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Enjoy from my personal collection of NCAA Tournament games. Oh, how I have fond memories of this Friday night DePaul-Kansas game, which took place on St. Patrick's Day. As my family has some Irish ancestry, we would always gather for corned beef and cabbage. This year, my Mom and Dad hosted, with my Aunt and Uncle and grandparents coming over. I remember that my younger brother and cousin were too cool to stay and watch this game, rather choosing to go out with high school buddies on a Friday night. Prior to Illinois becoming my college basketball team of choice, DePaul was my favorite as my Uncle John had taken my cousin, brother and me to so many Blue Demons' games during our young lives. The Blue Demons had not been to the NCAA Tournament since 1992 so I was so pumped for this game with DePaul's sophomore trio of Quentin Richardson, Bobby Simmons and Lance Williams. DePaul also had future pros Paul McPherson and Steven Hunter on this talented squad. Kansas was led by freshmen Nick Collison and Kirk Hinrich, whom my Uncle John would call "annoying" as we watched this game. DePaul and Kansas played an outstanding game that went to overtime. I remember thinking that DePaul was going to break through when Richardson, who chose the Blue Demons instead of Kansas, had a three-point play late in regulation. It was not to be though as Kansas pulled out the game in overtime. Also included within this video is some coverage of the Missouri and North Carolina game. As an eight seed the Tar Heels would advance all the way to the Final Four, with future NFL star Julius Peppers a key player in their rotation. :-)
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