I was there when Anthony Wilson hit that shot against Memphis State. The Memphis team had some graet players, William Bedford, Baskerville Holmes. I still remember at the beginning of the second half, Memphis purposefully lined up on the wrong side of the court and LSU fell for it. They inbounds the ball and the guy goes straight to the ungaurded hoop for 2. The people sitting next to us told us that Memphis liked to do it when they played teams that weren't familiar to them.

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Posted by Choupique19

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Posted on 3/18/10 at 8:32 am to guttata

Also, I don't personally remember, but my parents would tell me that they took me to meet the team after qualifying for the Final Four in 1981. My favorite player, Leonard Mitchell, picked me up and carried me around on his shoulders.

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Posted by TigerJeff

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Posted on 3/18/10 at 10:32 am to guttata

Yep I was at that game. It was unusual that LSU got to play home games as such a low seed, something CBS announcer Billy Packer never failed to mention .... but at the same time, the Tigers beat Ga Tech IN ATLANTA, and also beat Kentucky (sweet, sweet, sweet win ... Rickey Blanton hitting the game-clinching layup and running down the court pumping his fists ... Kentucky star Kenny "Sky" Walker giving an incomprehensible post-game interview ... "I felt like a pari-uh-site, or they was a pari-uh-site on me ...") The Purdue game was a lot of fun and their coach, Gene Keady was such an arse in his white suit and bad toupee. Memphis St had William Bedford and a very talented team picked to go to the Final 4 ... when A. Wilson hit the game winner at the buzzer the Assembly Center was truly a "deaf" dome that day!

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