With a little above 2 seconds left on the game clock, and Duke behind by a point to Kentucky, a young Grant Hill would throw a pinpoint pass from the other end of the court. It landed squarely in the hands of Christian Laettner, who would fake his defender right then left, turn around, and take a 17-foot jumper at the buzzer.
The result is now infamously called “The Shot,” giving Duke a 104-103 win and bringing Duke back to the Final Four for the fifth straight season. The year was 1992. ESPN ranks it as 17th in the top sports moments in the past 25 years. And, in 2004, Sports Illustrated called it the greatest college basketball game of all time.
It was the perfect offensive game for NBA-bound Laettner, who scored 31 points on a 10-for- 10 shooting, displayed flawless showing on the free-throw line, and backed everything up with a solid, seven- rebound performance. He would earn the regional Most Outstanding Player award.
The Blue Devils would go on to claim its second consecutive national championship a couple of days after. And in 2017, on the occasion of the game’s 25th, silver year, it is only fitting that the basketball world remembers one of its golden, historic moments.
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It was the perfect offensive game for NBA-bound Laettner, who scored 31 points on a 10-for- 10 shooting, displayed flawless showing on the free-throw line, and backed everything up with a solid, seven- rebound performance. He would earn the regional Most Outstanding Player award.
The Blue Devils would go on to claim its second consecutive national championship a couple of days after. And in 2017, on the occasion of the game’s 25th, silver year, it is only fitting that the basketball world remembers one of its golden, historic moments.
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