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Wikipedia recap : In 1985, under the direction of coach Rollie Massimino, the men’s basketball team completed one of the most surprising runs in NCAA tournament history by winning the national championship in the first year of the 64-team field. The eighth-seeded Wildcats beat Dayton (at Dayton), then upset top-seeded Michigan, Maryland and second-seeded North Carolina to win the Southeast Regional en route to the Final Four in Lexington, Kentucky. After defeating 2-seed Memphis State in the national semifinals, Villanova met defending champion and ten-point-favorite Georgetown, led by Patrick Ewing, in the title game. Top-seeded Georgetown had beaten conference rival Villanova twice during the regular season, and had reached the title game with tenacious defense, which gave up less than 40% of their opponents’ shots from the field in both the regular season and the postseason. But in perhaps the greatest shooting performance in NCAA history, the Wildcats went 22-of-28 from the field to convert a blistering 78.6% of their shots, including a second half where they missed only one basket. The Hoyas hung tough, converting 55% of their 53 attempts, but were unable to overcome the astounding shooting performance as Villanova won 66-64 to claim the NCAA championship. The Wildcat squad remains the only eight-seed and the lowest overall seed in tournament history to win the championship, and their overall team shooting percentage remains an NCAA tournament record for a single …
DougieBaller
/ January 18, 2013THE biggest upset in NCAA Basketball History
Annette Roper
/ January 18, 2013This is what I love about You Tube. Being able to take a trip down memory lane to revisit one of the most spectacular victories in the history of NCAA basketball. Georgetown had this arrogance that I found intolerable. I’m sure that arrogance led to complacency & it ultimately cost them.
James Wroblewski
/ January 18, 2013Holy Crap stop saying stuff about how unfair it was for Georgetown and how Villanova got lucky just shut it, if anything Villanova had it unfair! they were the underdog. They were the ones predicted to lose, and they were the ones who pulled off the UPSET fair and square alright jeez
cbaldwinjr
/ January 18, 2013I agree that there may have been some anti-G’Town sentiment, but in reality, they only had three title capable teams (‘82, ‘84, and ‘86). MAYBE the team in ‘91 that lost to UNLV with Mutombo and Mourning. That’s really it
sketto
/ January 18, 2013Georgetown refused to take the short jumpers they were being given all night. Villanova was backed way down into the paint, but G’town just wouldn’t shoot.
abankse83
/ January 18, 2013hahaha that halftime muzak sounds like something one would hear off of an old softcore porn. lol
redskins2k
/ January 18, 2013a lot of racist crap went on back then, the refs were always against john thompson and georgetown in title games. John was not afraid to say what he felt, and it cost him titles.
Gunntros
/ January 18, 2013i don’t think you understand what cocaine does to you, he shouldn’t have used it but it doesn’t make you a machine, it makes you play worse and crash. Also i don’t think he started snorting or shooting up on the sidelines or on the bench during the games. The main thing to be worried about with cocaine use is the long term effects on a person.
Matt Copeland
/ January 18, 2013nova nation
TheGatorfan93
/ January 18, 2013Gary mcclain took a cue from aaron pryor,cheated using illegal drugs.Massimino knew,Ncaa?Does nothing,nice.But no,you can’t put a black eye on one of the big marketing tools during march madness.Bad for business,dollars always the dollars.
nova1mike
/ January 18, 2013knowing this makes this win that much sweeter- even after all this time.
Nova never got the respect they deserved. They beat G-Town in 84 in double OT at the Cap Centre! They did manage to beat Ewing a couple times during his college career.
southplnk
/ January 18, 2013almost 26 years & i still am sick over this
Rik Schneider
/ January 18, 2013One of the biggest upsets in NCAA Basketball History
icemanimal
/ January 18, 2013worst narrator ever!!!
pretorious700
/ January 18, 2013apparently you’ve never used coke
DerrickWashington24
/ January 18, 2013too bad the coke did not help out his endurance…he wasn’t a cheater, he was young immature and stupid
wiryvocation54
/ January 18, 2013we are a group of 4 college students – dedicated Kentucky fans – please take 3 minutes to support our effort BigBlueNCAAChamps -dot – com
TheGatorfan93
/ January 18, 2013gary mcclain=cheating son of a bitch,used coke to keep his endurance
bruce davis
/ January 18, 2013I remember i was a freshmen at texas tech when this happened there were 20 guys packed in our dorm room man we went crazy never seen nothing like it since everyone on the tt campus was going crazy we hated georgetown
derkommissar1917
/ January 18, 2013@SyrenniaLestrange: Villanova had already taken care of UNC before they got to the Final Four. And what more could you want in a national championship game than this one?
theendlesssummer64
/ January 18, 2013Georgetown was such a classless team that night. That cheap shot at the end of the half and when they pulled down the Nova player from behind. Then Ewing after the game just couldn’t believe they lost. To all the Nova fans, my friends and I were sitting at the bar at Kelly’s that night(a night we will never forget!!!)
BRYANMEARS1975
/ January 18, 2013i was 9 years old when this game took place in 1985
kubrickfan21
/ January 18, 2013Dirty as hell?why because some scrub back up center shoves williams from behind and he retalites he’s dirty?On the documentary the coward says ”oh he shoved me then ran away”.He didn’t run away,he nonchalantly jogged off the court,while you stood like a little bitch hoping someone would come to your rescue.And isn’t it funny how gtown is known as the classless thugs,but novas point guard takes coke to gain an edge,pathetic.The hoyas showed alot of class after that game,think nova would?lolscum
kubrickfan21
/ January 18, 2013He was a racist? hmm well then why did he name escherick over riley to take over?Why did he start brian kelly when other players were clearly more talented?Your an idiot,and im so glad that mcclain had to cheat like aaron pryor to get an edge
westphillybob
/ January 18, 2013I think the key to their victories was Harold Jensen time and again coming up with the big jumper.