On this date 30 years ago, I wasn’t even born yet. But that doesn’t mean I’m oblivious to what happened when Keith “F&%#NG” Smart hit “The Shot.”
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As many of you know, Syracuse was up by one with one possession to go for Indiana. Derrick Coleman had just missed a free throw, keeping the lead to just one point. SU just had to hold on and the Orangemen would’ve won their first NCAA National Championship -- the latest achievement for the then-fledgling Big East Conference.
As the clock wound down, Indiana edged closer and closer to the basket, before getting it to Keith Smart.