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The 1977 NCAA Championship was Al
McGuire's last chance to put it all together.
There was no question that McGuire was a
winner; he had won 20 or more games over
the previous 11 seasons at Marquette. But
this game against coaching legend Dean
Smith and his Tar-Heels would be the final
test. Marquette sent their coach to a fitting
retirement beating North Carolina 67-59 to
win the national championship. With
Marquette orchestrating the offense and
dictating tempo, the Warriors took a 39-27
halftime lead. Carolina made its run at the
start of the second half, tying for the first
time in the half at 41-41 on forward Walter
Davis' 14-foot jump shot. After North
Carolina took the lead for a brief moment,
Marquette went to a delay offense and
nailed their last 12 free throw attempts to
put the game out of reach.
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