US Reed's halfcourt shot against Louisville

[mcordell21]

paul n rick , paul's first year i think

[rbaker2657]

Yes it was paul and Rick

[tallguy8412]

HoginMemphis, I hate to tell you but you're 100% incorrect. It was Paul Eells and Rick Schaeffer. Paul did basketball for the first few years after he came to Little Rock. His first season here was 1978-79.

[joshuazero29]

Anything about louisville losing is OK in my book! :D

[Pflugerkat]

Was at this game with my Dad. We were rooting for UA and the rest was for UL. But the place went wild when Reed hit that shot. IIRC, that was a crazy weekend of buzzer-beaters in the tourney.

[mikeareal]

Funny thing after the shot, Reed ran for safety at the scorers table. Avoiding the mid-court dog-pile altogether. Watch the scorers table!

[hawgdrummer7]

My Dad was there! He always brings this shot up when I talk about good plays. He was playing drumset in the Hogwild Band

[tboneshuffle]

Hey Hog fans... the audio here is not great, but when I heard the "holy smokes" cry, I immediately thought Paul Eels. Is this Paul on this clip? He was the sportscaster for the NBC affiliate in Nashville and called games for Vanderbilt before leaving for Arkansas. I just don't know if he was still there in '81. Thanks.

[chicken2jail]

@tboneshuffle You are right tbone! I'm almost positive it's Paul & Rick Shaeffer. I remember it well!

[HoginMemphis]

Nope. It was Mike Nail with the call and Rick Shaeffer on the color commentary. And I'm 100% positive. I was in college at U of A at the time of this game. I'll never forget that game in 2nd round of NCAAT.

[31rmw]

Unbelievable video - I was in the stands at the "Drum" during this game & have never seen the video since - When U.S. hit the shot the whole place erupted like nothing I've ever seen - it was the most deafening noise you can imagine - unbelievable- i grabbed the lady next to me (who I did not know) in a hug & started swinging her around in circles - I've never forgotten it - thanks again for putting this up

[vaibanez17]

If Scottie Thurman hadn't hit that 3 pointer with 1 second left on the shot clock against Duke in the 1994 title game...this would be the greatest single shot in Arkansas Razorbacks basketball history...just, awesome!

[yoro68]

@vaibanez17 there was something like 50 sec. left when scottie made his shot

[velocity92c]

This still makes me sick.

[velocity92c]

This makes me sick to watch.

[blackadam06]

I remember this just like it was yesterday..

[horsehockey122]

I remeber my mom screaming yes!!!! i was akid but it was great

[paintball8336]

i've done that when i was 10 or 9 and it was on a huge basketball court

[clipboardcrotch]

My family was sitting in our car listening to the game before 5:30 mass and after UofL took the lead my dad said, "its over we are late for church." So we went to church and I found out midway thought the mass that Arkansas hit a half court shot. I started balling during the peace offering and had to lead out of church. I was 9 years old and that memory still haunts me.

[kingfrito]

I was 16 and working a local grocery store in Ft. Smith, AR when this game was played. I couldn't get off work so I brought my dads old 19" black and white t.v. and set it up in the stock room. We all watched the game in between checking and sacking groceries until the final 4 seconds as the ball was being inbounds to U.S. Reed. Unbelievably the picture tube went out just when the ref handed us the ball and we listened to what transpired with me pounding on the top of the set. Go Hogs!

[ttlms]

I still have this video on my desktop. I think it was justice; Louisville was behind the whole game and only managed to pull ahead because the refs got caught up in the comeback. Plus Louisville got its revenge in 1983. Hawgfan were you in Fayetteville when you saw the game? I could hear people yelling and calling the Hogs in my neighborhood too (a block west of Razorback Stadium).

[pazl]

NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[hawgfan1964]

I was 17 when I watched that game from start to finish. When he hit that shot I ran outside screaming. Everyone in the neiborhood was out there. I'll never forget that feeling.

[wizeman5974]

Definitely the most memorable moment of the 1981 NCAA Tournament. It sucks because had that shot not happened, I do believe with the way Louisville was playing, (winners of 19 out of 20 before this game) they could have won it all and gone back-to-back.

[jekoch21]

This shot ripped my heart out. Louisville had played poorly and had fought like hell to get in front and then US Reed dribbles no where and hits a miracle at the buzzer. What a way to lose, he hit a heckuva a shot.

[vaibanez17]

@jekoch21 Sometimes I see "Top 10 buzzer beaters" college videos and this isn't on there and I wonder why it doesn't get much buzz. This is a legendary shot not just to Arkansas but in NCAA history

[wizeman5974]

@vaibanez17 ESPN did a Top 10 NCAA Tournament Buzzer Beaters awhile back and had this game at #3. Even as a Louisville, it should get more buzz. It was a great shot and I have another video of this game's ending on NBC and it shows the clock as he shoots and while there were no "tenths" on the clock yet, I reviewed it and it looks like US Reed got the shoot off with less than a second to go. Broke my heart to see how Louisville lost, but hey, give credit were credit is due, great shot by Reed.

[JSTAT1006]

@wizeman5974 Also, two years earlier, his traveling call against ISU in the Elite Eight allowed Bobby Heaton to hit a hook shot at the buzzer.

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