Incarnate Word thoughts: http://www.bigeastboards.com/
Always enjoy reminisence of SJU hoops from decades past. I was at that Bama game in the Coliseum in 82. STJ was down one, with seconds to go, and Bama was shooting a one and one. (There was no double bonus in those days). I was sitting right behind the basket and going nuts like every one else, and the guy missed the free throw. Billy Goodwin got the bound and drove the length of the floor but missed the shot when, after getting four feet to the side of the basket, his body sailed a bit too far and the ball caught rim, and bounded away. An agonizing loss. It looked like the shot was going in but was just off by about an inch. That was Mullin and Wennington's Freshman year and you could tell they were going to be really good.
The next year in the sweet sixteen they lost to Georgia when they had a late lead and Kevin Williams got a bit out of control and they lost. They did not have Jeff Allen for that game. In 86' they had no bench and were exhausted after winning 31 games and the Big East Tournament. They lost in the second round to Auburn. Another memorable tournament loss was the DePaul game in 87 in the round of 32. In my recollection, we had a lead with a few seconds to go, when the ref made an absolute phantom foul call. There was nobody within five feet of the shooter. Then there was no lane violation called on the missed free throw and a miraculous putback by Strickland. It was a stunning turn of events, almost like the ref had bet the game. The Duke loss in 90' was too disturbing to recount. If anyone remembers these games a little differently, feel free to add to this.