Most memorable IU game you have ever watched

[Chicago-bound Hoosier]

Figured I'd throw this out to lighten up this place a little.

Throwing out the obvious choices (NCAA championship games) what game(s) have stuck in your head the most, over the years? I'm basing this on high level of play, not 'incident' driven (ie chair flying across the court, or anything having to do with Ted Valentine).

I'll throw out two...both based on the stress level induced during the games.

1. IU at OSU Feb 1991- ABC Sunday afternoon game, Keith Jackson and Vitale, frosh Bailey goes for 32, Cheney vs Jimmy Jackson, IU chokes the lead at end of regulation then loses at the end of OT. Yes it was a loss....but one of the better NCAA games I can remember. So much talent on the court that day. Both teams playing hardass defense.

2. IU vs LSU regional final 1987- war on the court, I was beyond exhausted when this game ended. This was IMHO IU's toughest challenge in the tourney (they actually handled UNLV much better than LSU). I still have nightmares about Jose Vargus.

Curious to hear others' recall of memorable games and the reasons why they still stick in your head.

 

[PranksterMary]

Figured I'd throw this out to lighten up this place a little.

Throwing out the obvious choices (NCAA championship games) what game(s) have stuck in your head the most, over the years? I'm basing this on high level of play, not 'incident' driven (ie chair flying across the court, or anything having to do with Ted Valentine).

I'll throw out two...both based on the stress level induced during the games.

1. IU at OSU Feb 1991- ABC Sunday afternoon game, Keith Jackson and Vitale, frosh Bailey goes for 32, Cheney vs Jimmy Jackson, IU chokes the lead at end of regulation then loses at the end of OT. Yes it was a loss....but one of the better NCAA games I can remember. So much talent on the court that day. Both teams playing hardass defense.

2. IU vs LSU regional final 1987- war on the court, I was beyond exhausted when this game ended. This was IMHO IU's toughest challenge in the tourney (they actually handled UNLV much better than LSU). I still have nightmares about Jose Vargus.

Curious to hear others' recall of memorable games and the reasons why they still stick in your head.

1. IU v. UK - 1970 New Fieldhouse
2. IU v. UCLA - 1973 Checkerdome
3. IU v. UK - 1975 and 1975 UD and AH
4. IU v. UM - 1976 AH
5. IU v. MSU -1976 AH
6. IU v. Maryland -1981 UD
7. IU v. UNC -1984 Omni
8. All five RMK FF’s
9. A bunch of others I’m forgetting

 

[calhoun26]

IU vs Duke 2002 Regional Semifinals in Lexington.

 

[h20pls]

Figured I'd throw this out to lighten up this place a little.

Throwing out the obvious choices (NCAA championship games) what game(s) have stuck in your head the most, over the years?

1981 IU v Maryland NCAA...my parents took a bunch of people over to the game (me, my brother, their best friends and the best friends kids)...my brother and I got the worst of the seats...

If memory serves...we started a bit slowly...and then the tsunami...Zeke (Isaiah) just took over the floor...we looked like a completely different team (that year...the family went to Hawaii and saw the tournament there...the one that lives in infamy in IU bball and RMK lore)...it was total domination...and the team was just firing on all cylinders...Zeke running the point and pushing the ball...Wittman and Kitch...Landon Turner looking like an all-american...Tolbert sprinting the floor like a gazelle...

I just have never scene a team turn it on like that...

I was a freshman in high school and I turned to my brother and restated it to my dad a half.

"We are going to win the tournament...no one can touch this team now."

 

[hookyIU1990]

Too many to list, but the one that does stand out was '87 triple OT win against Wiscy. That seemed like the turning point in the season. Then after the games in cincy, it was destiny.

 

[PranksterMary]

1981 IU v Maryland NCAA...my parents took a bunch of people over to the game (me, my brother, their best friends and the best friends kids)...my brother and I got the worst of the seats...

If memory serves...we started a bit slowly...and then the tsunami...Zeke (Isaiah) just took over the floor...we looked like a completely different team (that year...the family went to Hawaii and saw the tournament there...the one that lives in infamy in IU bball and RMK lore)...it was total domination...and the team was just firing on all cylinders...Zeke running the point and pushing the ball...Wittman and Kitch...Landon Turner looking like an all-american...Tolbert sprinting the floor like a gazelle...

I just have never scene a team turn it on like that...

I was a freshman in high school and I turned to my brother and restated it to my dad a half.

"We are going to win the tournament...no one can touch this team now."

There were 11 or 12 IU dunks in that game, which was unheard of in that era and for a Knight team. So many people were talking up AK and BW and how they would steamroll IU.

 

[SIhoosier26]

1. IU Duke 2002

2. IU Michigan for the outright BIG10 2012-2013

3. IU Kentucky "Watshot" 2011-2012

 

[Chicago-bound Hoosier]

Too many to list, but the one that does stand out was '87 triple OT win against Wiscy. That seemed like the turning point in the season. Then after the games in cincy, it was destiny.

I remember this one well. I remember reading a story, making the case that this game created our Ted Valentine frankenstein monster.

 

[hookyIU1990]

I remember this one well. I remember reading a story, making the case that this game created our Ted Valentine frankenstein monster.

They just refused to lose that game. That's when I thought we had a chance to win it all. Even with the back to back losses late to Purdue and Illinois, that Wiscy game was still enough to keep the faith.

 

[ufo33]

1976 IU vs Michigan NCAA Championship
1981 IU vs N. Carolina NCAA Championship
1987 IU vs Syrcuse NCAA Championship
1989 IU vs Michigan (Jay Edwards Buzzer Beater)
2011-2012 IU vs Kentucky (The Watshot)
2002 IU vs Duke
1981 IU vs Maryland (The Maryland Massacre)

 

[Paterfamilias]

I remember this one well. I remember reading a story, making the case that this game created our Ted Valentine frankenstein monster.

That was one of the only IU games (bball or fball) that I ever missed completely in those days. Chasing after a girl brought me to a party off of Haynes Bridge Rd. in Alpharetta, GA that night. Anyway, what was the story with Valentine that night?

 

[sjudge]

probably the one that started it all iu-UCLA in 73

 

[iubud]

I don't remember the exact year, but we were living in Kentucky and a fellow Hoosier would come over to watch the games at our house. Luckily we picked up IU games out of Louisville as there was no internet or phone apps in the late 80's. Our friend built a new house, so we went over there to watch IU vs ILL.

This was the year Nick Williams hit the game winning shot with only 2 seconds to inbound the ball and take a long shot. We never went to their house to watch another game. Their house was jinxed.

 

[h20pls]

I don't remember the exact year, but we were living in Kentucky and a fellow Hoosier would come over to watch the games at our house. Luckily we picked up IU games out of Louisville as there was no internet or phone apps in the late 80's. Our friend built a new house, so we went over there to watch IU vs ILL.

This was the year Nick Williams hit the game winning shot with only 2 seconds to inbound the ball and take a long shot. We never went to their house to watch another game. Their house was jinxed.

I was at that game...I nearly passed out...not figuratively, literally....I had to sit down and breath...my head was spinning.

 

[Chicago-bound Hoosier]

That was one of the only IU games (bball or fball) that I ever missed completely in those days. Chasing after a girl brought me to a party off of Haynes Bridge Rd. in Alpharetta, GA that night. Anyway, what was the story with Valentine that night?

I need to go do some research and make sure I am not 'misremembering' (stole that from Wash DC), but I remember reading that this was Valentine's rookie season. He called the foul late in the game that gave Dean Garrett 2 free throws and allowed us to tie the game, and replay showed that the foul was somewhere between 'suspect' and absolute phantom foul. After the game Valentine saw the reply and felt he had robbed WI of the win and felt so bad he even wrote an apology note to Steve Yoder (WI head coach). The win was huge for IU as a loss would have cost us a share of the B1G title, (considering how the rest of the season played out, and I don't want to debate any space time continuum theories), and likely our #1 seed (which included the first 2 games in Indy)...so continuing to connect the dots, Ted doesn't make that phantom foul call, and we don't hang another banner in 87.

Lots of connecting dots in all that. But in Valentine's case, I'm willing to consider all of it as possibility.

 

[Chicago-bound Hoosier]

I don't remember the exact year, but we were living in Kentucky and a fellow Hoosier would come over to watch the games at our house. Luckily we picked up IU games out of Louisville as there was no internet or phone apps in the late 80's. Our friend built a new house, so we went over there to watch IU vs ILL.

This was the year Nick Williams hit the game winning shot with only 2 seconds to inbound the ball and take a long shot. We never went to their house to watch another game. Their house was jinxed.

Nick Anderson? 1989, right after Edwards had hit a tear drop from the corner to tie it?

I referenced that moment in another post yesterday. Stone cold dagger to the heart of an IU fan...was on spring break and it ruined my week.

 

[hoosierhat]

1981 IU v Maryland NCAA...my parents took a bunch of people over to the game (me, my brother, their best friends and the best friends kids)...my brother and I got the worst of the seats...

If memory serves...we started a bit slowly...and then the tsunami...Zeke (Isaiah) just took over the floor...we looked like a completely different team (that year...the family went to Hawaii and saw the tournament there...the one that lives in infamy in IU bball and RMK lore)...it was total domination...and the team was just firing on all cylinders...Zeke running the point and pushing the ball...Wittman and Kitch...Landon Turner looking like an all-american...Tolbert sprinting the floor like a gazelle...

I just have never scene a team turn it on like that...

I was a freshman in high school and I turned to my brother and restated it to my dad a half.

"We are going to win the tournament...no one can touch this team now."

I don't know if I remember a more dominant team, other than Pfi Slamma Jamma, than this team. They were a juggernaut. The UNC team they smoked for the title, was a very dominate Basketball team.

 

[hoosierhat]

The Wat shot game, was my favorite. It did help being there. I have seen a lot of great ones in the last 50 years, that was the best.

 

[Pelkowski]

#1 IU vs #2 UCLA to start 1975-76 season - beatdown city.

IU vs UNLV in Final Four 1987. One of Knight’s absolute gems.

IU vs UK - Wat shot. Incredible ending.

 

[Inigo Montoya]

Against tO$U in AH for the Big Ten title in 1980.

Still the loudest I've ever heard the Hall for an entire 40 minutes.

 

[RowdyHoosier]

This is almost like trying to pick my favorite AC/DC song. Almost impossible to do.

 

[PranksterMary]

#1 IU vs #2 UCLA to start 1975-76 season - beatdown city.

IU vs UNLV in Final Four 1987. One of Knight’s absolute gems.

IU vs UK - Wat shot. Incredible ending.

The UCLA game was a 10:30pm (St. Louis time) start on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. It was supposed to be a neutral court (The Arena, formerly the Checkerdome), but it was 2/3 to 3/4 IU, and every hotel downtown was packed with Hoosier fans. It rained so hard that there were leaks in the roof that made some people in the stands have to move. Great game from start to finish, and IU dominates them. First game for Gene Bartow as coach.

 

[VanPastorMan]

Nick Anderson? 1989, right after Edwards had hit a tear drop from the corner to tie it?

I referenced that moment in another post yesterday. Stone cold dagger to the heart of an IU fan...was on spring break and it ruined my week.

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The thing is Nick seemed like a pretty good guy. But because of that shot every time I saw him in the NBA I would get a sour feeling in my heart.

 

[VanPastorMan]

1976 IU vs Michigan NCAA Championship
1981 IU vs N. Carolina NCAA Championship
1987 IU vs Syrcuse NCAA Championship
1989 IU vs Michigan Jay Edwards Buzzer Beater
2011-2012 IU vs Kentucky, The Watshot
2002 IU vs Duke

I was thinking the 89 Michigan game. Edwards was so good that year. Knight was jumping up and down because he could not stand Frieder.

 

[kkott]

1981 IU v Maryland NCAA...my parents took a bunch of people over to the game (me, my brother, their best friends and the best friends kids)...my brother and I got the worst of the seats...

If memory serves...we started a bit slowly...and then the tsunami...Zeke (Isaiah) just took over the floor...we looked like a completely different team (that year...the family went to Hawaii and saw the tournament there...the one that lives in infamy in IU bball and RMK lore)...it was total domination...and the team was just firing on all cylinders...Zeke running the point and pushing the ball...Wittman and Kitch...Landon Turner looking like an all-american...Tolbert sprinting the floor like a gazelle...

I just have never scene a team turn it on like that...

I was a freshman in high school and I turned to my brother and restated it to my dad a half.

"We are going to win the tournament...no one can touch this team now."

I used to play pickup with a guy here in Charlotte who was a reserve on that MD team. I can assure you, that was one of his most memorable games also, but in a nightmarish way. He said Lefty told them before the game that IU couldn't shoot and to pack it in and let them shoot from distance. He said they got a sinking feeling watching IU warmup. Said Lefty had video of only 1 game, and it must have been their worst shooting game of the year.

 

[IndyResident16]

93 game in Ann Arbor when Henderson blocked Weber's shot at the buzzer.

 

[IUINSB]

1976 vs. Mich at AH

 

[GregHaggard]

1993 Indiana at Michigan.
1988 Purdue at Indiana.
2011 Kentucky at Indiana.

 

[Chicago-bound Hoosier]

I used to play pickup with a guy here in Charlotte who was a reserve on that MD team. I can assure you, that was one of his most memorable games also, but in a nightmarish way. He said Lefty told them before the game that IU couldn't shoot and to pack it in and let them shoot from distance. He said they got a sinking feeling watching IU warmup. Said Lefty had video of only 1 game, and it must have been their worst shooting game of the year.

Couldn’t shoot? With Kitch AND Whitman? That’s some bad scouting.

 

[i'vegotwinners]

#1 IU vs #2 UCLA to start 1975-76 season - beatdown city.

i've never heard it mentioned by anyone, but i consider that game historical. (for reasons other than Wooden).

that was the first game in almost a decade, (at least since Alcindor's first game), that UCLA wasn't the best team on the floor..

yes, they lost a few over the yrs, but those were huge upsets. (just ask Houston).

not counting when UCLA, (NCAA champ that yr and the previous yr), lost big to their freshman team when Alcindor was a frosh, and frosh weren't eligible to play varsity.

 

[kkott]

Couldn’t shoot? With Kitch AND Whitman? That’s some bad scouting.

Isiah was money that game also. Lefty was a character. I guess he figured Tolbert and Turner were the bigger threats and Isiah driving? No idea. He coached some great teams at Davidson too.

 

[iubud]

Nick Anderson? 1989, right after Edwards had hit a tear drop from the corner to tie it?

I referenced that moment in another post yesterday. Stone cold dagger to the heart of an IU fan...was on spring break and it ruined my week.

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There were buzzer beaters after that, but for some reason that Illinois game hurt more. Maybe it was because I had a cousin at UI at the time.

 

[elijawon]

Kind of random game, but 2007 IU versus No 4 wisky game with Alando Tucker. Assembly was rocking.

 

[i'vegotwinners]

1962 Minn at IU.

Rayl hits long buzzer beater to send game to OT.

another to win game in OT.

finishes with 56 points.



IU over Duke in 2002.


Woodson having a great game to beat OSU in Btown when OSU had Clark Kellogg, Herb Williams, and Kelvin Ransey.


Jay Edwards buzzer beater to beat #1 Mich.


Wat shot.


most memorable season, 1966-67, win B10 after being last the yr before.


brutal defeats.

loss to UK in Dayton in the regional final, after beating them by like 30 earlier that yr.

UCLA over IU in St Louis in final 4.

UK at the 17th st fieldhouse, the John Ritter shot game.

1974 loss to Mich in playoff game to see who went to the NCAA

IU and Mich tied for B10 champ, but NCAA only allowed 1 team to go the NCAA.

no tv, had to listen on radio.

 

[i'vegotwinners]

There were buzzer beaters after that, but for some reason that Illinois game hurt more. Maybe it was because I had a cousin at UI at the time.

remember, Edwards' bomb from the corner only tied the game, so OT if Anderson doesn't drain it, and not sure how good IU's chances in OT were.

that said, i had a bad feeling as soon as it left Anderson's hand.

 

[PranksterMary]

1962 Minn at IU.

Rayl hits long buzzer beater to send game to OT.

another to win game in OT.

finishes with 56 points.



IU over Duke in 2002.


Woodson having a great game to beat OSU in Btown when OSU had Clark Kellogg, Herb Williams, and Kelvin Ransey.


Jay Edwards buzzer beater to beat #1 Mich.


Wat shot.


most memorable season, 1966-67, win B10 after being last the yr before.


brutal defeats.

loss to UK in Dayton in the regional final, after beating them by like 30 earlier that yr.

UCLA over IU in St Louis in final 4.

UK at the 17th st fieldhouse, the John Ritter shot game.

1974 loss to Mich in playoff game to see who went to the NCAA

IU and Mich tied for B10 champ, but NCAA only allowed 1 team to go the NCAA.

no tv, had to listen on radio.

It was televised, though. I attended. Sat near the camera.

 

[snarlcakes]

1. The Wat Shot. I also proposed to my wife that night (2nd best thing that happened that night).

2. Duke 02. My dumbass went to ISU for the night instead of staying at the dorms.

3. Kentucky 16. I really enjoyed watching Yogi carry us that year and capping it off with a SW 16 run. It’s always great to beat Kentucky when it matters.

4. National Title game in 87. I was too young to remember the game, but I’m including it anyway. I technically watched it.

 

[ufo33]

I don't know if I remember a more dominant team, other than Pfi Slamma Jamma, than this team. They were a juggernaut. The UNC team they smoked for the title, was a very dominate Basketball team.

1981 IU steamrolled the NCAA Tournament to win the 1981 NCAA Championship.

 

[i'vegotwinners]

It was televised, though I attended. Sat near the camera.

it was the IU-Mich playoff game to see who went to the NCAA that wasn't televised. (at least not in Btown).

that or the mad cow is getting worse.

 

[ufo33]

It was televised, though I attended. Sat near the camera.

Unfortunately I never saw Rayl play.