50 Years Ago Today A Classic N.C. St./U.C.L.A “Semi”

The rain falls and as it does, memories flow of an all-time great college basketball game, N.C. State’s 2 overtime win vs 7 time NCAA champion, U.C.L.A. played exactly 50 years ago today, on Saturday March 23, 1974.

Incredibly, the “Wolfpack”/North Carolina State overcame a 7 point deficit in the second overtime to win that classic “semi,” before prevailing vs Marquette in the championship game.

The truly great David Thompson put “State” ahead to stay with a bank shot field goal and then his two free throws put them up by 3 in the last half minute or so in those better days of no 3 point shot.

It is a great memory for me as I did root hard for the Wolfpack.

However, it must be pointed out that U.C.L.A. had won 7 straight titles and with a title in ’75 won an incredible 10th crown in 12 seasons.

Certainly, a game for the ages and where have you gone 50 years?!!