Barry Goheen Saves Vandy! Vanderbilt/Pittsburgh 1988 NCAA Midwest Regional 2nd Round

[LouMusic]

Also noteworthy is that this was in the era before the double bonus -- only one-and-one for non-shooting fouls. This also was the last NCAA game played by Pitt's Jerome Lane, who had 20 rebounds in a losing effort.

[kfodom]

One of the greatest games in NCAA tournament history! Why it is not re-aired every spring on ESPN Classic is, frankly, beyond me.

[kfodom]

Vandy's next game-a 77-64 loss to eventual national champion Kansas in the Sweet 16-is the answer to the trivia question, "When was the only time that future Basketball Hall-of-Famers Larry Brown and C.M. Newton coachied against each other?"

[NashCub1]

Barry Goheen...perhaps one of the greatest clutch players, ever.

[reillyhilda]

Amazing this happened at a time when a hard foul in the act of shooting was still only two shots. Paul Evans was an awful coach, so no surprise he underachieved in the NCAAs. Still sickening to watch all these years later, but Goheen was clutch.

[raiders1967]

If I was a Pitt fan, I would definitely feel that way. Howwever, as a Vanderbilt fan who attended the game, Barry Goheen's game-tying three-pointer was probably the best moment in Vanderbilt basketball I have witnessed.

[Briggsy3365]

ESPN sports columnist Bill Simmons should incorporate the "Paul Evans Face" into his dictionary for his writing. This game set Pitt basketball back for at least 15 years. Pitt would have been better off with Linda Evans coaching them.

[tjgorman66]

This is why you foul instead of letting the other team chuck 3's

[tjgorman66]

If there was ever a reason why a coach should tell his team when up 3 to foul so the other team can't toss a 3 to tie or win,this is it!

[bigkdog9119]

@tjgorman66 In John Feinstein's book chronicling the season, Pitt coach Paul Evans said he told his guys to foul, just someone didn't get the message.

Ironically enough, one of Pitt's young assistants was a guy by the name of John Calipari, and their point guard was Sean Miller, both of whom were burned by this same scenario in recent NCAA tournaments as head coaches (and of course in Calipari's case, for a national title.)

[raiders1967]

Great video. I was there for the game.

[CynicallyNaive]

So happy this is up here. I need this on a day like today.