1974 Quick Hoops Hit - UCLA at Notre Dame (Final Moments)

The final moments of the TVS broadcast of the memorable January 19, 1974 UCLA Bruins at Notre Dame Fighting Irish contest from South Bend, Indiana. The Bill Walton led Bruins had an 88-game winning streak on the line.

[@brianarbenz1329]

What an afternoon! I was 15, watching at home -- in Indiana -- and my best friend was watching this game at his house. A few minutes after it ended, he came over, and I immediately asked excitedly, _"Did you see that Norte Dame-UCLA game?"_ With puzzling lethargy, he responded "Yeah" -- as though it were just another UCLA win. Then he continued, "All but last few minutes." That explained his lethargy -- he figured it _had_ been just another UCLA win!
"Then you don't know!" I said all wide eyed.
"Know what?"
_"Notre Dame won!"_
He couldn't believe that. Nobody who left with the Bruins up by 11 with three and a half minutes remaining would have believed that.

[@kennethstanley9462]

I was a huge Bruins fan back then and I was 12 at the time and I used to think that nobody could beat them, that just the way I use to think , unfortunately they lost but give Notre Dame credit they was a great team, for you it was a joyous time but for me was it was very painful and it still is painful to this day.

[@brianarbenz1329]

@@kennethstanley9462 Your team had nine national titles to bask in at that point, and 10 a season and a half later. And yet, Bill Walton -- who had two titles, two player of the year awards, and an 86-4 record at UCLA -- has also said he has not and will never get over what happened at Notre Dame that day. I guess, the bigger they are the harder they fall.

[@kennethstanley9462]

@@brianarbenz1329 you're absolutely right the bigger they are the harder they fall. It wasn't no disrespect to Notre Dame that they lost to, like I said Notre Dame was great team and I give them credit. The Bruins lost to North Carolina State in the final 4 that year so it's proves that they wasn't invincible.

[@prrsd4046]

I was 9 and remember it well. Great victory.