Marquette dunks Cornbread, plus Dramatic Comebacks, Buzzer Beaters, Epic Performances, and Memorable Games - This DiSH for March 26
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In 1977, Marquette's Jerome Whitehead scored the game winner in the National Semifinal game to beat Cornbread Maxwell and the UNC Charlotte 49ers.
In 2005, Illinois erased a 15 point second deficit to beat Arizona.
In 2009, Villanova's Scottie Reynolds dribbled length of the court to hit the game winner.
In 1983, NC State beat Virginia for the second time in 2 weeks to advance to the Final Four.
In 1973, UCLA's Bill Walton scored an NCAA Finals record with 44 points against Memphis.
In 1979, Indiana State's Larry Bird went head to head with Michigan State's Magic Johnson in the highest rated college basketball game of all-time.
In 1945, Depaul with George Mikan beat Bowling Green to win the NIT.
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