03/21/1992 NCAA MW Regional 2nd Round: #7 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs. #2 USC Trojans

James Forrest, Jon Barry and the seventh-seeded Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets take on Harold Miner, Duane Cooper and the second-seeded Southern Cal Trojans in epic NCAA Midwest Regional 2nd Round action.
Game played on Saturday, March 21, 1992 at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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[@auerod]

I watched this game live with my brother and dad. I'll never forget Al McGuire's "He's gotta throw under the basket, under the basket... Holy Mackeral! Holy Mackeral! Holy Mackeral!" He had the best combo of basketball knowledge and flair--my favorite basketball analyst college or NBA of all time.

[@ajswan2386]

He also referred to a USC player being on the Cal team a trojan he said to try to make up for the mistake

[@joshct9426]

I think this upset was called "The Miracle In Milwaulkee". This NCAA Tournament had so many great moments.

[@rmathis268]

Remember this like it was yesterday. Huge GA. Tech fan

[@jaysonwallerisacriminal3314]

I was 9 years old, that day I threw up in an ice cream parlor with stomach bug. Threw up all day. My Dad, GT alum, and I huge fans, watched that whole game and when he hit that shot I ran around and threw up again lol. Will never ever forget this shot.

[@chrisstanley8053]

Al McGuire was so great.

[@michaelshaw4852]

We had some great games in Milwaukee that year. Memphis also upset Arkansas in a close game in the other second round game. My Dad (RIP - 2019) let me play hookie from high school and took me to the games. What great memories. That shot was right near where we were sitting.

[@jaymzhetfield6001]

I already was a fan of college hoops from the crib, but this play is forever tattooed to my brain as a snapshot of why I love this tourney so damn much. Remem watching this live as a little kid, CBS had zipped here with less than 3 secs remaining (perhaps IU's early rd game, feels like they beat LSU and Shaq, had literally just gone final?) I don't care or know anything about either team and actually forgot USC was the opponent until searching for this today, but everything about this clip in Big Dance perfection: less than a second, crazy heave from a dude that wasn't squared up (who IIRC hadn't mad a 3 all year), to the swish, to the dude by the rim who jumps 3' appearing to almost hit his head in excitement, to those 3 players leaping in unison together, to Al Mcguire yelling holy mackerel. Everything about this is perfectly and utterly March. CBS couldn't film an original commercial that's better than this.

[@billionairelivesmatter]

Jaymz Hetfield Same, In Colorado they switched to this game with 2.2 seconds left. I remember it so vividly as well. I was 12 at the time. Georgia Tech had a lot of future NBA players. I’m surprised Forrest didn’t have much of an NBA career.

[@mariotweedy1384]

Well James Forest had a monster sophomore yr when he should have turned pro, he come back his junior yr and unfortunately tore his ACL and never was the same again.

[@WorldwideJamal]

Love the celebration after.

[@lizinsarasota64]

Take a look at Jon Barry's pass at the tail end of the run that starts at 13:11. Wait for it. Wait for it! Wow! WHAT A PASS! Oh, those Barry boys were so fun to watch! I watched this with Stan Sears, who loved Tech basketball and died a Tech man.

[@Brock_1025]

I LOVED watching the Barry bros at Tech!

[@steavenmisher9988]

"Under the basket! Under the basket!"

[@chrisuncleahmad]

A blown chance for USC. This was maybe their best team in eons, Midwest bracket goes up in chaos, could have taken advantage

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

They had Duke on the ropes in the 2001 regional final and gacked in the 2nd half.

[@DaCaptain924]

Jim Nantz: "so in game 40 if this year's tournament, a buzzer-beater AT LAST." ...oh sure Jim. i mean, it isn't like the most talked-about buzzer beater ever is going to happen in just a week!

[@alfonsogreen2722]

he definitely got it off in time

[@juan833blue]

Still proves that College Basketball is the greatest sport ever! #MarchMadness

[@culinary97]

HOLY MACKERAL!

[@kash45]

This is a masterpiece. It evens has the commercials man sometimes I wish I grew up in the 90s

[@jaymzhetfield6001]

I did

[@chrisuncleahmad]

Other than Cincinnati, the 1992 Midwest Region was the Island of Misfit Seeds.1, 2, 3 don't even make it to Kemper Center.

[@nonplayerzealot4]

Lakers had James Forrest for a year. Didn't get much play. He was a bit of a tweener 3/4. Come to think of it, Lakers drafted Duane Cooper of USC that offseason, 92. He never could solidify a role as back up point on a team that really needed one. Lakers had Jon Barry for a season, too. 1998 I think. I hated him. USC got a bit dicked there. They were the 2nd seed and had to travel to Milwaukee? Man, that's like a punishment.

[@bearcattony00]

UC has Georgia Tech and UTEP to thank for paving the way to the final four.

[@stiffjabzz4237]

This 7 seed had nba talent up and down.

[@mcgregorsghost721]

Later that day Oscar De La Hoya went to 7-0

[@stevenabitante8750]

I Really Thought that Travis Best would've been better in the GOD DAMNED NBA THAN HE WAS OVER THERE!!!!

[@joewanke9391]

Dose anymore have geogia tech yellow jackets KZbin because I was trying to look for Georgia tech yellow jackets tournament game 1993 georgia tech vs southern

[@pjmanderville]

I was looking for the same game and found this one

[@superood1]

Thrilling finish

[@StFidjnr]

march madness magic

[@thacozzman89]

Little did he know, he was going to be wrong...Thanks to a Duke basketball player named Christian Laettner over Kentucky in Philly.

[@DNSKansas]

This one counted. The one two years earlier vs. Michigan State was a gift from the refs who went deaf, blind and dumb.

[@blown22]

1:42:38 legend

[@oluhamilton2121]

Baby Jordan .....right

[@alexanderinfante9644]

Guess Baby Jordan for USC wasn't NBA ready to play as College years hey Miner remember your college years. 😂 😂

[@curtisjoseph]

AND HE HIT ALL NET

[@billny33]

As great as Maguire's call was, he totally stole the reins from Stockton there. It's Stockton's call and I could imagine him being kind of ticked off about not getting to be the iconic call there. Michael Kay calls it being stepped on. Don't get me wrong, it makes for a great highlight and all but still.

[@214supaman]

Jon barry clamped baby jordan lmao

[@v1yank473]

1:42:40

[@UncoolNegated]

what a dumb play to call from the baseline though.

[@bmaze35640]

When you’re out of timeouts, you gotta get the ball inbounds. That was a lucky break that the ball got dribbled off the USC player’s foot. Gotta feel bad for USC, but that’s a heck of a shot

[@UncoolNegated]

@@bmaze35640 you eat up the court with a long pass

[@steveborrero2416]

I often refer to this as the holy mackerel game rip al mcguire

[@AndreaBaixinho]

1:16:30

[@jaymzhetfield6001]

lol

[@StFidjnr]

1:43:15 he made it