4. “What. A. Game.”
This game had it all and is one of the greatest in recent memory for the NCAA Tournament. You had Adam Morrison, his awesome mustache, and his #3-seeded Gonzaga Bulldogs battling UCLA in Oakland, which is essentially a home game.
After sprinting out to a huge lead reaching as many as 17 points in the first half, it looked like Morrison and company would shock a loaded with future NBA players and advance to the Elite Eight.
Then, oddly, Gonzaga forgot how to score. A free throw from Morrison put the ‘Zags up 71-62 with 3:26 left, but it would also be the last points they’d score. Finishing the game on an 11-0 run, UCLA gave us a version of Gus Johnson we may never see again, sending us to Defcon Zero for the first time ever on Luc Richard Mbah a Moute‘s lay-up with 10 seconds left.
A steal by Mbah a Moute on the ensuing possession all but sealed the deal, leaving Morrison in tears and Johnson nearly speechless, only able to repeat “what a game” over and over. And for that, we thank you, UCLA.
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