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March 30, 1981 and the Championship that almost
wasn't! On the day of the big game, Ronald Reagan
was critically wounded in an assassination attempt.
NCAA officials, as well as broadcasters, struggle to
decide if the game should be postponed. When
hospital officials ensured that the President would
pull through, the Championship was on!
North Carolina and Coach Dean Smith had already
defeated the Hoosiers earlier in the season and were
looking to do the same again. Indiana, led by
wunderkind Isiah Thomas, was riding high as they
won the Big Ten title and blew through their
previous NCAA Tournament foes.
Amid all the emotion and controversy surrounding
the 1981 Championship game, Indiana pulled away
in the second half. Now is your chance to own a bit
of basketball history as the Hoosiers capture their
second national title under coach Bobby Knight!
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