Congratulations to Gardner Webb

Stonewall · Unread post by **Stonewall** » Sun Mar 10, 2019 6:13 pm

First trip to the NCAA is a big deal. I was there for ours in cold Bloomington Indiana .We got beat by a big LSU squad due in large part to I think , just being overwhelmed by the atmosphere ( our shooting was abysmal) Toledo and Iowa were the other game with the Hawkeyes prevailing.Ultimately if memory serves correctly it was a Magic vs Bird final , the start of one of basketball’s storied rivals.

asu66 · Unread post by **asu66** » Mon Mar 11, 2019 12:24 am

Stonewall wrote: ↑
Sun Mar 10, 2019 6:13 pm
First trip to the NCAA is a big deal. I was there for ours in cold Bloomington Indiana. We got beat by a big LSU squad due in large part to I think, just being overwhelmed by the atmosphere (our shooting was abysmal). Toledo and Iowa were the other game with the Hawkeyes prevailing. Ultimately, if memory serves correctly it was a Magic vs Bird final, the start of one of basketball’s storied rivals.

I was there, also. The big Aussie (7-1 275 R.Mattick) that Dale Brown subbed in mid-way through the first half neutralized our 6-7 Mel Hubbard for the remainder of the game. Mel was a gamer, but he was 6-7 only in ASU Athletics publications and in his "NY hip" platform street shoes. Mattick had a six-inch+ height and 90-pound weight advantage over Mel. In the second half, LSU hit us with a 6-8, 6-9, 7-1 front-court. Ouch!

scatman77 · Unread post by **scatman77** » Mon Mar 11, 2019 8:13 am

This is big news for them since the days of Artis Gilmore, John Drews, Kevin Cantwell, Gerry Vaillancourt, Eddie Holbrook were buried in the NAIA. Congrats to the Bulldogs!

Stonewall · Unread post by **Stonewall** » Mon Mar 11, 2019 8:21 am

And George Adams...