Duke vs. Kentucky (1992): Christian Laettner's shot - FULL GAME
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- Watch the full classic game between Duke and Kentucky in the 1992 NCAA tournament regional finals. Christian Laettner's improbable buzzer beater off Grant Hill's perfect pass sent the Blue Devils to the Final Four.
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Finding these game and watching them is like hunting for treasure. This brings back so many good memories!
Both coaches went deep into their bench. It's almost like they knew this would be a war of attrition.
We are a little over a month away from this being 30 years ago. Still..to me...the best SPORTS event/game I have ever witnessed. The emotions as clear now as they were almost 30 years ago
The greatest game of all Time
South Philly !
There is a bit of bias with people saying this is the greatest NCAA tournament game of all time. The 2016 championship was arguably better.
@@skoop651 I'm open to hearing your argument.
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I don’t remember who played & who won in 2016…I will never forget this one
Im bias, Duke fan since 85, but this is the best game and biggest moment in college hoops history.
The greatest college basketball 🏀 game I ever watched 💯
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Laettner best college player ever. he beat Shaq, the Fab 5, an undefeated UNLV team that had Augmon, Anthony and Johnson, GTown that had Mourning and Mutumbo. 2 Titles, 4 final four appearances at the peak of College Basketball.
Big facts
Went 4-0 in regional final games and in those games hit 31-of-34 from the field (91%) and 34-of-37 from the line (92%) with two buzzer-beating game-winning shots. Laettner was clutch at a different level than everyone else.
I love Christian Laettner!!!
In terms of accomplishment what about Lew Alcindor/Kareem Abdul-Jabbar three years of Varsity college basketball, three national titles
@@kylehoward2961 Competition was terrible compared to Laettner's... maybe 4 or 5 decent teams during Kareems college years
There were no losers here. Mad respect to Duke coach for trying to console Kentucky players.
Yeah, that's just the heart of Coach K, he's always been like that! I wish Hubert would have done that on March 5th LOL,,,nope that will never happen!
back when EVERYTHING had more character, including the name of the arena...the freakin' Spectrum, how RAD is that
The greatest basketball game i have ever seen which spans 39 years, including NBA.
Oh yes I agree! I can't believe how I've never forgotten this day
this game was so good that even my parents watched it with me, and they never watch college basketball, they knew i was a duke fan, but they never watched the duke games with me, exce[t this one. and they were agonizing with me over the free throws, hoping laettner didn't miss those crucial free throws down the stretch.and i told them he never misses those.and praying i didn't jinx him.
This beloved Cat fan watched this great game again today. The whole game, except for the last 2.1 seconds...
28 years later and it's still one of the best basketball games of all time
It is the greatest college basketball game of all-time!!!
The last 30 seconds, maybe the best last 30 in NCAA history also, crazy clutch baskets, one after the other.
Not after the UCLA vs Gonzaga final four game of 2021
@@joshlaure9783 this game was still better
How old are you Josh Laure? I’ll bet your under 30?
Growing up in North Carolina.....I have watched a lot of good basketball.....but this is by far the best college basketball game ever played.
I remember exactly where I was when watching this game back in 1992. Greatest game, ever..
Where were you
I started recording it in the final 5 minutes of regulation. I could not believe what I was seeing. I thought it was the greatest game in any sport that I was seeing. We all were so lucky and fortunate to watch perfection on the basketball court.
some would say the 1974 UCLA/NC State double OT game that ended UCLA's run of 7 straight NCAA titles was the greatest college basketball game. Just recall that NC State had David Thompson while UCLA had Bill Walton and Jamaal Wilkes.
In the duplex, upstairs in the master bedroom, the whole family was huddled around one of those 200 pound box televisions that expired with the 90s. I remember quite well.
I remember too I was sitting about 8 rows back behind the UK basketball team..
I was in the 8th grade when I saw this game, one of the best college basketball games ever played. Both teams were equally matched, high drama emotional thriller!!! I thought Kentucky had the game won lol, I wanted Duke to lose so bad. This era was the best in my opinion, a time when young men wasn't soft. Mashburn was a amazing player, clutch shot by C.L!!!
Thank for sharing your memories, Davon!
What makes this one of the greatest buzzer beaters ever is that there was exactly .2 seconds left when Laettner let fly. He literally shot it at the last possible moment - one heartbeat later and the shot would not have counted.
This was back in the good old College Basketball days when players stayed four years. It was very rare when a player went pro early. This was in the magical days of March Madness at its best. Not like to day. I still think this was the best NCA Tourment game I have ever watch. I was born in Arkansas and I am a Razorback fan. 91 and 92 Duke team was awesome to watch. Coach K will always be my favorit Basketball coach. He new how to coach.
Very well said, as a Duke fan it's annoying how every year our players go pro, there's little to none team building since Coach K has to restart each season
Enjoy the next 5 years with Cal.
I still remember watching this game. During halftime time i took back a borrowed copy of the Simpsons nes back to my friend. I also remember being on my knees in the living room when he hit that shot. That shot just snatched the souls of every cats fan around the world. Arguably the best college game ever.
To this day the mention of his name makes die hard Cats fans’ toes curl
@@wlfrnfdjf still painful to watch
This was considered the best college game in history at that time. As a Kentucky fan, it was so nerve racking and then heartbreaking too.
Many who watch this will not remember…
But in 1988…our Kentucky Wildcat Basketball program was nearly KILLED by the NCAA for violations that, today, would get a “hand slap” by that weak body.
We were left for dead as most of our players abandoned our program except for four Kentucky home boys…
Rick Pitino took the pieces of our program and served the years of restrictions placed on us… while teaching our Kentucky kids how to play a phenomenal up-tempo-pressure style not yet seen in the NCAA.
Kentucky fans watched each year as Jamal Mashburn joined the team and we kept getting better and better ….
THIS was the year we were finally off probation and released into the national spotlight! Duke was king and crowned the NCAA champion in all the national pundits minds before this tournament or game was ever played. When Kentucky finally crossed paths with Duke in the final 8…. it seemed like nobody in the nation had any respect for us… nor truly KNEW what our style of basketball was all about!
You watch the first few minutes of this game, and the two HUGE runs our CATS went on to climb back from deficits, and you will see how Pitino’s style was so effective and hard to prepare for and told the nation… Kentucky Basketball is BACK… get used to it!
Best Basketball game I ever saw played and hats off to both teams and coaches!
@@vanjones4110 Richie Farmer shaved points throughout his career. He is a born grifter and makes Kentucky Basketball look like a clown show.
What gets lost in Laettner making the buzzer shot is that he scored 31 points and did not miss one shot the entire game. He was 10-10 from the floor including one 3 pt shot and made all 10 FT. Maybe the greatest tourney performance ever !!
And it should have been cut short after stomping on the Kentucky player
@@DanielSong39 that's the only way Kentucky would had won 😜😜😜
@@DanielSong39 He barely tapped him and he was stepping back, wasn't really clear how intentional but certainly not ejection worthy.
@@jc4388 Dude. You don't accidentally step on someone's chest. Stop it!! If he didn't play for Duke or North Carolina he would've been ejected
@@DanielSong39 An argument can be made that he should have been ejected (I don't think he should have), but most people don't realize that he did it in retaliation to being shoved hard at 1:00:10. Laettner shouldn't have stomped the guy (wasn't even the guy who shoved him), but it's not like he did it for no reason at all.
One of the best college basketball 🏀 games of all time. I remember watching that game, and just freaking out when Hill made the 1/2 court pitch to Chris winning the game.. Still brings tears 😢 of joy to my eyes.
This was Basketball 🏀
30 years ago today - great game!
I was not a UK fan in 1992, but a UofL fan, and I cried like a child when that ball went in. I fell to my knees and openly wept in my living room. Basketball fans in the Commonwealth loved the Unforgettables whether they cheered for UK or not. Still the greatest NCAA tournament game, IMO. ❤
I never comment on videos, but I was there with my dad... Games can't be better
Greatest basketball game ever, regardless of high school, college or NBA.
At 8 years old I didn’t realize that this meant Kentucky basketball was back and would only get better. I was to busy crying. Only time I ever saw my dad turn the tv off immediately, go to his bedroom, lock the door and didn’t see him until he got home from work the next day. It hurt me and my dad, but imagine being one of those Kentucky kids nobody wanted.
Loved this game! Remember it like it was yesterday. Philly Spectrum. One of the loudest crowds I ever heard. Like every shot was for the game.
Greatest college game I ever watched. Mashburn was unstoppable, great game.
This is one of the Greatest Games and 2 of the Greatest NCAA Men's Basketball Coaches Ever going head to head. Both teams had NBA Bound players and those players shined. I was disappointed in the outcome because I'm a Kentucky Wildcats fan. I'm not a Hater though. Christian Laettner played a perfect game. That being said, nomatter who anyone was rooting for, it was a GREAT GAME. One of the Greatest ever, if not the Greatest.
Glenn, thank you for not being a "hater",,,I watch games and root like heck for my team, if the other team wins, I am disappointed and sad, but I have never felt "hate", it's just a game afterall!
@@karenenderle532 yeah well most kentucky fans arent like that and dont show class like glenn here. especially unc and maryland fans, they are the worst
@@user-bf9iz9jm8e I forgot about that! You're right. You have to admit, it was a thriller!
The Spectrum. Many House Calls by the Doctor in that building.
Probably the best basketball game I ever seen.
All those guys from Kentucky and the Monster-Mash had heart. Pitino was the best from a min!
A lot of people talk about the Laettner shot and rightfully so, but that Grant Hill full court pass was legendary!
The game that 28 years and counting still haunts us Kentucky fans!
Idk why because y’all got revenge 6 years later by beating duke in the regional final en route to a national championship.
@@sickofguysnamedtodd2293 That's the funny thing I'm a huge DUKE fan and I honestly dont care or even think of 98. Most fans dont. 92 was "The Shot". And probably the most iconic shot in NCAA basketball history.
Had Laettner gotten tossed I think a loss would have been easier to swallow
@@sickofguysnamedtodd2293 I'm sure that 92 game hurts the most!!! And besides, Kentucky fans should count their lucky stars, since Utah beat UNC.
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Let’s Go Duke! Legendary! My man Christian Laettner, was 100% from the floor and free throw line and that is hard to even fathom in 2020! So glad we won this game over Ky!
I always disliked Lattener, but I have to admit he was clutch!
Greatest college game ever
Some key takeaways as a neutral observer. Kentucky seemed to be on the wrong end a lot of dubious reach in foul calls. Hurley made clutch three after clutch three. Both teams were very mentally tough, they kept responding when momentum seemed to shift. Given the stakes, the back and forth nature of the game, the dramatic finish, I can see why many say this is the greatest bball game of all time
30 years ago tonight sure Coach K and Rick Pitino haven't forgotten one of the. greatest college games ever
Please keep doing these. Any tourney games from 2010-2019 would be great
This is probably still the best college basketball game I've ever seen.
Happy Anniversary to the greatest college basketball game of all time.
Grant Hill had to make the perfect pass for that last-second play to work and he did. He threw it more than 3/4 the length of the court high enough so that it could not be intercepted but just within Laettner's reach. Pitino's choice to play 5 on 4 defense and not put anyone in front of Hill was one of the worst decisions he ever made.
Totally agree with you dude. Grant Hill's inbound ala-merican football pass in that epic play was dead accurate. Hill and Christian both nailed it.
Pitino will still not admit that was a mistake
He had no choice his best defensive player fouled out that's why he made that decision.
@@TheJ-manT800 I guess you are referring to Mashburn. I don't know if he was Kentucky's best defensive player, but that doesn't matter. Pitino could have had anyone in front of Hill jumping up and down and waving his arms. That would have been enough to get his throw off the mark. If Laettner had to chase after the ball time would have run out.
Christian is one of the best college basketball players ever. Who can argue that. Love him or hate him. What player has won the most tourney games in NCAA basketball history?
Biggest moment in College hoops history
One of the greatest games of all time
I'll never forget this . I was 9 and cried like a baby. My grandpa put his arm around my shoulder and said 'it's all I can do to not cry too'.
I didn’t like Duke or Laettner during there hey-day, but have come to appreciate their accomplishments more in retrospect. Laettner was probably the greatest College Basketball player of all-time. I became more a fan of his in the pro’s. He seemed more relatable as a pro and was hoping he would do better as a pro.
his career was pretty good, 12 years average of over 10 a game, just played on some dismal teams and his shooting the 3 wasn't as good in the nba
He averaged 12.8 points per game 6 rebounds three assists made NBA all rookie team and made one All-Star game had a pretty good career
@@Alphasports576It was a pretty good career. I thought he would me more of a star. Really appreciate his collegiate accomplishments now in retrospect.
Kentucky vs Duke Greatest college basketball of all-time from start to finish! I remember watching this game and I don’t recall at anytime one had the full swing of momentum!
Agreed
..... and still the best college game ever. Love him or hate him, Christian Laettner is the greatest college basketball player of all time. #GOAT
Kareem
@@coachtorres5536 Nope.
Kareen Abdul Jabaar might be the GOAT, but this shot puts Laettner up there.
@@karenenderle532 kareem could never shoot three pointers like laettner could.
@@archangelmusic13 It's because they won't nan...Duke fully exploited the 3 when it was fully instituted in 86-87
GREATEST COLLEGE GAME EVER 🏀🎆
No, ur wrong.
Best game and ending of all time, college or pro.
I hear you my man. And I was a Kentucky fan since Rex Chapman. I remember watching this game in a small dive bar in South Jersey with my friends that afternoon. And I recall one of my pals saying with still plenty of time left, this is the best game ever. Every shot that went in sounded like a game winner. That was kinda amplified by being played in that Spectrum shoebox.
The game of all games
Awsome game. There is a sound glitch around the 48th minute of this video.
Great game but dwarfed usually by Duke's return to the Final Four and a National Championship.
BUT - a better story is that Kentucky senior class known as “The Unforgettables”: John Pelphrey, Sean Woods, Deron Feldhaus and Richie Farmer.
... which did have it's own documentary (just not One Shining Moment) --- narrated by Ashley Judd ( great commit )
all 4 have their jerseys retired and hanging in Rupp Arena - a decision by AD CM Newton - attesting to their amazing resurrection of Kentucky basketball ... a triumph of their love of the school.
Rick Pitino may be very controversial but he is one of the greatest college basketball coaches of all time, from his fling with Providence, to his remaking of a dynasty at Kentucky, to his rebuild in Louisville. And if you want to talk about controversial, let’s talk about John Calipari.
Lets go Duke! Still the best game ever played imo
1:38:56 lady re-breaks lady’s neck 😆
I think that was Laettner's mother and sister.
@@freakystyley4000 You're right.
I was a senior in high school. I watched this game at a church in Western Kentucky during youth group meeting. When Sean Woods hit that last shot, everyone took off running to celebrate. I stayed in the room and finished watching the game. I couldn't believe my eyes when Laettner hit that shot. I had to go break the news to everyone else who had left in celebration. They thought I was messing with them until they came back to see for themselves.
Now THAT was a game! Whew....!
Me my brother and dad watch this to honest best basketball game I ever seen
Man I had totally forgotten that Cherokee Parks was in this game. And I went to Duke. Marty Clark too.
Watched it live at my Aunts house as a 16yr old DIE HARD U.K. fan born and raised in Kentucky when Laettner hit the shot I kicked at the T.V. and when out in my Aunts front yard pulled my shirt over my head (because all my friends and family were over there and I didn't want em 2c) and cried. Mainly because Laettner should have not even been in the game after what he done to Woods
"No team has repeated as NCAA champions since UCLA did it in 1973."
The only team to do it since Duke was the Florida Gators in 2006 and 2007. That's how hard it is to pull off.
At the time I wasn’t a fan of Duke, so I wasn’t super excited about this game because Duke won. However, in retrospect this was probably the greatest NCAA basketball tournament game ever and Laettners performance was the best ever in the NCAA tournament. it was also incredibly exciting with both teams playing like true champs! So many great moments and great plays...
After the buzzer went off ending the game Mike Krzyzewski stayed on the court hugging and talking to the Kentucky players. Rick Pitino ran off the court as fast as he could. True sportsmanship always shows itself.
Not true. Pitino stayed on the court for nearly a minute, which can feel like an hour when you'v lost a game with this kind of a gut punch bad beat. What was he supposed to do? Linger there and soak it all in? The court belongs to the winners. Did Mike K. hang around and swap hugs with every Lehigh player when they upset Duke in the tournament? Pitino ceded the court to the victors, and walked away very calmly.
Greatest game in sports history. The greatest sporting accomplishment happened at the 1973 Belmont.
Indiana Hoosier fan here. Harder now days to be one. I will have to say, that I can’t stand either Duke nor Kentucky but I have to admit that this was and IMHO still is the greatest 45 minutes of basketball ever played. The determination of players on both teams was incredible. The coaching was phenomenal. Laetner’s ability to play within his skill set and excel and win games puts him in the Top 5 all-time college greats. I say this as I’m about to puke 😂
Duke got every little call to go their way like usual
Oh wahhhh, you wish you could be a thousandth as good as laettner.
Imagine watching your kid have possible the greatest game in ncaa tourney history WITH A BROKEN FREAKIN NECK! Shoutout to Kurt angle lol
Can’t play better than Laettner did in this game! 8/8 FG’s 2/2 from 3 and 10/10 from the line!
Token Black who Idolized Laettner when he was a child in the early 90's
Best NCAA Tournament game ever played. And everybody knows it.
Happy 31st anniversary to the greatest college basketball game ever player Go Duke.
It still makes me sick 32 years later. Why am I punishing myself?😢
I don't know if this is the greatest college basketball game ever played? I haven't seen them all. But it's the greatest college basketball game I ever saw played! Boy, could the legendary voice of Kentucky Wildcat basketball, the late, great Cawood Ledford, have had a more incredible game to end his 39 seasons as the voice of Kentucky Wildcat basketball with. Truly a heavy weight fight of epic proportions where both fighters refused to quit and neither side's corner man was about the throw the towel. Fair to say, at least in my opinion, both teams gave back just as good as they got the entire game. One of the few times I can ever remember a Duke vs. Kentucky game ending with both teams leaving the floor with a whole lot of respect for one another.
Lattener not missing a shot the entire game makes it more incredible that the Kentucky team basically left him alone at the end!!!
watching this live, i couldn't believe my eyes
Two big moments in sports occurred in 1992 were the Duke victory over Kentucky, and my Braves defeating the Pirates to win Game 7 NLCS 1992.
greatest tourney game ever
College Basketball was so fun to watch back then. Now it’s so hard to watch. The games are as fun to watch either.
For me it died off after the Villanova and NCU national championship game.
Verne Lundquist great 👍 broadcast of the game
Last great year of Ky basketball where they played as a team. Especially considering most of the players would've never played at UK if they hadn't been placed on probation.
YESSSSSSSS!
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And a week later, referee Ted Valentine would make sure that Duke beat Indiana. IU's 3 best players fouled out. Ted hated Bob Knight and years later talked about how he was proud to be a part of why Knight never got his 4th ring. Just watch the 2nd half of the game...it's obvious. Sad but true.
Wow. "Tv" Teddy valentine. That clown again. The name says it all
'Stomper' shouldnt have been allowed to play ... No one today would get away w it! but that is duke
I remember not only seeing this game but watching an ESPN documentary a few years ago about the Laettner game, but I haven't been able to find it since. Ring any bells with anyone?
I would like to see the Villanova/North Carolina National Championship Game of 2016 be uploaded
Rules are the clock starts when it touches a player which means with 2.1 seconds left Laettner touch the ball jumping up to get it but time didn't start until he came down with the ball.
I don't think Duke would be getting nearly as much criticism had the referee given Greg Anthony the three point play to ice the game in '91 and tossed Laettner in this game in '92
Then again this was the first of many, there was the infamous game against Maryland in 2001, the Baylor game in 2010, and the out of bounds call against Wisconsin in 2015
Best game ever in basketball period. Leather was the best basketball player ever in college....
This game made me a basketball fan I was 9 years old
Best game of my childhood
I WILL NEVER FORGET THAT LAETTNER STEPPED ON TIMBERLAKE'S CHEST AND DIDN'T GET EJECTED. HE SHOULD HAVE NEVER HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHOOT THAT SHOT. I WILL NEVER EVER FORGET THIS GAME. AWESOME
I saw this game live. Greatest finish of all time! Leatner was the the most hated white player of all time. Reminds me of Caitlin Clark!
Laetner didn’t miss a shot in this game
Duke had 3 NBA players! Kentucky had one and yet went to OT with a miracle pass and shot lol
MAN THAT CROWD WAS DEAFENING, ABSOLUTE PANDEMONIUM FACTS 💯💯💯
Unbelievable even 30 years later.
completely forgot about Pelfry!He was a great, great Wildcat.
1:00:11 - Deron Feldhaus pushed Laettner in the back. This is what preceded to the stomp Timberlake.