Pistol Pete Maravich scores 64 against Kentucky and Dan Issel [HD]

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Silent footage of the second half of the game played on Feb 21, 1970. Pete had 64 points (23-42 FG, 18-22 FT) and 7 assists. Kentucky's Dan Issel scored 51. This is a full HD 60 fps upscale.

[@58530mcn]

My Dad took me to see Pete play all 4 times in Lexington. What a blessing … he was appreciated by UK fans for certain. Fun to watch my late pal, Mike Pratt - #22 ,play here too.

[@forrestsmith9235]

I have a little true-life story that may amuse: It was my first day in 8th grade and my first class was “Gym” and we were all lined up around the basketball court waiting for the new “Gym” teacher who was just starting that year. Finally, a 30-ish man with a buzz cut dressed in chinos, gray “Navy” t-shirt and, if memory serves, Joe Lapchick high-tops came onto the floor with a solemn-faced little boy of four, maybe five years in tow. After he introduced himself, he told us our first class was to run laps, which we did and while we trudged our circuits, our teacher proceeded to demonstrate to the lad how to dribble, cut, fake, and shoot and then issued stern commands and corrections as the tyke tried to duplicate his moves. The year was 1952 and the court was Aliquippa High School. The teacher was Press Maravich and the little boy has always held a special place in my heart and I feel so privileged to have witnessed the first day the legendary never-to-be-equalled “Pistol Pete” Maravich set foot on a basketball court. RIP, little lad, you were one of a kind.

[@user-us2ye5il3v]

That's actually kind of a sad story and reminds me of Tiger Woods and his father. A guy who couldn't do it molding his son to be the star he couldn't be. Let the kids be kids.

[@forrestsmith9235]

@@user-us2ye5il3v i’ve told that Pistol Pete story for 70 years and you are the first person to make that comment. Very perceptive of you but maybe rhat’s why when I sent it to his sons, they never answered me. Yes, Press Maravich crested in his son the awesome player he could never be.

[@misterpibb108]

​@@forrestsmith9235Actually Press Maravich was an awesome player in his day. An amazing shooter.

[@earlknightjr.1341]

😊😊😊😊q😊😊😊q

[@keithshowell6688]

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! Pete's historic college career cannot be lost or saved in a vault collecting dust...It would be like the graduating class of 2071 never seeing Steph Curry shooting for Golden State and Davidson. Thanks 1avardac; I met and performed with Pete and Press while living in Germany before playing baseball in college and the minors. He gave me the best advice I ever got from a pro. God Bless you!

[@someguy2972]

Wow, got any stories about when you met them?

[@keithshowell6688]

@@someguy2972 Hello! The one thing Pete joked with me about came a fee years after I had met him. In high school he'd heard the I not only loved basketball and baseball, but was a pretty good drummer. He tild me I needed to focus on baseball because the competition I was really against were guys around the country ("The States") would probably be players I never would actually play against. A gew years later I thanked Pete for his advice and told him I had quit baseball after my sophmore year but came back the next year and wasntbsupposed ti play but made 2nd team All-America team and 2nd round pick. Pete's kindly smile and said Inwould habe been a 1st round pick, then asked me "So how muvh money did that 2nd round pick vost ya?" Thanks for your interest. Frank Robinson was my hero but Pete made me focus on getting better! BTW, His favorite scripture I kearned from him was Joshua 1:8

[@jekoch21]

Saturday, Feb 21, 1970. Dan Issel gets 51 points for Kentucky, Maravich gets 64 for LSU. He was 23-42 from the field, 18-22 from the line. Kentucky won at LSU 121-105 with no shot clock and no 3-point line.

[@bassojjb22]

RIGHT

[@thomasorzack5795]

Kentucky win TITLE if casey does not get hurt.

[@jimcarter4425]

And no dunking.

[@oldschoolruler]

So...Pete takes 42 shots, scores 64 and his team losses by 16. What exactly is there to celebrate here? Not a very well balanced team. 1970 and no black players on either side?? wow

[@tom7471]

@@oldschoolruler Yep, 1970s in the south. Blacks had only been recruited a couple of years earlier when UTEP (Texas Western then) won a title in '67 with an all black starting five. The south was (and is) very slow to come around.

[@johnharbor8067]

Dan Issell was a great player too.

[@manny4552]

Yes indeed

[@fretfix1]

The Horse!!

[@60zeller]

Ya thank?

[@JohnSmith-zw8vp]

He remains the all time points leader for UK.

[@manny4552]

@@JohnSmith-zw8vp he's the all-time points leader for the aba

[@ferf-kx6dq]

I cant believe the quality of the video. This is great!

[@michaelstern8657]

Those no look pass assists was phenomenal

[@JABARDELLI]

There was none better, in either the collegiate and/or pro ranks, than Pete Maravich. Thanks for posting this incredible footage and thank you 🙏 Peter Maravich!

[@jacksmurr585]

I think Larry Bird would come close. He turned average teams into extra ordinary teams. That being said I love to watch pistol Pete also.

[@brianarbenz1329]

Pete Maravich had extraordinary physical skills and court vision. But was he really all that effective beyond being a phenomenon? He never took LSU into the NCAA tourney, and never led any pro team into the NBA finals.

[@safee4540]

Kareem Abdul Jabbar 👍💪🔥

[@whowonthatballgame4298]

Watched this game with an older brother He not much for words Even he was moved by Pete when he uttered the words That guy is pretty good

[@rockvilleraven]

Pete would have won the CBS HORSE Halftime competition but he had to bow out because he was having knee surgery in New Orleans. I remember one of the Washington Bullets Kevin Grevey, made to the next round because Pete Bowed out. If he lost in the finals on tape, the same day that Washington Won game 7 over the Seattle Supersonic for the title.

[@MrPiraka123]

Thanks again for this footage!

[@edcollins9377]

Two of the greatest bb players of all time.

[@undisclosed3863]

Gotta love the one ref. The charge call at 4:12 should be immortalized in a gif

[@storiesincardboard9420]

That was great! 😂

[@omnivorous65]

If it wasn’t for the fact that this was a BS call

[@undisclosed3863]

@@omnivorous65 Ha. Whining about a call that was made 54 years ago! Good stuff.

[@omnivorous65]

Ok. I give you that. But something grates me about a ref who is so overly dramatic when making a call while getting it all wrong. Even after 54 years.@@undisclosed3863

[@8oclocktomatotalk]

Kick spin😀

[@JakeBayCity]

Pete’s fade-away was as good as MJ’s or Kobe’s, and he’d let them go from 25 ft + .... unbelievable

[@jefffawcett]

He didn’t take a single shot from 25+. We have eyes...

[@jefffawcett]

@Hunter B. lol no you didn’t

[@Amick44]

@Hunter B. Actually 19 ft, 9 ins. So he woulda hit many college 3s.

[@mr.sinjin-smyth]

@@Amick44 If you mean the NCAA 3-point line from 1986-87 up to 2005-06, then yes. But the current NCAA 3-point is 22 ft, 1.75 ins., and judging by this clip, Maravich didn't shoot any from that range.

[@user-us2ye5il3v]

@@jefffawcett Exactly. Not sure why people feel the need to exaggerate. Same with the "They tracked his shots and he would have made 13 three pointers a game" BS, he didn't take a single shot in this clip from 3 point distance. There used to be a video of the entire game. He took 2 shots that "might" have been from 3 point range. The idea he averaged 13 a game is ludicrous!

[@tom7471]

I remember watching this game on national TV live. Maravich was such a draw they had this game on. Kentucky won, but they were loaded. It was the first time I saw Maravich play and I could hardly believe what I was seeing!

[@trapezemusic]

Maravich # 23, Issel # 44. Two college and pro basketball legends.

[@edcollins9377]

Pete was one of the greatest shooters of all time. To say he wasn't afraid to shoot it was an understatement! lol Before the game, a reporter asked Rupp how he planned to stop Maravich. Rupp said he had no such plan. He said we'll let him score his points and concentrate on the rest of the team. Adolph was a great coach. KY won the game by 16 points.

[@JohnSmith-zw8vp]

Dan Issel (you know, the Kentucky Farm Bureau insurance guy) remains UK's all time points leader.

[@OfficerCWiggum]

These guys are good and they play so quietly too 😅

[@kenraney638]

That bald-headed ref is hilarious!

[@deepcosmiclove]

Those guys were awful.

[@dlange38]

That was great! So into it on the offensive fouls!

[@donhoag1052]

Hey isn’t it amazing they’re not carrying the ball!!! No traveling no 3 second violations. No shot clock no 3 point line no replay review no flagrant foul violation just plain old basketball played the way it was supposed to be played. AMAZING!!!!! 😅

[@brianarbenz1329]

No traveling or 3 second violations in an entire game? Are you sure?

[@justthink5854]

he was so fast and quick as well!

[@misterpibb108]

Saw that game on T.V. First game of Pistol I ever saw. I couldnt believe my eyes. I was 15 years old.

[@tomloft2000]

Even for college, this was a fast paced game. No casually bringing the ball up the court. Strange, considering there wasn't a shot clock.

[@danbrown6072]

Love the passion of the referee!

[@billbergendahl2911]

I remember Pete Maravich very well when he played for LSU in the late 1960s. His dad Press Maravich was the coach.

[@brianarbenz1329]

Let's just say Pete Maravich got more points off the Press than anyone else.

[@jackruaro]

Pistol Pete looks like a time traveler here. Like a player from the 80s or 90s transplanted into 1970. RIP Legend.

[@adamashworth2704]

I watched this video two times in a row. One for the pistol and one to watch the ref. That has to be the funniest ref in basketball history.

[@michael.schuler]

Watching Pete's handles, then state of the art, in this vintage footage and comparing it to today's game, the change from the way carrying the ball used to be called is obvious. Most modern hesi's and many cross-overs, in fact the normal ballhandling on almost every trip down the court, would have been called for carrying back in the day. Evolution? I think so, but one more reason why comparing the "greatest" from one generation to another is impossible.

[@terencewinters2154]

Fig and apple were pretty good on the offensive glass as they knew it might be the only way they got a scoring chance.

[@user-od2um9mw8o]

I viewed this game on the t.v. wow!

[@anthonytaylor7327]

WAIT just a minute! Where are all the 'Brothers'? There's not even ONE!

[@markhousman8447]

yep SEC basketball in ole south - hard to believe Maravich would have broken Robertson's scoring record if PP had to play against the full talent pool - even with his dad/coach greenlighting his ridiculous usage rate.

[@michaeltaylor-xo3ov]

@@markhousman8447 The SEC was severely Caucasian.

[@edcollins9377]

These guys shot some incredible 3-pointers, but only got credit for 2. I wonder how many career points Pete would have had if there had been a 3-pt shot???

[@NickDiasOuttaMyLeague]

Former LSU coach Dale Brown went back a charted all his shots. They did the math and if there would have been a 3pt line, Pete would’ve averaged 56PPG instead of 44PPG 😱

[@RichardIILionheart]

@@NickDiasOuttaMyLeague I don’t think it was ever clear which three point line was used in that calculation. There is a big difference between top of the circle from 1987 and today’s college arc.

[@steveo3831]

Not many. Without the line players tried to get the best shot. Now of course they go behind the line and get what they get

[@user-us2ye5il3v]

@@NickDiasOuttaMyLeague Total BS. He didn't take a single shot in this clip that was from today's 3 point range. From the old closer distance he might have taken three, 13 is total BS.

[@user-us2ye5il3v]

@@RichardIILionheart Either way he wasn't making 13 a game, not even close. Pete worked it to the foul line a lot.

[@bishlap]

gotta love the pass 1st mindset of each team, great teamwork/coaching, especially UK. LSU even w/ Pete shooting 40 x per game, he looked pass 1st many times.

[@dylanpeterson8680]

imagine being his teammate just spectating the whole time. Kentucky shooting about 95% from the field

[@nelsonmcatee3721]

Theres a guy from my grade school out there who actually outscored Pistol Pete in a game. Danny Hester got 30 against Georgetown in the 1970 NIT quarterfinals. Pistol Pete had a season low 20.

[@williamlevalley3745]

If you look at the complexion of the players in this game, it is easy to see why western teams that integrated far earlier than those of the SEC dominated the NCAA tournament from 1955-1975... 14 titles combined in 20 years for UCLA, USF, UTEP, and Cal during that timeframe...

[@danwaller5312]

Thats why his scoring record will never really be broken 🎉

[@GQLewis]

The women's game has certainly come a long way.

[@dtsosie5836]

Bear in mind, the basketball is smaller in women's game

[@Stoney1959]

WOW. So classic. Love Pistol Pete.

[@acornsucks2111]

No shot clock, but these guys came to play.

[@kramer1372]

..ha..good point, i didnt even notice the missing shot clock..

[@NotLazySelectivelyMotivated]

That was a completely different era. 😂😂😂😂❤

[@rexgoodheart3471]

Was that an offensive foul at 2:11 off that great pass by Maravich? If so, that's just ridiculous.

[@mgers75]

Traveling and it looked like a bad call. Maybe they policed palming differently 50 years ago

[@deepcosmiclove]

Many times referees don't understand the game. That call was a joke.

[@stevestarscream5182]

I think they need to get rid of the 3 point line….. such a better game in those days

[@user-zg5gu3dr6u]

The game certainly was quieter back then.

[@robkinstle29]

I think this was the last season LSU played at the Ag center. Pete was so popular he got Louisiana to pony up for a new arena

[@gregsells8549]

That arena would eventually bear Pete's name--the PMAC. Now a replacement is being planned.

[@storiesincardboard9420]

The referee in the game is Lou Bello. Wake Forest coach Bones McKinney once was complaining about a call that went against his team against State and Lou running up the court told Bones to relax, were only up 5. 😂

[@khkartc]

Remember the old “the defender’s feet have to be set” rule concerning player-control fouls? These days every foul coming off a drive is almost literally a coin toss. There’s no rhyme or reason to it.

[@brianarbenz1329]

Jim Dinwiddie, a fine Kentucky player on this squad, went on to be a lawyer in his hometown. Sadly, he died from suicide in 2012. His brother was a friend of mine. RIP Jim.

[@RodintheVille]

I think Pratt was over and back on the opening tip. Issel was my favorite Colonel in the ABA.

[@9Ballr]

64 was like an average night for the Pistol.

[@MichaelWittrock-kr9gy]

For his height only 6'4" he was the greatest all around player!

[@Bruce-Kent]

Pete past Oscar Robertson to become NCAA's all-time scoring leader.

[@georaatz2317]

With no shot clock you could drain massive time off the clock. That makes his scoring numbers way more impressive.

[@Ed-sr7op]

I think the refs are doing Kung-Fu.

[@JJJBRICE]

This was back in the days when old man Rupp was running things . No NIL , no transfer portal , real student -athletes studying to become doctors , lawyers and businessmen.

[@bernalsilva]

is it pistol Pete or pistol shooting blank Pete How many shots did he take. What was his completion percentage?

[@billlakecomedy]

23-42. So, over 50% from the field. 18-22 from the line. 82%.

[@terencewinters2154]

It was like they had one play the UCLA zipper cut . And shot after a maximum of 3 passes

[@johnsain]

Maravich was from a Serbian background.....like so many emerging NBA players....

[@user-tm7me1ef9l]

I wore number 23, too. That's about all we had in common, I guess.

[@bluegrasslegends]

Awesome

[@dumisatonyjohnson8145]

If the three point line existed He would've had 80 or 90 points on Kentucky

[@user-us2ye5il3v]

Point to the times in the video where you think Pete made what would be a 3 pointer. You won't find any. But I'll wait.

[@msgflash4748]

I listened to this game on the radio as a kid growing up in W Ky. Cawood Ledford was the best . KY won the game

[@brianarbenz1329]

Cawood Ledford was absolutely the finest basketball broadcaster. I met him once at the Ky State Fair. Very nice person.

[@qwertyzxcvb4856]

Fast paced, fast break game, no 7 footers crying in the 3 point line cause the evil guard wont pass the ball outside

[@pgemperl]

Maybe the only opponent that I would have enjoyed watching, despite the thumping he gave my Cats

[@burlpage5260]

Pistol Pete was considered a show off and a ball hog in his day and time , but today his kind of style and play ! Would be welcomed and praised, his teammates would Rally behind him , He would’ve made them better ball players, Today his team would let him teach them and together they would be champions ! Instead of being Jealous, envious and some even back then refused to pass him the ball no matter how much trouble they were in, some tried to play 4 man team and played as if he weren’t even on the floor ! Instead of playing great like they could have their legacy is and always will be in my book crybaby losers ! Pistol Pete is the best there ever was, he was just born in the wrong era of time, The white Basketball world wasn’t ready for him,but the Globetrotters saw his talent and embraced him for his skills they were wise enough to see that with him they would have filled areas and venues all over the world people wanted to see him and be entertained , he should have taken their offer, wonder how many times he wished he had ? Pete was better than the NBA ! They didn’t deserve him , He was the Globetrotter that never was ! R,I,P PETE !

[@emenem6131]

Very good maybe a little background music from the time period? Still got the like

[@terencewinters2154]

Press once cried to abe lemmons when his okc indians were drilling his team from deep " abe what do I do, what do I do " and abe a wit replied " circle your wagons. "

[@lwmson]

My God. He took 42 FG attempts in this game, which is another way of saying that he monopolized the team's shooting.

[@jeffgarmon1]

Maravich was actually instructed by his father ( head coach) to take a lot of shots.

[@lwmson]

@@jeffgarmon1 That is right. His father, Press Maravich, built the offense around his son in an effort to groom him for the NBA draft.

[@CapAnson12345]

LSU's playbook seemed to consist almost entirely of: 1. Give the ball to Pete 2. Pete dribbles around for two or three seconds 3. Pete forces up a shot regardless of where he is on the court or how many people are defending him. To be fair the rest of the team doesn't look very good. Obviously Kentucky was much better.

[@jamesleonard5307]

Anyone else notice the backcourt violation at the opening tip?

[@stevehartman1730]

Pistol Pete the GOAT

[@CLewey44]

Can you imagine someone like Barkley or Laimbeer playing in this game. They'd have these skinny bodied guys flying all over the court.

[@MickyTubbs1985]

NO ! Black men and women WERE NOT PERMITTED TO BE IN THE BUILDING ,EXCEPT AS CUSTODIANS AND" WAIT" STAFF PERSONNEL.

[@morpher728]

These guys are college players

[@tonyc4341]

LSU had three tough front court men in Sanders, Hester and Newton. They could have hung with Laimbeer.

[@bemore1134]

Did you see the pace of the game? Laimbeer or Barkley might've just said "screw it, I ain't runnin' down to the other end. They'll be right back here anyway."

[@bemore1134]

Plus, there was nothing anemic about some of the bigs out there, especially Issel.

[@truthhurtswilky7785]

And they didn't even have the three-pointer back then.

[@msgflash4748]

Issel , Pratt, and Casey

[@khkartc]

Scoring 64 points and still having your team lose the game? That’s a lot like Victor Krum’s catching the snitch in the Quidditch World Cup final against Ireland, and ending the match, despite the score’s being out of reach. Pretty impressive individual performance, but it doesn’t speak well of the rest of the team.

[@helpinghal]

LSU played Kentucky 6 times while Pete Maravich was on the varsity. Pete scored over 50 in all six games but Kentucky won them all, the closest by 8 points. Basketball is a team game.

[@WTNall]

I still contend that the two best college basketball players I have ever seen are Pete Maravich and Bill Walton.

[@ron88303]

Both great.

[@coleymoke6709]

Sound ?????

[@furnitureconsortium]

read the description..... it's the second sentence

[@braziliantvhd2768]

And lost 121-105 to Kentucky, Adolph Rupp was fine with Pete taking 42 shots

[@IDontBuyIt50]

Ah yes, those late life interviews where he is the lost member of the Village People. The cop, indian, fireman, pistol

[@mortimerzilch2608]

how many THREE'S??!

[@1avardac]

None. There was no three point shot back then.

[@jrshooter17]

@Tong Zou Honestly, I'm looking at the footage, and not a lot of them would have been from outside the arc. Pete loved to penetrate enough to take that elbow jumper. As amazing as that night was, it still stunned me how mercurial he was. He'd score five points on his end and then do something to hand back four.

[@slimphotog]

I saw three Maravich baskets that would have probably been outside the 19-9 foot arch.

[@ferf-kx6dq]

@@jrshooter17 I'm sure if there was a line he'd step back and shoot it. He wasn't that far off without it. Make or miss? That I dont know.

[@kenwilliams5513]

No milking the clock from UK, play till the horn.

[@brianspencer2517]

They called him Pistol Pete because he was a gun.

[@ross7684]

Different game as far as foul contact goes, too. Today's players would all foul out in the first quarter under those rules.

[@taliesen1953]

The quality is Ok but this isn't the 40's..... i idolized pete but his games were on TV all the time. I was in high school. in New England. there has to be game footage somewhere... the broadcast.

[@dougB4454]

It’s a simple game. Put thee ball in thee basket and you win. These teams could beat any team today if played under old rules.

[@spectartacus]

Pete looked a little gassed at the end there.

[@Rob-vy4bu]

Back when they played below the rim.

[@1avardac]

Because dunking was banned in college basketball back then.

[@YardratZ]

Just watch the ref on the right of the screen under the goal at 1:05 wtfffff lol

[@kramer1372]

..ha, that ref is a character…

[@jerrybrooks4717]

The greatest of all time

[@jamescurran9002]

This looks more like a Kentucky tape . Start of every clip, Kentucky has the ball. I see Maravich missing Free Throws, Charging, missing shots...haven't seen Maravich hit a single shot. I see a lot of Issel, where's the Maravich?

[@jonlanier_]

Which one is Pete?

[@allend2749]

he's the white guy

[@johnharbor8067]

The referee’s were a show of their own!!

[@jeffreylockhart8292]

One of the plays they called an offensive foul? His own man knocked him down player hit a layup! Wha????

[@jackruaro]

The refs are so emphatic with their calls it's hilarious.

[@dylanpeterson8680]

those were some low lights for a sec missing 2 free throws then 2 turnovers to 2 and 1s. seem like Kentucky regs. no one shooting free throws like Rick Barry did either

[@dallaslewis5576]

Dropping 60+ with no 3pt line!!!

[@msgflash4748]

Tom Parker , also UK

[@42guvna]

First play of the game was a backcourt violation

[@stormwarning1235]

And no 3-point line!