I Don't Believe It

Princeton-Georgetown, 1989.
#16 seed Princeton, out of the Ivy League, which does not grant athletic scholarships, takes on #1 Seed and Big East Champion Georgetown.
Considered by many as one of the greatest first round games ever!

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• Princeton
• basketball
• Pete
• Carril
• Princeton-Georgetown

[britrock88]

I love the idea that referees will think nothing of the possibility of a foul when a good player misses a shot badly for no otherwise apparent reason.

[bozze23]

Princeton won this game, I watched this game and georgetown was getting every call. No way they should have lost this game! it was a shame what happened, alonzo should have fouled out the first 8 minutes! he was playing thugball refs were to scared to call a foul!

[cameroncrazie818]

lol at georgetown celebrating like they won the title...you barely beat a 16 seed...what's to celebrate about?

[chrisuncleahmad]

This was probably also an omen of Georgetown's struggles the rest of the way that year (they had trouble with NC State in the regional semis, and did not look sharp against Duke in the regional final).

[dybeen]

@britrock88

Unless said player plays for Duke, Kansas, Kentucky, North Carolina, UCLA, Villanova, or one of the other silver spoon programs. Then they get every call.

[ImDavidGurney]

Without the shot clock,Princeton blows them out.This is the way Dr.Naismith wanted it.

[sctvhound]

The reaction at halftime by Vitale is priceless.

[ChinaHoovers]

ref hadn't the balls the make the right call. F-O-U-L

Interestingly Coach Thompson's son would got to Princeton and coach them before he went on to coach at Georgetown.

Go Tigers'

[Galilee1964]

@jre52301 After the game, coach Pete was asked if his player got fould on that last shot. His reply was classic. "Is a school bus yellow?"

[phillibuck]

Kit Mueller, where have you gone?

[jre52301]

Mighta nicked his arm on the shot.