we played houston in a re-match to begin the 83-84 season? we beat them 76-64 with Spud Webb as the games MVP with 18 points, five assists, four rebounds, and three steals. in all my years of being a huge college basketball/nc state fan, i had never heard of this before i read this article from the 83-84 college basketball preview from that years SI (the one with Jordan and Perkins on the cover).

1/26/2007 4:04:17 PM

I actually did not know that .. what did Houston lose after that season ? I'd be interested to see how similar the teams were

1/26/2007 4:05:07 PM

i THINK they lost drexler but still had Olajuwon (Olajuwon was the 1st pick in the 84 draft)

1/26/2007 4:10:16 PM

the only player the article mentions as a leftover from Houston is Olajuwon with Cozell McQuuen and Lorenzo Charles as the only leftovers from our team it mentions.

1/26/2007 4:10:57 PM

Thats the same score they had with the win vs. Marquette for the national championship in '74


was the houston game in 83-84 an away or home game? none of the stat sites I see say.

1/26/2007 7:17:07 PM

it was played as part of the "Hall Of Fame Tip-Off Classic" in Springfield, MA.

1/26/2007 7:47:07 PM

That's interesting!

1/26/2007 10:20:21 PM

you two should get a room

1/26/2007 10:37:04 PM

1/26/2007 11:03:31 PM

1/26/2007 11:48:03 PM

to answer



yes, i did.

1/27/2007 1:18:52 PM

What was our pre-season ranking? Theirs?

1/27/2007 1:30:50 PM

not sure, although SI's preseason rankings in that issue has them as #3 and we're unranked

1/27/2007 2:28:40 PM

This is Our Country

1/27/2007 2:57:28 PM

Did not know this...interesting.

1/27/2007 6:49:20 PM

whoever they lost, houston still went back to the NC that year

1/27/2007 6:57:39 PM

1/27/2007 9:18:22 PM

.......... Barbaro was euthanized this morning

[Edited on January 29, 2007 at 12:31 PM. Reason : didnt think it needed its own thread]

1/29/2007 12:31:32 PM

lol, i see what you did there.

1/29/2007 12:34:10 PM

All I know is, '78 should be our second national title

[Edited on January 29, 2007 at 12:36 PM. Reason : .]

1/29/2007 12:35:09 PM

no, I did not know that

1/29/2007 12:50:23 PM

How many SI covers have had NCSU on the cover?

1/29/2007 3:46:06 PM

1/29/2007 4:08:20 PM

3 that i know of

1/29/2007 4:08:48 PM