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853:, where he was taught to always catch the basketball with both hands. If Whittenburg had not attempted to do so in this case, Anders may have gotten the steal and a game-winning breakaway layup. In college basketball at the time, the game clock continued to run after a made field goal, and the Wolfpack likely would not have had time even to inbound the ball. As it was, Anders knocked the ball out of Whittenburg's hands, but Whittenburg quickly regained control.
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865:. Charles took advantage of the indecision by Olajuwon and went up for the air ball, then in one motion scored the go-ahead points with a two-handed tip-in dunk. The final two seconds ticked off the clock before Houston could inbound the ball, and with that the game ended and the Wolfpack were the national champions.
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and began passing the ball around just to keep the
Cougars from stealing it. Houston nearly got the turnover it was looking for when Whittenburg made an errant pass to Gannon that Drexler nearly came away with before the sophomore regained control of the ball. The ball eventually wound up in the hands of guard
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decided that in order to protect the lead and
Olajuwon's health at the same time, the Cougars slowed the game down. This enabled the Wolfpack to return to their standby strategy of extending the game. Houston's free throw shooting was very suspect entering the game (60.9% on the season), which worked
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Trying to keep the ball moving, as he had been double teamed as soon as he received the pass, Bailey looked back toward
Whittenburg, who was approximately thirty feet away from the hoop near midcourt. Bailey threw what Whittenburg would later call a "poor fundamental" overhanded pass which Houston's
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Houston needed a defensive stop so they could get another chance to close out the game. Lewis decided to move from the man-to-man defense his team had been running the whole game to a half court zone trap defense. The
Wolfpack, who were not expecting the defensive adjustment, were forced to deviate
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On what would be the last
Houston possession, Valvano called for his players to back off and let freshman guard Alvin Franklin bring the ball up the court and stand by while Houston passed the ball around before they committed their foul. Valvano's strategy was to foul Franklin once he got the ball
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The clock, meanwhile, had ticked down to five seconds and
Whittenburg was still standing a significant distance from the goal. Once he regained control, Whittenburg turned and launched a desperation shot to try and win the game for NC State. The shot's trajectory took it to the front of the basket
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The move was largely psychological, according to
Whittenburg. Since Franklin was the youngest player on the Houston squad, everyone on the NC State side felt he could not handle the pressure of the moment with a potential championship at stake. The theory proved correct as Franklin missed the free
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Houston was ranked #14 in the AP poll to open the season, and fell to 5–2 after a 72–63 loss to #1 Virginia in Tokyo on
December 16, 1982. The Cougars then ran off a 26-game winning streak, capturing the #1 ranking in the process, that was capped by a 94–81 victory over #2 Louisville to advance to
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Wolfpack sputtered to a 9–7 record after losing at Maryland on January 29. Three close victories in the ACC Tournament saved NC State from missing the NCAA Tournament altogether. Three of the team's four victories on the road to the Final Four
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drew a controversial charging foul against
Drexler to put him at four and leave him one foul away from disqualification; replays showed, and Drexler maintained later, that Gannon had appeared to grab Drexler's legs and pull him down with him and thus should have been called for a defensive foul.
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In the second half, the Cougars came out with a second wind and established control of the game, eventually taking a seven-point lead at 52–45. Since the game was played in Albuquerque, players had to deal with the city's mile-high altitude. The Cougars' star center,
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four first-half fouls, Houston trailed NC State at the end of the first half, 33–25. Houston opened the second half with a 17–2 run to seize a seven-point lead, 42–35. But NC State kept the game close, as Houston's star center
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left the game multiple times to receive oxygen, leading the Cougars to slow the pace of the game in order to protect the lead. Tied at 52 with 44 seconds remaining, NC State held the ball for a final shot attempt. Houston's
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as he collected 41 points, 40 rebounds, and 15 blocked shots in the Final Four alone. To date, this remains the last time a player from the losing team was named Most Outstanding Player.
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NC State's magical, improbable postseason run and national championship win, highlighted by Charles' game-winning dunk, remain a legendary representation of
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came by one or two points. The Wolfpack trailed with a minute or less to play in six of their eight postseason games before this game.
845:, guarding Whittenburg on the play, was in position to steal. At this point, Whittenburg hearkened back to his high school days with
879:, when they defeated the Marquette Warriors. The Wolfpack became the first team to win the NCAA Tournament with at least 10 losses.
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to the Trail Blazers for him in the middle of the season, and he helped lead the Rockets to a second straight NBA championship.
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narrowly missed stealing the ball as the clock ticked down. After gathering the deflected ball nearly 30 feet from the basket,
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to catch the ball and dunk it for the 54–52 victory. One of the indelible images in tournament history is of winning coach
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that called for the team to pass him the ball with ten seconds left on the clock so he could take the final shot.
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greatly in NC State's favor as they were able to rally back and even the score at 52 in the final two minutes.
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NC State led at halftime by a score of 33–25. Houston was hampered by foul trouble that plagued star
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launched a desperation shot that fell short of the rim. Olajuwon hesitated in fear of a
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1933:"The slipper fits fine for N.C. State as Wolfpack stuns Houston for NCAA title, 54-52"
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890:. In 1995, he returned to Houston and rejoined Olajuwon after the defending champion
1879:"Ultimate Tournament Moments: Jim Valvano and N.C. State's upset of Houston in 1983"
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Valvano called timeout with 44 seconds left and drew up a play for senior guard
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with a year of eligibility remaining and was selected 14th overall by the
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You can see the time. Whittenburg...oh that's a long ways. It's there!
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back, and Whittenburg did exactly that with 1:05 left in regulation.
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running onto the court after the game ended looking for Whittenburg.
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They've got to drive to the basket, it's down to seven seconds.
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It also marked Drexler's final college game, as he entered the
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and paired top-ranked, #1 seed Midwest Regional Champions, the
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NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament championship games
377:, and sixteenth-ranked, #6 seed West Regional Champions, the
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1983 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game
1851:"State of shock: 25 years later, NC State miracle lives on"
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NC State Wolfpack men's basketball 1982–83 NCAA champions
355:
1983 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game
903:
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NCAA Division I men's basketball championship games
1705:
875:It was NC State's second NCAA championship. Their
608: Players selected in the 1983 NBA draft
32:1983 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
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359:1983 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
2656:1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
1907:"NC State vs. Houston Box Score, April 4, 1983"
805:With Olajuwon on the bench, Houston head coach
436:1982–83 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team
363:1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
2681:Sports competitions in Albuquerque, New Mexico
361:. It determined the national champion for the
2691:April 1983 sports events in the United States
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1660:
1632:
1509:
1481:
1453:
1425:
1143:
1115:
1087:
1020:
992:
964:
936:
818:throw, and the Wolfpack grabbed the rebound.
478:1982–83 Houston Cougars men's basketball team
2676:College basketball tournaments in New Mexico
1986:"N.C. STATE WINS TITLE ON FINAL-SECOND DUNK"
1604:
1576:
1537:
1048:
857:where Olajuwon was covering Wolfpack center
365:. The game was played on April 4, 1983, at
2012:
833:, who gave it to forward and fellow senior
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2526:
2060:
2046:
1961:"1982-83 Houston Cougars Roster and Stats"
1828:National Collegiate Athletic Association
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1200:
14:
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1243:
39:1983 NCAA Tournament Championship Game
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2041:
2013:Kirkpatrick, Curry (April 11, 1983).
868:Despite the loss, Olajuwon was named
504:(MW1) Houston 94, (ME1) Louisville 81
1257:
1214:
429:
1758:
510:
448:(6) NC State 69, (11) Pepperdine 67
24:
2671:NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
1746:calling Charles' game-winning dunk
471:
25:
2702:
465:(W6) NC State 67, (E4) Georgia 60
2666:Houston Cougars men's basketball
1706:Broadcast call on the final shot
1405:
1256:
1249:
1242:
1235:
1213:
1206:
1199:
1192:
916:
496:(1) Houston 89, (3) Villanova 71
483:the National Championship Game.
457:(6) NC State 63, (1) Virginia 62
2006:
1795:"Midnight Nears for N.C. State"
1410:
1278:
921:
622:
490:(1) Houston 60, (8) Maryland 50
424:
173:
1978:
1953:
1925:
1899:
1871:
1843:
1815:
1787:
1400:
911:
877:first championship was in 1974
493:(1) Houston 70, (4) Memphis 63
13:
1:
1751:
454:(6) NC State 75, (10) Utah 56
2686:1983 in sports in New Mexico
851:DeMatha Catholic High School
451:(6) NC State 71, (3) UNLV 70
7:
10:
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674:, #MW1 Houston Cougars 52
475:
433:
357:was the final game of the
45:National championship game
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1687:
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907:
777:, Paul Housman, Joe Forte
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562:
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282:, Paul Housman, Joe Forte
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1080:
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610:(number indicates round)
763:Albuquerque, New Mexico
371:Albuquerque, New Mexico
242:Albuquerque, New Mexico
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888:Portland Trail Blazers
27:NC State 54–52 Houston
2015:"State Had the Stuff"
1773:. 2009. p. 905.
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669:#W6 NC State Wolfpack
1938:New York Daily News
1856:New York Daily News
1800:The Washington Post
40:
2569:Dereck Whittenburg
2020:Sports Illustrated
1991:The New York Times
1033:Dereck Whittenburg
823:Dereck Whittenburg
544:Dereck Whittenburg
400:Dereck Whittenburg
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2644:
2639:
2630:Assistant coach
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2621:
2611:
2603:
2593:Lorenzo Charles
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2511:
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2069:
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2007:
1997:
1995:
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1983:
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1958:
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1944:
1942:
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1930:
1926:
1916:
1914:
1913:. April 4, 1983
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1904:
1900:
1890:
1888:
1877:
1876:
1872:
1862:
1860:
1849:
1848:
1844:
1834:
1832:
1831:. March 9, 2015
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1820:
1816:
1806:
1804:
1803:. April 4, 1983
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1781:
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1763:
1759:
1754:
1748:
1734:
1720:
1715:
1708:
1274:
1268:
1267:
1262:
1261:
1254:
1250:
1247:
1240:
1236:
1227:
1226:
1222:
1219:
1218:
1211:
1207:
1204:
1197:
1193:
949:Lorenzo Charles
859:Lorenzo Charles
837:in the corner.
800:Hakeem Olajuwon
783:
778:
770:
765:
744:
741:Hakeem Olajuwon
736:
733:Hakeem Olajuwon
714:
703:
659:
646:
635:
625:
617:
607:
606:
600:Hakeem Olajuwon
559:Lorenzo Charles
538:Alvin Franklin
513:
480:
474:
472:Houston Cougars
438:
432:
427:
408:Lorenzo Charles
406:call, allowing
391:Hakeem Olajuwon
386:Clyde Drexler's
375:Houston Cougars
347:
346:
340:
321:
254:Hakeem Olajuwon
207:Houston Cougars
164:
140:
103:
96:
61:Houston Cougars
34:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
2704:
2694:
2693:
2688:
2683:
2678:
2673:
2668:
2663:
2658:
2641:
2640:
2638:
2637:
2635:Tom Abatemarco
2632:
2626:
2623:
2622:
2620:
2619:
2614:
2608:
2605:
2604:
2602:
2601:
2599:Cozell McQueen
2595:
2589:
2583:
2577:
2571:
2565:
2558:
2555:
2554:
2545:
2544:
2537:
2530:
2522:
2513:
2512:
2510:
2509:
2504:
2499:
2494:
2489:
2484:
2479:
2474:
2469:
2464:
2459:
2454:
2449:
2444:
2439:
2434:
2429:
2424:
2419:
2414:
2409:
2404:
2399:
2394:
2389:
2384:
2379:
2374:
2369:
2364:
2359:
2354:
2349:
2344:
2339:
2334:
2329:
2324:
2319:
2314:
2309:
2304:
2299:
2294:
2289:
2284:
2279:
2274:
2269:
2264:
2259:
2254:
2249:
2244:
2239:
2234:
2229:
2224:
2219:
2214:
2209:
2204:
2199:
2194:
2189:
2184:
2179:
2174:
2169:
2164:
2159:
2154:
2149:
2144:
2139:
2134:
2129:
2124:
2119:
2114:
2109:
2104:
2099:
2094:
2089:
2084:
2078:
2075:
2074:
2065:
2064:
2057:
2050:
2042:
2034:
2033:
2005:
1977:
1952:
1924:
1898:
1870:
1842:
1814:
1786:
1779:
1756:
1755:
1753:
1750:
1732:
1707:
1704:
1701:
1700:
1697:
1696:
1690:
1689:
1685:
1684:
1681:
1678:
1675:
1670:
1665:
1657:
1656:
1653:
1650:
1647:
1645:Bryan Williams
1642:
1637:
1629:
1628:
1625:
1622:
1619:
1614:
1609:
1601:
1600:
1597:
1594:
1591:
1586:
1581:
1573:
1572:
1570:
1568:
1566:
1562:
1561:
1558:
1555:
1552:
1550:Akeem Olajuwon
1547:
1542:
1534:
1533:
1530:
1527:
1524:
1522:Alvin Franklin
1519:
1514:
1506:
1505:
1502:
1499:
1496:
1491:
1486:
1478:
1477:
1474:
1471:
1468:
1466:Larry Micheaux
1463:
1458:
1450:
1449:
1446:
1443:
1440:
1435:
1430:
1422:
1421:
1419:
1417:
1414:
1413:
1408:
1403:
1398:
1391:
1388:
1387:
1384:
1381:
1377:
1376:
1373:
1370:
1366:
1365:
1362:
1359:
1355:
1354:
1351:
1348:
1344:
1343:
1340:
1337:
1333:
1332:
1329:
1328:Total rebounds
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1322:
1321:
1318:
1313:
1309:
1308:
1305:
1300:
1296:
1295:
1293:
1290:
1289:
1286:
1283:
1270:
1269:
1263:
1255:
1248:
1241:
1234:
1233:
1232:
1230:
1228:
1220:
1212:
1205:
1198:
1191:
1190:
1189:
1183:
1180:
1179:
1173:
1172:
1168:
1167:
1164:
1161:
1158:
1153:
1148:
1140:
1139:
1136:
1133:
1130:
1125:
1120:
1112:
1111:
1108:
1105:
1102:
1097:
1092:
1084:
1083:
1081:
1079:
1077:
1073:
1072:
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1744:Billy Packer
1730:On the dunk!
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1688:Head coach:
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1617:Benny Anders
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1320:10/19 (53%)
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280:Hank Nichols
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2581:Sidney Lowe
2575:Ernie Myers
1917:January 16,
1823:"Dream run"
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1589:Reid Gettys
1316:Free throws
1303:Field goals
1299:23/59 (39%)
1177:Jim Valvano
1156:Ernie Myers
1005:Sidney Lowe
896:Otis Thorpe
863:goaltending
831:Sidney Lowe
767:Attendance:
722:Sidney Lowe
530:Sidney Lowe
501:Final Four
462:Final Four
412:Jim Valvano
404:goaltending
384:Hobbled by
318:Gary Bender
102:Head coach:
98:Jim Valvano
95:Head coach:
2650:Categories
2612:Head coach
1752:References
1312:8/11 (73%)
1285:Statistics
314:Announcers
287:Attendance
30:See also:
2026:March 18,
1998:March 18,
1970:March 18,
1945:March 18,
1891:March 18,
1863:March 18,
1835:March 18,
1807:March 18,
1694:Guy Lewis
1673:Dave Rose
1565:Reserves:
1397:Starters:
1350:Turnovers
1076:Reserves:
908:Starters:
807:Guy Lewis
772:Referees:
657:Box Score
105:Guy Lewis
1733:—
1724:OHHHHH!
1288:Houston
1282:NC State
1223:NC State
685:–25, 21–
524:Houston
521:Position
518:NC State
487:Midwest
275:Referees
265:Favorite
182:2nd half
179:1st half
1722:Packer:
1717:Bender:
1712:Packer:
1339:Assists
1265:Houston
894:traded
892:Rockets
759:The Pit
645:April 4
367:The Pit
325:(color)
304:Network
258:Houston
238:The Pit
156:Coaches
132:Coaches
79:(25–10)
1777:
1372:Blocks
1361:Steals
769:17,327
618:Source
290:17,327
82:(31–2)
1383:Fouls
746:Asts:
738:Rebs:
445:West
234:Venue
185:Total
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1947:2018
1919:2023
1893:2018
1865:2018
1837:2018
1809:2018
1775:ISBN
1742:and
730:Pts:
717:Asts
706:Rebs
353:The
343:1984
338:1982
226:Date
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2591:43
2585:41
2579:35
2573:31
2567:25
2561:24
1736:CBS
1621:10
1606:G/F
1578:G/F
1557:18
1554:20
1455:F/C
1411:Ast
1406:Reb
1401:Pts
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1353:13
1331:43
1068:12
1037:14
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633:CBS
369:in
308:CBS
249:MVP
73:SWC
68:ACC
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