U.S. Reed (Game-winning shot vs Louisville)

[peacewarrior09]

Possibly the worst timed cut to Bryant Gumbel possible.

[miamikilo69]

I know one thing!!!! Louisville would have whipped UK's ASS!!!!!! This was back in the day when UK would not play U of L. The only reason UK has 7 ncaa championships is because they won most of them during the civil war!!!!!

[sowthpawhawg]

Arkansas got hosed for the entire second half of that game with the refs. But they pulled out the win anyway- justice!

[swr112261]

Louisville were defending Natl. Champs. They'd won 15 in a row and it took a prayer from mid-court for Ak to win. We probably would have gone to the Final Four, as we did the next two years.

[ttlms]

@swr112261 That game should never have been as close as it was. Arkansas was ahead the entire second half until Louisville went up 73--72. The refs got caught up with the comeback, quit calling fouls on Louisville, and started calling all sorts of tickle fouls on Arkansas.

Games like this were the reason they expanded the field from 48 to 64 teams. The teams with the first round bye (in this case Louisville) were too cold on the weekend and kept getting upset. Especially DePaul.

[HoginMemphis]

Love seeing those Louisville cheerleaders crying. That means the Hogs won!

[swr112261]

What a crock. I still get angry watching this.

[HoginMemphis]

@swr112261 Why is it a crock? Arkansas had the lead for 39 min and 55 seconds of the game. Hogs left themselves a chance to win with the last shot and they did it. Hogs were better than Louisville that year and deserved to win that game.

[ttlms]

@HoginMemphis Agree 180% about the game. Refs let Louisville get away with murder in the second half to let them get back in and then go ahead.

[brucedavis76]

man it semed like u s reed played for arkansas for about ten years

[hooperX101]

awesome upload.....nice to see what happened before US Reed dropped the bomb

[Tampaslice]

I was 15 yrs old and I remember Louisville was unbeatable back then. They were the gods of college hoop, the entire country was shocked.

[wizeman5974]

@Tampaslice You're right. It was a shocker of an ending. Louisville was the defending national champs in '80-'81, had started slow (2-7) and had won 15 in a row going into this game just to get into the tournament and was peaking at the right time. If Louisville had held on to win, they very well could have been the first back-to-back champs since UCLA, which ironically was were Denny Crum came from when he became Louisville's coach in 1971.

[ttlms]

@Tampaslice The entire country? I don't think Louisville would have gotten past LSU either; they sure wouldn't have beat Indiana.

[blackadam06]

I remember watching this game as a 6 yr old,and seeing my mom go crazy after the win...LOL!!

[DaCaptain924]

Who better than Mah-velous Marv to call this one! :)

[Tyrone181]

@DaCaptain924 You're in luck. As a part of the new TV deal between CBS Sports & Turner Sports, Marv Albert will be at the mike calling the NCAA tournament action.

[sctvhound]

Listen to Bryant Gumball interrupting and saying "Oh My" like Enberg right after that shot was made.

[wizeman5974]

@sctvhound That wasn't Bryant Gumball saying "Oh My", it was Marv Albert's partner and color commentator for the game, Bucky Waters.

[TheRealLostCause]

is that marv albert? commentating?

[wizeman5974]

@TheRealLostCause: It is. This was 1981, the last year NBC had the rights to televise the tournament, so that's why you are hearing Marv's voice.

[ttlms]

SUHWEEEEEET!!!!

[VarsityGreens]

U.S. Reed!!!