Classic: Clip of the 1979 Indiana State vs NC A&T game.

[Gator]

Was just going through old YouTube video of basketball games and this came up, 1979.



Highlights of Indiana State and NC A&T

[ohsixrain]

Well dayum...we got our azzes kicked. I know that was Larry Bird's team but, didn't look like we did much.

[aggierattler]

I was there at the game. These ISU highlights make it look like we got shutout! 😡

Bird was really frustrated because most envisioned this being his breakout onto the national scene and he didn’t have a great game. I’d love to find the old box score from this one. Seems like Smooth Hank played well that night.

[aggierattler]

That was one of Joe Brawner's best games (23 points)...he played well. Sparrow had 13 points, 12 boards and 6 assists. Larry Bird had 26 points, 16 rebounds and 7 assists...and talked all night long.

ISU went to the line 27 times; we shot just 9 FTs.

NCA&T @ Indiana State 1/9/79 Boxscore: gosycamores.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/1978-79/north-carolina-a-t-state/boxscore/5693

[SixtiesAggie]

Feb 14, 2021 20:57:28 GMT -5 aggierattler said:

That was one of Joe Brawner's best games (23 points)...he played well. Sparrow had 13 points, 12 boards and 6 assists. Larry Bird had 26 points, 16 rebounds and 7 assists...and talked all night long.

ISU went to the line 27 times; we shot just 9 FTs.

NCA&T @ Indiana State 1/9/79 Boxscore: gosycamores.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/1978-79/north-carolina-a-t-state/boxscore/5693

I believe Bird was being guarded by freshman Harold Royster.

[oleschoolaggie]

yeah, bird was #20. that was actually one of our better teams under gene littles. these are "indiana state highlights", naturally they aren't gonna show aggie highlights. i'm pretty sure isu was a "top 20" ranked team at the time, to only lose to them by 19 points on their homecourt ain't such a bad loss...

[aggieepower1990]

I think ‘79 was the year ISU went undefeated until loosing to Magic and MSU in the championship game.

[aggierattler]

Feb 15, 2021 12:12:17 GMT -5 oleschoolaggie said:

yeah, bird was #20. that was actually one of our better teams under gene littles. these are "indiana state highlights", naturally they aren't gonna show aggie highlights. i'm pretty sure isu was a "top 20" ranked team at the time, to only lose to them by 19 points on their homecourt ain't such a bad loss...

OSA, on the date that we played this game, Indiana State was ranked 9th in both the AP and UPI polls. This is the same season that the Sycamores lost the national title game to Magic Johnson and Michigan State.

Here are the polls on that date: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_rankings

[oleschoolaggie]

Feb 15, 2021 12:38:19 GMT -5 aggierattler said:

Feb 15, 2021 12:12:17 GMT -5 oleschoolaggie said:

yeah, bird was #20. that was actually one of our better teams under gene littles. these are "indiana state highlights", naturally they aren't gonna show aggie highlights. i'm pretty sure isu was a "top 20" ranked team at the time, to only lose to them by 19 points on their homecourt ain't such a bad loss...

OSA, on the date that we played this game, Indiana State was ranked 9th in both the AP and UPI polls. This is the same season that the Sycamores lost the national title game to Magic Johnson and Michigan State.

Here are the polls on that date: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_rankings

a/r, thanks for the info. i wasn't sure if that was the same year that "larry" bird loss to magic in the march madness finals, so that makes the 19 point loss even more impressive...