Great NCAA Tournament Games

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1. In the 1992 East regional final, Christian Laettner hit the game winning basket from the top of the key with one second left to lift Duke to a 104-103 win. What team was their opponent? North Carolina Kentucky Georgetown UNLV

2. In 1985, Villinova became the worst seed to ever win the NCAA Championship. What was their seeding? 8th 7th 6th 9th

3. In 1990, the highest scoring game in the NCAA tournament at the time was played between Loyola-Marymont and Michigan. What was the total combined points between the two teams? 302 245 283 264

4. In 1975, Indiana went into the Mideast regional final undefeated. They lost the game 92-90. Who was the team that beat them? UCLA Kentucky Seton Hall Kansas

5. In 1974, UCLA had their string of 38 consecutive tournament victories snapped in the national semi-finals. Who was their opponent? Duke North Carolina North Carolina State Indiana

6. In 1996, this team beat UCLA 43-41, holding the Bruins to their lowest total of points in a regulation game in 55 years. Who was the team? Harvard Yale Brown Princeton

7. Arizona held the distinction of being the lowest place in their league and still won the National Championship. Who did they beat to earn this distinction in 1997? UCLA North Carolina Duke Kentucky

8. No team rated a #16 seed has ever beaten a #1 seed. One almost happened in 1997 when Fairfield had a 9-point lead at halftime to let it slip away in the second half. Who was the #1 seed that almost got beat? Kentucky North Carolina Kansas Georgetown

9. In terms of point spreads, the biggest upset ever was when Santa Clara, a #15 seed, beat Arizona, a #2 seed, by the score of 64-61 in 1993. What was the point spread of that particular game? 15 20 25 30

10. UNLV came back from one of the biggest deficits at half time in a regional final, to win by beating Iowa 84-81 in the West Regional final in 1987. How much was the deficit they had to overcome? 14 10 16 12