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quit the team. Wooden had benched him after 11 minutes, and he never re-entered the game. Upset with Wooden's public comments implying that he did not want back into the game, Lacy quit the team. "I've never enjoyed playing for that man," Lacy said of Wooden after quitting. In 2008, Wooden stated,
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into the game by explaining how great it would be for college basketball. Nance put advertisements in the Cougar football programs touting the game as the "Game of the
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for its first basketball game. Each school received $ 125,000 for the game, four times the 1968 NCAA tournament payout of $ 31,781.
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depicted the game, with Hayes shooting over Alcindor. Alcindor—who had sustained an eye injury at a game against
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Neither Houston nor UCLA lost another game for the remainder of the regular season. The teams met again in the
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semifinals, with the then-No. 2 ranked Bruins winning 101–69 against the No. 1 Cougars. Assistant coach
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1099:The Game of the Century: Looking back 40 years
3178:College basketball games in the United States
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783:Kirkpatrick, Curry (November 30, 1970).
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974:"Players & Legends | Hall of Fame"
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1114:. Houston Chronicle, January 20, 1988
1107:. Houston Chronicle, January 20, 1988
1055:Einhorn, Eddie; Ron Rapaport (2006).
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811:"Bruin cage star Lacey quits in huff"
717:Robyn Norwood - Game of the Century.
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1063:. Chicago, Illinois: Triumph Books.
1840:Health and Physical Education Arena
926:Littlefield, Bill (April 2, 2016).
760:Norwood, Robyn (January 19, 2008).
630:Robertson, Dale (August 13, 2016).
429:, who was unguarded in the corner.
282:played on January 20, 1968, at the
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857:. Pasadena, California. p. 15
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1135:Texas Archive of the Moving Image
1131:Game of the Century retrospective
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772:from the original on May 6, 2014.
673:Wizig, Jerry (January 20, 1988).
381:Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
375:that TVS use Enberg, the Bruins'
3168:Houston Cougars men's basketball
1801:Houston Cougars men's basketball
1710:West Coast Conference tournament
1665:Patriot League Tournament Finals
1615:Horizon League Tournament Finals
1171:College basketball on television
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883:Gasaway, John (June 7, 2010).
809:AP Report (January 29, 1968).
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1560:Atlantic 10 Tournament Finals
1003:College Basketball Experience
978:College Basketball Experience
963:. NCAA Video, January 9, 2015
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2408:UCLA Bruins men's basketball
1660:Pacific-12 Tournament Finals
1625:McDonald's All-American Game
1286:Specialty broadcast partners
1240:Secondary broadcast partners
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1685:Southwest Tournament Finals
1680:Southland Tournament Finals
1575:Big Eight tournament Finals
865:– via Newspapers.com.
389:The first half between the
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1700:Sun Belt Tournament Finals
1570:Big East tournament Finals
1178:Current broadcast partners
851:"Bruins Hope Norman Stays"
464:The January 1968 cover of
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1024:"CBS renews NCAA B'ball"
999:"Coaches | Hall of Fame"
495:North Carolina Tar Heels
344:talked Bruin head coach
304:Division I championships
274:(NCAA) game between the
3183:1968 in sports in Texas
1497:Commentators by network
1473:Thursday Night Showcase
885:"John Wooden's Century"
294:" television coverage.
21:The Game of the Century
3193:TVS Television Network
2511:UCLA High Post Offense
2443:(1959–1965; 2011–2012)
2431:(alternate; 1949–1959)
2429:Pan-Pacific Auditorium
1620:MAAC Tournament Finals
1555:ASUN Tournament Finals
1267:Stadium College Sports
914:Einhorn, Rapaport 2006
656:Einhorn, Rapaport 2006
615:Einhorn, Rapaport 2006
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377:play-by-play announcer
357:TVS Television Network
237:TVS Television Network
3198:Basketball in Houston
1736:"Game of the Century"
1705:WAC Tournament Finals
1670:SEC Tournament Finals
1545:ACC Tournament Finals
1540:AAC Tournament Finals
1533:Broadcasters by event
1480:Wednesday Night Hoops
889:Basketball Prospectus
839:, March 23, 1968; A1;
762:"Game of the Century"
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1816:Sam Houston Coliseum
1133:(1982) from KPRC-TV
1030:. November 18, 1999.
502:1971 NCAA Tournament
487:1968 NCAA Tournament
355:package through the
320:1967 NCAA Tournament
19:For other uses, see
2547:Statistical leaders
2506:Game of the Century
1926:Statistical leaders
1888:Game of the Century
1590:Big West tournament
1487:Fox Primetime Hoops
698:link at Latimes.com
685:on October 4, 2012.
563:Nguyen, Thuc Nhi -
512:. Eventually, most
510:Louisiana Superdome
268:Game of the Century
30:
27:Game of the Century
2494:Culture & lore
2435:Venice High School
1871:Culture & lore
1822:Jeppesen Gymnasium
1750:One Shining Moment
1740:Mega March Madness
1715:Women's Final Four
1452:Saturday Primetime
1252:CBS Sports Network
1094:, January 21, 1968
1087:, January 21, 1968
1078:Sports Illustrated
789:Sports Illustrated
721:, January 20, 1998
467:Sports Illustrated
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29:College Basketball
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1828:Delmar Fieldhouse
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1344:Lincoln Financial
1257:Next Level Sports
1092:Los Angeles Times
1085:Houston Chronicle
837:Los Angeles Times
815:The Press-Courier
766:Los Angeles Times
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679:Houston Chronicle
636:Houston Chronicle
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1600:CIT Finals
1595:CBI Finals
1424:Big Monday
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444:Houston's
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414:reserve
391:AP Poll
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298:History
233:Network
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202:Venue
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1857:Rice
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1065:ISBN
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