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00:00 [music]
00:28 >> Evening ladies and gentlemen, we're about to witness the basketball battle of the century.
00:32 The whole town has turned out to back the local team from University U, and Polytechnic University from upstate is well supported too.
00:38 The UUPU rivalry dates back to the beginning of the century, and up to now, the score is even, and tonight's battle is a toss-up between these two squads.
00:46 [music]
00:49 Here comes the home squad out onto the floor, just listen to that crowd.
00:52 [cheering]
00:54 And here comes the visiting team.
00:56 >> Hooray!
00:58 [cheering]
00:59 >> The teams are out there warming up now, and it won't be long before we get underway.
01:03 Basketball attracts the tall boys, whose great height makes it easy for them to drop the ball through the hook.
01:09 These last-minute practice shots are very important to the boys.
01:12 They like to have their eyes sharpened up for that old bucket.
01:15 [music]
01:24 All right, we're ready to go here now, it's a tense moment.
01:26 The players are anxiously awaiting the outcome of the first toss.
01:29 [music]
01:36 Polytechnic coach is giving last-minute instructions to his star player.
01:39 The referee is picking up the ball.
01:41 [music]
01:45 Now both squads are on the court, they line up for the jump.
01:47 Oh, the tension is terrific.
01:49 [music]
01:54 The ball is tipped, Banta has it, pivoting, he bounces the ball to West, who dribbles and passes to Hannah.
01:58 Hannah tosses back to West, West to Hannah, back to West, to Hannah, to West, to Hannah, to West.
02:03 The ball's to Banta in the pivot spot, back to West, waiting for an opening, to Reeves, to Huber, over to--
02:07 Oh, there's the break!
02:09 Reeves dribbling the ball, past the defense, under the basket, he shoots, it's good!
02:12 Two points, and the home team draws first blood.
02:15 Wright takes it out of bounds, flips it to Banta, over to Reeves again in the pivot position,
02:18 over to Gracie, to Burge, to Fede--
02:20 [whistle]
02:21 The sharp eyes of the referee sometimes catch things the spectators miss.
02:25 So let's retrace that last play and view it through the referee's eye.
02:29 Sibley dribbling, they guard him closely, and he passes to Wright.
02:34 West has it, dribbling down court, look at that footwork!
02:39 [whistle]
02:40 Satterwhite gets one free throw.
02:42 It's up to the referee to make sure that the thrower's feet do not overlap the free throw line.
02:46 [crowd laughs]
02:48 And he makes the point!
02:50 King tosses into Sibley, who dribbles down court, across the center line, pivots, and passes to Tobleman in position,
02:55 and he's--no! Hagen has the ball, he shoots!
02:58 It's blocked!
02:59 No, it's--it's--it's--it's--no, no, it's--it's--
03:03 [crowd cheers]
03:06 Yes, it's good! What teamwork!
03:09 The ball's in to Murray, who dribbles past the offensive man, there's a long pass,
03:13 Gracie has it, he dribbles in and shoots, it's good!
03:16 Reeves tosses along with down to Hannah, to West, back to--no, it's intercepted,
03:20 the shot from the side and good!
03:22 There's another basket, another, and another!
03:24 They're on the University's basket now, Hannah shoots, good, Reeves shoots, good!
03:28 There's another shot, and another, and another, and another, all good, and it's tipped in, and that's good too!
03:32 Wright has it, dribbling down the sidelines, he's in the clear.
03:35 Hell ball, these UU boys are really on their toes.
03:39 [crowd cheers]
03:46 Reeves takes the ball, dribbles into his front court, wow, Berg ties him up!
03:52 But he gets it away, it's in, right in to Berg, over to Gracie, back to Wright,
03:56 Hannah to Reeves, over the center, in to West, to Banta, to Sadoway,
04:00 and there's the gun ending the first half, the teams are going to the dressing room for that well-earned rest.
04:05 All set to go again, UU has a four-point lead as we go into the second half.
04:10 [whistle blows]
04:13 [crowd grunts]
04:16 All right, Brightman gets the ball, he gets to the defense, in the clear, and on his way!
04:21 [crowd groans]
04:23 [whistle blows]
04:25 [whistle blows]
04:26 [crowd groans]
04:29 The ball's tossed in to Kinney, no, it's intercepted by West, what a play, he's in the clear!
04:34 [crowd groans]
04:36 Hold it, something's wrong!
04:39 [crowd screams]
04:41 [crash]
04:43 And Berg leaves the game.
04:45 This is a real blow to the coach.
04:47 [crowd groans]
04:50 Number 17, Patton, goes in, the ball's in play, the defense closes in!
04:55 [whistle blows]
04:57 Another PU man out on foul.
05:00 West looks worried, he's losing a lot of good men, two more men going in.
05:05 There goes another one, and another.
05:07 [whistle blows]
05:08 The coach is in a tough spot.
05:10 [music]
05:27 Maris U reports to the referee. All set to go again.
05:30 Gracie takes the ball out of bounds, his men are covered, what a battle we're witnessing tonight.
05:34 The score is UU35-PU34 with only one minute to go.
05:38 The ball is in the bandit, passed to Gracie, to Frazier, over to Kinney, pivoted over to Reeves, back to--
05:42 There's the break! There's a shot, another!
05:45 Murray takes it off the backboard, there's a battle going on under UU's basket.
05:49 All right, takes it off the backboard, they're down the court, wow, what a mix-up!
05:53 They're really fighting now.
05:55 [music]
06:05 Only 30 seconds left in the ballgame and the crowd is wild.
06:08 A scramble under UU's basket, another battle.
06:10 West shoots, another, another, another, no good, another, another, not good, another, and it's in!
06:16 And the old ballgame, no, no, it's not!
06:19 Yes, yes, no, yes, no, yes, no, yes, no, yes, no, yes, wow, what a beautiful defense!
06:26 He's open for a shot, this might be it.
06:29 [crowd cheering]
06:40 The seconds are rapidly disappearing, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5--
06:46 [crash]
06:48 Marathu shoots, and he's in, I mean, it's in, yes, yes, and there's the final gun, PU 36, UU 35.
06:56 The upstate boys really came through, and just listen to those PU fans.
07:01 Hail to victory for old PU!
07:09 [music]