Indiana at Cincinnati - 1/4/1992

Now THIS is a lost classic. The last game of the 1991-92 non-conference season sees a matchup of two teams that would both make the Final Four later that year. IU starts off getting shellacked by a hungry Bearcats team, only to turn the tables completely and run away with things in the second half. You'll laugh heartily at how young Bob Huggins looks in this one.

[@travismcdonald6576]

I grew up near Dayton and watched this game on Channel 19 out of Cincinnati. Thank you for posting.

[@rubenkercheval5976]

Eric Anderson was tough.

[@uncklebuckle6859]

Thank you, Galen, for your work in posting these games from a real golden age in IU hoops. I have a story about this game: my dad always made an "IU fire" in the fireplace to ensure an IU win when they played. He wasn't home that night so I watched this game alone, then at half I realized the problem and made a fire. I have never doubted dad since.

[@CoreyT127]

Cool story!

[@CoreyT127]

I miss this kinda basketball!

[@michaeld5]

Yup, two final four teams that year. Shoulda been an IU win over Duke.

[@rawn4203]

IU-Duke was the de facto national title game that year.

[@stevegoldman8281]

It was classic

[@inallairness]

Hey from Australia, Galen. You have some great uploads on your channel. Thanks for sharing. Do you happen to have the 1984 Team USA v Indiana University Alumni exhibition? I've only ever seen about 60 seconds of the game! It'd be amazing to see Isiah v Jordan before they'd meet in the NBA.

[@mr.courtney5703]

Thomas was drafted in 1981 into the nba.

[@ashdavis5000]

Foulfest of '92

[@JDubbs40]

Van Exel coming off the bench??

[@ShawnC.T.]

JonWhite17 Yep', this was his first season at UC, out of Junior College, and this was in January, so he was still feeling his way, learning the system, into the starting lineup. It wasn't long after this contest, that he was starting though, and of course, by seasons end, they were in the 1992 Final Four, as by then, he was the man for the Bearcats...

[@careyhoffman4976]

They would make two lineup changes not long after this game. Van Exel replaced A.D. Jackson at point guard and Terry Nelson took Jeff Scott's place as a starting forward.

[@joker7ford427]

6th