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Beautiful. I was a senior in high school and remember watching it on TV.For those who remember this. Enjoy
Well, I would say he was pretty darn good. Definitely one of the best big men ever to play. If memory is correct, UCLA was up by 11 with just under 2 minutes and somehow lost. Plus you will notice there’s no 3 point arc. That was an incredible game and an amazing win. It ended UCLA’s 88 game winning streak. As a side note , most fans don’t realize the win streak also began at ND.My dad always claimed Bill Walton was the best CBB post player he ever watched.
Quite an iconic win.
Incredible.Well, I would say he was pretty darn good. Definitely one of the best big men ever to play. If memory is correct, UCLA was up by 11 with just under 2 minutes and somehow lost. Plus you will notice there’s no 3 point arc. That was an incredible game and an amazing win. It ended UCLA’s 88 game winning streak. As a side note , most fans don’t realize the win streak also began at ND.
UCLA did not lose; they got overconfident and complacent and the Irish got hot and beat themWell, I would say he was pretty darn good. Definitely one of the best big men ever to play. If memory is correct, UCLA was up by 11 with just under 2 minutes and somehow lost. Plus you will notice there’s no 3 point arc. That was an incredible game and an amazing win. It ended UCLA’s 88 game winning streak. As a side note , most fans don’t realize the win streak also began at ND.
Yup i agree with that. But that is why they say “ it ain’t over til it’s over “.UCLA did not lose; they got overconfident and complacent and the Irish got hot and beat them
What kind of person writes this on a Notre Dame sports website?UCLA did not lose; they got overconfident and complacent and the Irish got hot and beat them
Notre Dame lost how is that a win?My dad always claimed Bill Walton was the best CBB post player he ever watched.
Quite an iconic win.
UCLA won in 1974Well, I would say he was pretty darn good. Definitely one of the best big men ever to play. If memory is correct, UCLA was up by 11 with just under 2 minutes and somehow lost. Plus you will notice there’s no 3 point arc. That was an incredible game and an amazing win. It ended UCLA’s 88 game winning streak. As a side note , most fans don’t realize the win streak also began at ND.
I think you fellows are confusing the 1971 game with the 1974 gameSix of this or half dozen of that. No matter how you say it. ND won , UCLA lost. It’s not a “ used car”. It’s a “ pre owned “ vehicle. lol 😂
Your memory is failing youOn New Year's Eve, 1973, I sat in the stands at Tulane Stadium (up in the nosebleeds) and watched ND take down Alabama, 24-23, in a great Sugar Bowl game. The game was iced by the Tom Clements to Robin Weber pass from ND's end zone with a couple of minutes left in the game. It was a night and a game I will never forget. We did some serious partying that night, let me tell you.
Just a few weeks later I sat in the stands at the Athletic & Convocation Center (now the Joyce Center) and watched ND take down UCLA and snap the Bruin's 88-game win streak. Down 11 with 3 minutes left in the game, somehow the Irish pulled a rabbit out of the hat. (And as someone else noted, there were no 3 pointers in those days.) Everyone in the house knew Wooden would draw up a play for Bill Walton to get the last shot, and when Walton's bankshot went off the rim, the ACC went nuts.
Those were memories as a student at ND that I will always take with me. Two different teams coached by giants of the game, Bear Bryant and John Wooden, went down to the Fighting Irish. It was pretty heady stuff for me as a student at ND. I thought South Bend was the center of the sports universe, and for a few magical weeks, it was.
Still brings a smile to my face 50 years later.
I saw both on TV. You were there. I envy you.On New Year's Eve, 1973, I sat in the stands at Tulane Stadium (up in the nosebleeds) and watched ND take down Alabama, 24-23, in a great Sugar Bowl game. The game was iced by the Tom Clements to Robin Weber pass from ND's end zone with a couple of minutes left in the game. It was a night and a game I will never forget. We did some serious partying that night, let me tell you.
Just a few weeks later I sat in the stands at the Athletic & Convocation Center (now the Joyce Center) and watched ND take down UCLA and snap the Bruin's 88-game win streak. Down 11 with 3 minutes left in the game, somehow the Irish pulled a rabbit out of the hat. (And as someone else noted, there were no 3 pointers in those days.) Everyone in the house knew Wooden would draw up a play for Bill Walton to get the last shot, and when Walton's bankshot went off the rim, the ACC went nuts.
Those were memories as a student at ND that I will always take with me. Two different teams coached by giants of the game, Bear Bryant and John Wooden, went down to the Fighting Irish. It was pretty heady stuff for me as a student at ND. I thought South Bend was the center of the sports universe, and for a few magical weeks, it was.
Still brings a smile to my face 50 years later.
Huh? What are you talking about?Your memory is failing you
Notre Dame broke UCLA‘s 88 game win streak on January 23, 1971
Notre Dame lost to UCLA in 1974
Wrong.UCLA won in 1974
UCLA’s 88 game win streak was broken by Notre Dame in 1971
Dec 3, 1973 | Ohio State | 2.02 | W | 76 | 72 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||||||
Dec 6, 1973 | Northwestern | 1.49 | W | 98 | 74 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | ||||||
Dec 8, 1973 | Saint Louis | -3.00 | W | 94 | 65 | 3 | 0 | W 3 | ||||||
Dec 11, 1973 | Indiana (3) | 17.61 | W | 73 | 67 | 4 | 0 | W 4 | ||||||
Dec 20, 1973 | Denver | -7.83 | W | 99 | 59 | 5 | 0 | W 5 | ||||||
Dec 29, 1973 | Kentucky | 7.86 | W | 94 | 79 | 6 | 0 | W 6 | ||||||
Jan 12, 1974 | Xavier | -7.44 | W | 87 | 44 | 7 | 0 | W 7 | ||||||
Jan 15, 1974 | Georgetown | -3.01 | W | 104 | 77 | 8 | 0 | W 8 | ||||||
Jan 19, 1974 | UCLA (1) | 27.49 | W | 71 | 70 | 9 | 0 | W 9 | ||||||
Jan 22, 1974 | Kansas | 13.11 | W | 76 | 74 | 10 | 0 | W 10 | ||||||
Jan 24, 1974 | Saint Francis (PA) | -0.77 | W | 78 | 58 | 11 | 0 | W 11 | ||||||
Jan 26, 1974 | UCLA (2) | Pac-8 | L | 75 | 94 | 12 | 11 | 1 | L 1 | Pauley Pavilion | ||||
Jan 29, 1974 | Marquette (5) | 14.93 | W | 69 | 63 | 12 | 1 | W 1 | ||||||
Jan 31, 1974 | DePaul | 0.12 | W | 101 | 72 | 13 | 1 | W 2 | ||||||
Feb 2, 1974 | Davidson | 3.31 | W | 95 | 84 | 14 | 1 | W 3 | ||||||
Feb 4, 1974 | Michigan State | 4.70 | W | 91 | 89 | 15 | 1 | W 4 | ||||||
Feb 6, 1974 | La Salle | 4.48 | W | 98 | 78 | 16 | 1 | W 5 | ||||||
Feb 9, 1974 | Duke | 5.51 | W | 87 | 68 | 17 | 1 | W 6 | ||||||
Feb 14, 1974 | Fordham | -4.88 | W | 79 | 69 | 18 | 1 | W 7 | ||||||
Feb 16, 1974 | South Carolina (14) | 13.42 | W | 72 | 68 | 19 | 1 | W 8 | ||||||
Feb 18, 1974 | Western Michigan | 0.94 | W | 85 | 68 | 20 | 1 | W 9 | ||||||
Feb 23, 1974 | West Virginia | 0.13 | W | 108 | 80 | 21 | 1 | W 10 | ||||||
Feb 26, 1974 | Ball State | -4.77 | W | 93 | 69 | 22 | 1 | W 11 | ||||||
Mar 2, 1974 | Villanova | -6.08 | W | 115 | 85 | 23 | 1 | W 12 | ||||||
Mon, Mar 4, 1974 | Dayton | 7.99 | L | 82 | 97 | 23 | 2 | L 1 | ||||||
Sat, Mar 9, 1974 | Austin Peay | 0.25 | W | 108 | 66 | 24 | 2 | W 1 | ||||||
Thu, Mar 14, 1974 | Michigan (12) | 14.75 | L | 68 | 77 | 24 | 3 | L 1 | ||||||
Sat, Mar 16, 1974 | Vanderbilt (6) | 11.16 | W | 118 | 88 | 25 | 3 | W 1 |
G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | SRS | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | Arena | ||
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Dec 1, 1970 | Michigan | W | 94 | 81 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |||||||
Dec 5, 1970 | South Carolina (2) | L | 82 | 85 | 1 | 1 | L 1 | |||||||
Dec 10, 1970 | Northwestern | W | 94 | 88 | 2 | 1 | W 1 | |||||||
Dec 12, 1970 | Saint Louis | W | 68 | 67 | 3 | 1 | W 2 | |||||||
Dec 15, 1970 | Indiana (13) | L | 103 | 106 | 3 | 2 | L 1 | |||||||
Dec 29, 1970 | Kentucky (8) | W | 99 | 92 | 4 | 2 | W 1 | |||||||
Dec 31, 1970 | Santa Clara | W | 85 | 83 | 5 | 2 | W 2 | |||||||
Jan 2, 1971 | Minnesota | W | 97 | 73 | 6 | 2 | W 3 | |||||||
Jan 10, 1971 | Air Force | W | 75 | 71 | 7 | 2 | W 4 | |||||||
Jan 12, 1971 | Marquette (2) | L | 66 | 71 | 7 | 3 | L 1 | |||||||
Jan 14, 1971 | Detroit Mercy | W | 93 | 79 | 8 | 3 | W 1 | |||||||
Jan 18, 1971 | Duquesne | L | 78 | 81 | 8 | 4 | L 1 | |||||||
Jan 23, 1971 | UCLA (1) | Pac-8 | W | 89 | 82 | 9 | 4 | W 1 | Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center | |||||
Jan 26, 1971 | Michigan State | W | 104 | 80 | 10 | 4 | W 2 | |||||||
Jan 30, 1971 | Illinois (18) | L | 66 | 69 | 10 | 5 | L 1 | |||||||
Feb 6, 1971 | Creighton | W | 102 | 91 | 11 | 5 | W 1 | |||||||
Feb 8, 1971 | Butler | W | 93 | 81 | 12 | 5 | W 2 | |||||||
Feb 11, 1971 | Villanova (18) | L | 81 | 99 | 12 | 6 | L 1 | |||||||
Feb 13, 1971 | DePaul | W | 107 | 76 | 13 | 6 | W 1 | |||||||
Feb 18, 1971 | Fordham (18) | L | 88 | 94 | 13 | 7 | L 1 | |||||||
Feb 20, 1971 | West Virginia | W | 107 | 98 | 14 | 7 | W 1 | |||||||
Feb 23, 1971 | New York University | W | 106 | 68 | 15 | 7 | W 2 | |||||||
Feb 27, 1971 | St. John's (NY) | W | 92 | 79 | 16 | 7 | W 3 | |||||||
Mar 1, 1971 | Dayton | W | 83 | 82 | 17 | 7 | W 4 | |||||||
Mar 4, 1971 | Western Michigan | W | 110 | 79 | 18 | 7 | W 5 | |||||||
Mar 13, 1971 | TCU | W | 102 | 94 | 19 | 7 | W 6 | |||||||
Mar 18, 1971 | Drake (18) | L | 72 | 79 | OT | 19 | 8 | L 1 | ||||||
Mar 20, 1971 | Houston (14) | L | 106 | 119 | 19 | 9 | L 2 |
Pat it was January 19th 1974 that the Irish won 71-70 and ended the 88 game win streakI think you fellows are confusing the 1971 game with the 1974 game
AP Poll Summary
Dec 3, 1973 Ohio State 2.02 W 76 72 1 0 W 1 Dec 6, 1973 Northwestern 1.49 W 98 74 2 0 W 2 Dec 8, 1973 Saint Louis -3.00 W 94 65 3 0 W 3 Dec 11, 1973 Indiana (3) 17.61 W 73 67 4 0 W 4 Dec 20, 1973 Denver -7.83 W 99 59 5 0 W 5 Dec 29, 1973 Kentucky 7.86 W 94 79 6 0 W 6 Jan 12, 1974 Xavier -7.44 W 87 44 7 0 W 7 Jan 15, 1974 Georgetown -3.01 W 104 77 8 0 W 8 Jan 19, 1974 UCLA (1) 27.49 W 71 70 9 0 W 9 Jan 22, 1974 Kansas 13.11 W 76 74 10 0 W 10 Jan 24, 1974 Saint Francis (PA) -0.77 W 78 58 11 0 W 11 Jan 26, 1974 UCLA (2) Pac-8 L 75 94 12 11 1 L 1 Pauley Pavilion Jan 29, 1974 Marquette (5) 14.93 W 69 63 12 1 W 1 Jan 31, 1974 DePaul 0.12 W 101 72 13 1 W 2 Feb 2, 1974 Davidson 3.31 W 95 84 14 1 W 3 Feb 4, 1974 Michigan State 4.70 W 91 89 15 1 W 4 Feb 6, 1974 La Salle 4.48 W 98 78 16 1 W 5 Feb 9, 1974 Duke 5.51 W 87 68 17 1 W 6 Feb 14, 1974 Fordham -4.88 W 79 69 18 1 W 7 Feb 16, 1974 South Carolina (14) 13.42 W 72 68 19 1 W 8 Feb 18, 1974 Western Michigan 0.94 W 85 68 20 1 W 9 Feb 23, 1974 West Virginia 0.13 W 108 80 21 1 W 10 Feb 26, 1974 Ball State -4.77 W 93 69 22 1 W 11 Mar 2, 1974 Villanova -6.08 W 115 85 23 1 W 12 Mon, Mar 4, 1974 Dayton 7.99 L 82 97 23 2 L 1 Sat, Mar 9, 1974 Austin Peay 0.25 W 108 66 24 2 W 1 Thu, Mar 14, 1974 Michigan (12) 14.75 L 68 77 24 3 L 1 Sat, Mar 16, 1974 Vanderbilt (6) 11.16 W 118 88 25 3 W 1
Wow I know you have a mental problem but let me try and ease your pain:What kind of person writes this on a Notre Dame sports website?
A loser. Or a troll.
Both.
Or 2.Walton seemed to rush that last shot, but I guess you could argue it gave them a chance for a putback.
Loser.Wow I know you have a mental problem but let me try and ease your pain:
UCLA controlled most of the game; ;they got like many teams do, complacent with a big lead late in the game and relaxed a little. Notre Dame, instead of just taking the loss, got energized and went on a roll and the momentum and the crowd propelled them to the win. So they BEAT UCLA, its not like UCLA missed a last second shot or something like that. a team came back and beat them. They did not lose.
and by the way Wooden agreed.
.....always certain.....seldom right....I think you fellows are confusing the 1971 game with the 1974 game
Considering I was sitting in the student section on January 19, 1974 when ND stopped UCLAs 88 game win streak I can unequivocally say YOU’RE A MORON!Your memory is failing you
Notre Dame broke UCLA‘s 88 game win streak on January 23, 1971
Notre Dame lost to UCLA in 1974
OK. Thanks.In November 1971, the decision to admit undergraduate women to Notre Dame became official. Less than a year later, in the fall of 1972, 325 young women -- 125 freshmen and 200 transfers at the sophomore, junior, and even senior levels -- walked onto campus.
No wonder the boys were fired up to play!!
Notre Dame won; that’s why we remember the game. But it is also kind of hard to say UCLA didn’t lose when they had an 11-pt lead with 3 minutes left and didn’t score another point.UCLA did not lose; they got overconfident and complacent and the Irish got hot and beat them
And I believe UCLA broke San Francisco’s then record 60-game streak at ND.Exactly. Did you read this carefully? It proves my point. ND beat UCLA on 1/19/74 in South Bend. That was the game that snapped UCLA's 88-game winning streak. A few weeks later ND lost to UCLA in Pauley Pavillion, 94-75. For much of the 1970s (and maybe longer, but I don't recall) ND played UCLA in a home-and-home every year.
The 1971 game, which you are confusing with the 1974 game when ND beat UCLA at the ACC, was Digger Phelps first big win as ND's bball coach. I wasn't a student at ND then, so I wasn't there. I have a vague memory of watching it on TV. The great Austin Carr scored 46 in that game. As others have pointed out, that would be the last time UCLA lost until the January 19. 1974 game.
Walton had suffered a very serious back injury just a game or two before the ND game, so I'm guessing he wasn't at his best -- although I don't remember anything but the last couple of minutes, which I've seen over and over for many years now.My dad always claimed Bill Walton was the best CBB post player he ever watched.
Quite an iconic win.
What? Score said they lost and Walton choked down the wire. Don’t be a Debby downerUCLA did not lose; they got overconfident and complacent and the Irish got hot and beat them
Carr was awesomeAnd I believe UCLA broke San Francisco’s then record 60-game streak at ND.
You people are so stupidWhat? Score said they lost and Walton choked down the wire. Don’t be a Debby downer
It dramatically changed the culture and I’m not so sure it was for the betterIn November 1971, the decision to admit undergraduate women to Notre Dame became official. Less than a year later, in the fall of 1972, 325 young women -- 125 freshmen and 200 transfers at the sophomore, junior, and even senior levels -- walked onto campus.
No wonder the boys were fired up to play!!