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(03-17-2020 09:55 AM)The Answer UAB Wrote:  

(03-17-2020 08:58 AM)BlazerMatt Wrote:  Other games that are memorable to me:

The NIT game against Louisiana Lafayette in Mike Anderson's first year. After that tourney run and the near upset over Louisville, UAB basketball was officially "Back" and a near packed house watched us win a hard fought game against a quality team.

The Butler game in the Davis years where we "dunked all over them" and sent the Ronald Norred cheering section home disappointed.

The Houston game where a freshman Aaron Johnson hit a floater as time expired to win a high scoring back-and forth affair.

Some memorable road games:
PD3 taking over in the CUSA tourney against USM, hitting the last second 3 to send the game into overtime, then hitting a contested layup to win the game in extra time.
Taking over Troy's gym.
Taking over JSU's gym.
Taking over USM's gym.

Those Houston games around the end of anderson's tenure and the first few years of Davis were always awesome. I remember the one where the houston coach "fainted" and the final score was in the 90s

We had some great battles with UTEP around that same time frame too. At one point I think our games were going to OT more often than not.

The NIT quarterfinal game we were supposed to lose to UConn.

The Hartford Civic Center was booked for a Whalers hockey game, so instead of sending the game to Birmingham, they made us play in puny Storrs Field House, in order to give the Big East team the better chance to get to the NIT semis at MSG.

(03-17-2020 08:58 AM)BlazerMatt Wrote:  Some memorable road games:
PD3 taking over in the CUSA tourney against USM, hitting the last second 3 to send the game into overtime, then hitting a contested layup to win the game in extra time.
Taking over Troy's gym.
Taking over JSU's gym.
Taking over USM's gym.

USM tourney: Davis quit, PD3 drove the Blazer Happy Bus.
Troy: "Don't call me Dancing Inferno 2!" The Troy guy in the red body suit with the really bad body was disturbing.
JSU: This is the game where Attalla was waving dollar bills at the JSU dance team and I had to restrain my normally reserved wife from smacking him on the head.
USM takeover: USM's Gary Flowers goes to the line for 2. My 12-year-old daughter screams into the silent gym as he shoots the first, clanks it. Stares right at her for the second and hits it blind, nothing but net.

(03-17-2020 11:19 AM)BlazerFromMD Wrote:  The NIT quarterfinal game we were supposed to lose to UConn.

The Hartford Civic Center was booked for a Whalers hockey game, so instead of sending the game to Birmingham, they made us play in puny Storrs Field House, in order to give the Big East team the better chance to get to the NIT semis at MSG.

What surprised me about that was how open the NIT people were about their reasons.

& Elbert Rogers came off the bench as a freshman and scored 9 points against UCONN to lead us to victory.

Elbert became a force the next 3 years.

Yes BYU was #3 and #1 and #2 had lost so they thought they would be #1 after they beat us.

(03-17-2020 08:18 AM)Jball Wrote:  

(03-16-2020 09:17 PM)dragonman Wrote:  With nothing else to do in this Coronavirus era I have been watching some of our better basketball games (Kentucky 2004, Virginia 1982). This led me to rank what I think are our better victories, and this is my top five.

Kentucky 2004
Virginia 1982
Kentucky 1981
Louisville 2003 ( we lost the game 83-78, one of the best games I have ever seen)
Iowa State 2017

Is the Virginia and Louisville game available somewhere on the internet?

I am interested in this too. Anybody have a link somewhere, or personal video you wouldn't mind sharing?

I had DVDs of the Marquette and Louisville games and lost them during a move, would love to get replacements if anyone has them.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/s...117e13841/

(03-17-2020 04:14 PM)blazerjay Wrote:  https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/s...117e13841/

Quote:Once Bartow saw his team go up by five, he went to a weave stall with almost six minutes to go.

lol

(03-17-2020 04:14 PM)blazerjay Wrote:  https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/s...117e13841/

Great team based on the article. If only they went to the final four...

This was an exciting game

https://uabsports.com/news/2008/2/20/Joh...uston.aspx

The UTEP games with AJ, Cam and Davis were quite intense.

The Butler and VCU games. The win over Kentucky at freedom hall, The win at Arizona.

May not have played our best in each but they are memorable to me. Not as old as y’all.

(03-17-2020 07:20 PM)BlazinBham Wrote:  The Butler and VCU games. The win over Kentucky at freedom hall, The win at Arizona.

May not have played our best in each but they are memorable to me. Not as old as y’all.

All great memories

1993 - 58-56 UAB victory over Alabama in the NIT in Tuscaloosa. I was there and won't forget it.

Go Blazers!

(03-17-2020 08:04 PM)zaxuab Wrote:  1993 - 58-56 UAB victory over Alabama in the NIT in Tuscaloosa. I was there and won't forget it.

Go Blazers!

Thank The Blazerman for this.

(03-17-2020 07:13 PM)the_blazerman Wrote:  The UTEP games with AJ, Cam and Davis were quite intense.

Yep!!!

The very satisfying part of that was that Doug Layton had to be there to see it.