling down to watch this first set of Thursday night games. I was a big fan of this Ohio State team with point guard Scoonie Penn and future Milwaukee Buck Michael Redd. I had a sneaky suspicion Ohio State could make a run to the Final Four, which the Buckeyes did, however, not without a tough first-round game from Murray State. If there is one program high majors don't want to play in the opening round, it's Murray State, which took on Illinois in the 2004 NCAA Tournament and defeated Marquette during the 2019 NCAA Tournament. I recall Murray State and Ohio State playing at the RCA Dome, which was my favorite venue for tourney games back in the day. I absolutely loved this shiny court with its red sidelines and baselines.
At the end of this video is the close ending of New Mexico and Missouri. I was rooting against both teams as New Mexico had defeated DePaul in the season opener and Missouri had knocked off Illinois in the Braggin' Rights game in December. The Lobos would move on behind future NBA player Kenny Thomas and a dangerous guard named Lamont Long. Speaking of guards, there is even a little footage of the end of the Penn and Florida game, with the Quakers having a guard named none other than Michael Jordan.
At the end of this video is the close ending of New Mexico and Missouri. I was rooting against both teams as New Mexico had defeated DePaul in the season opener and Missouri had knocked off Illinois in the Braggin' Rights game in December. The Lobos would move on behind future NBA player Kenny Thomas and a dangerous guard named Lamont Long. Speaking of guards, there is even a little footage of the end of the Penn and Florida game, with the Quakers having a guard named none other than Michael Jordan.
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