I have only attended one NCAA tournament game, well, it was a session. My first year at USF, 1983, they held the first games of the Mideast Regional (who doesn't miss the old Mideast Regional?) first and second round, at the Sun Dome. I bought a ticket and got to see two second round games:

(1 regional seed) Kentucky 57 .... (11) Ohio 40

This was the Kentucky team with Sam Bowie and Mel Turpin and Kenny Walker, though Bowie didn't play because he was injured (surprise!). Kentucky dominated the game as expected. They would go on to lose the regional final to Louisville.

(4) Arkansas 78 ..... (5) Purdue 68

This was the game I came to see, and it was a good one. Arkansas was really good that year. They had Alvin Robertson, Darrell Walker, and Joe Kleine, all of whom had long NBA careers. They also ended up losing to Louisville, in the Sweet 16 by two points. They came into the tournament 26-3, with two of those losses coming to the Phi Slamma Jamma Houston team. Purdue had a big guy named "Cross" who was very good as well. Tight game, closer than the final score.

Anyway, I remember it was a great day of hoops for about a $10 ticket, and it was exactly 37 years ago today, March 19, 1983.