1990 College Basketball - LSU vs LMU

The LSU Tigers featuring a young Shaquille O'Neal and Chris Jackson battle the Hank Gathers and Bo Kimble led Loyola Marymount Lions in this legendary high octane classic that emanated from the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

[@petepyeatt6909]

One of the best games I’ve ever seen.

[@Soccerrounds10]

Still, one of the absolute greatest and star studded basketball games ever...

[@TMS62366]

Airdate: March 13th , 2000

[@eddiepleasant6487]

The tempo of this game is breathtaking

[@paulnguyen8910]

Look what happened last month at the NBA All-Star Game. Over 200 points in 48 minutes! The East team did it.

[@DNSKansas]

Believe it or not, Westhead instituted a slowdown offense with the Lakers after winning the championship in 1980 with Jack McKinney's faster offense. THE SYSTEM! HIT YOUR SPOTS!

[@oluhamilton2121]

I watched LMU on the west coast before they blew up and would lose my breath just watching them. Kimble, Gathers, and Fryer & Lowery were phenomenal.

[@americantoeball3672]

Such a great game...All that talent on the floor...whew

[@GuardianofClevelandHeights]

This tempo is unreal, especially compared to today's game.

[@paulsonj72]

How bout ANY era. Paul Westhead had LMU playing at an UNREAL pace.

[@dwightlove3704]

@@paulsonj72 Yes RUN-N-GUN

[@MadAngel209]

A young Shaquille O'Neal, Chris Jackson (Mahmoud Abdul Rauf), Bo Kimble, and The Late Hank Gathers.

[@tjmckenzie4048]

Stanley Roberts too

[@RumiRukaiya-g8j]

Martin Jennifer Garcia Cynthia Hall Laura

[@dd212NYC]

This is hands down the craziest college basketball game I’ve ever seen and I don’t think it’s close.

[@louishamilton9648]

You should see LMU vs. Oregon State.

[@dd212NYC]

@@louishamilton9648 Oregon St didn’t have the star power like LSU

[@oluhamilton2121]

​@@dd212NYC l agree, but in THAT GAME, the pace was frenetic.

[@kenrhines4770]

What a move by Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf(formerly Chris Jackson, 2:25

[@briansam2524]

I wished they would've showed the whole game. Would anyone know if there is a video of the whole game without the "missing part"?!

[@DNSKansas]

I doubt it. The game was joined in progress even in Louisiana.

[@puredistancegolf]

Bo Kimble looks 47

[@markfroman738]

Glad I grew up on this brand of college hoops. We will never have this again.

[@tjmckenzie4048]

I love how they have the 45 second shot clock in the bottom left corner. It could've been a 7 second shot clock and it wouldn't have affected this game.

[@shaunNkaidensDAD]

LMU average 121 points per game is crazy

[@fnlvnlol24]

Chris Jackson was a problem. 🙌🏻

[@kenrhines4770]

Your right JB, sweet move by Mahmoud(Chris Jackson) at 2:28. Gathers thought he had it but was like WTF. LMU plays speed scoring, unlike LSU play more polished speed scoring. I remember watching this from home, this was sophomore year in High school.

[@SixTenVisuals]

You’ll never see 2 centers on the floor ever again.

[@victormccoy8]

The last time Shaq was third option

[@johnfu3850]

When I see this game, I don't know whom I should cheer for. I went to LMU, but Shaq was my favorite player with the Lakers. Well, basketball was great back then.

[@neelysgoldmine6674]

What 45 second clock?

[@paulnguyen8910]

The linescore: LMU 58 76 07 - 141 LSU 72 62 14 - 148

[@chevisfleming6577]

Insane!!!!

[@orlandotocano1323]

Wish they would post more games from this era

[@joewood1055]

Hank shot free throws left handed... unbelievable. Would have liked to see LMU vs Flying Illini

[@TheKRL78]

​@Matthew Gentit UNLV had way more talent

[@baseline-G]

Wow! Gathers was unbelievable in this game. Every kind of shot imaginable What a treat! R.I.P. Hank

[@josemallabo9772]

I got to see Gathers in our gym at La Salle University. He was the real deal.

[@MadAngel209]

I saw Hank Gathers when Loyola Marymount came to Cincinnati to play against Xavier. He was a great player.

[@m.b.c.boxing9177]

Yes he was, and now my Aunt Lucille is up there with him

[@colbycole871]

That O'Neal guy really got dominated in this game doubt he ever came close to making the pros what's he up to these days?

[@jamesbu1187]

Thanks for the upload bro

[@kurtrundell6834]

Gathers died 28 days after this game.

[@akumawani]

yeah- still a little bummed about that...

[@arisdelis1]

HG had hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, very scary. and was on and off his meds...

[@pomerlain8924]

@@arisdelis1 The drugs made him sluggish, as was evident in their game at St. Joe's a month earlier. And Hank, unfortunately, made the decision to cut his dosage way down so he could play at his best level.

[@SniffyPoo]

at 1:23 the announcer starts applauding him for getting rid of medication that was 'slowing him down'

[@tjmckenzie4048]

The last 15 seconds of regulation was insane. Lowry attacks the basket with 12 seconds left (way too much time in a tie game). Gathers gets the rebound and puts up an awful fade away air ball with 9 seconds left. Then LSU puts up a half court shot with more than 5 seconds left. Absolutely ZERO time awareness by both teams.

[@FerdiCakar-h9k]

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[@Rocket_scientist_88]

Shaq, Chris Jackson, Stanley Roberts - this LSU team should have gone DEEP into the NCAA tournament in 1990. Dale Brown was an amazing recruiter, but never could get LSU that championship because was just wasn’t a good coach. This was the team that should have done it.

[@pomerlain8924]

Shaq said there were a lot of egos on that team. Shaq wanted to do his thing. Stanley Roberts wanted to do his thing. And Chris Jackson wanted to do his thing. And they just couldn't gel together. And unfortunately, this group was only together for one season. If they could have stayed together maybe one more year, and worked as cohesive unit, they could have been in the running for a national championship.

[@nickal3421]

Exactly correct. I get so angry that Im this good as a coach & can't get a chance while they hire this type of knuckle head. 3 pros ,& lost every year. The worst coach ever. Dean Smith next

[@DNSKansas]

LSU was ranked #2 in the preseason polls and promptly lost its second game to Kansas, which elevated Roy Williams' coaching status.

[@DNSKansas]

@@pomerlain8924 Chris Jackson barely made the required ACT score to be admitted. If it had been a few years later, he goes straight to the NBA.

[@newjackgaming88]

My cousin hank gathers!!!

[@hueroski]

and my cousin is Shaq

[@neelysgoldmine6674]

💎

[@chrisgeorges1906]

Jeff Fryer was a good player

[@louishamilton9648]

I loved LMU.

[@PaulHidalgo-w7y]

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[@gordonmcgarva6196]

I had the pleasure of watching this game live, great seats. Once I find the ticket stub I will post. Sad what happened to Hank Gathers.

[@blakelip3]

Damn that’s JB James Brown before he was on NFL on Fox

[@cantgetright6508]

That is not JB his name is Quiin Buckner

[@blakelip3]

@@cantgetright6508 oh ok gotcha

[@donaldwhite369]

Dam look at Shaq hair lol

[@GeauxWyatt]

Dale decided to let LSU beat LMU at their own game. Who woulda thought it’d actually work?!? Lol GEAUX TIGERS!

[@Rocket_scientist_88]

I had just graduated from LSU in December ‘89 when my wife and I moved down to New Orleans for work... otherwise I would have been at this game. Watched it on TV, it was just amazing. Still my favorite college basketball game of all time. Dale Brown was such a great coach but Bobby Knight always seemed go have his number, unfortunately...

[@eugeneblackman2434]

I was a Sophmore in college in North Carolina and remember watching this game in the boarding house. This LSU team eventually lost to Georgia Tech in the NCAA tournament.

[@Rocket_scientist_88]

Eugene Blackman And in the second round, too. Dale Brown was a great recruiter but his coaching stopped LSU from getting a championship.

[@seancanova7396]

I remember that Georgia Tech game. I think LSU jumped out to almost a twenty-point lead in the early minutes, but Ga Tech started chipping away and eventually won.

[@professorxaviour3649]

@@seancanova7396 was Kenny Anderson on that gt team?

[@seancanova7396]

@@professorxaviour3649 Yes he was. Along with Dennis Scott. LSU had Chris Jackson and Shaq. A lot of talent on that floor.

[@nonplayerzealot4]

That big guy on LSU is a beast. He must've went on to become a superstar in the pros. Stanley Roberts is his name. #53

[@itsarushthingrush8193]

This lsu team is too good not to reach the final four

[@jonnychingas5757]

The only thing that stopped them? A terrible coach

[@oluhamilton2121]

I freaking LOVE LMU....how did they not win a chip??

[@DNSKansas]

LMU wouldn't have had a prayer vs. UNLV with Hank Gathers.

[@chuckjokic4557]

I’m bout to make the best KZbin video to this game. Stay tuned, I’ll be done probably end of the month, and if you want, I’ll post the link to it. Always been fascinated with Loyola Marymount

[@3030hp]

link?

[@jacksonhamlin4652]

So fast paced

[@JMan-24]

That was the worst game Jeff Fryer played. If he has even an average game, LMU wins going away. He was just off that night.

[@vincentthomas9817]

Let's not talk about Chris 66 points

[@louishamilton1710]

Refs gave LMU no love.....

[@DNSKansas]

These were neutral refs so you can't claim SEC bias. And why would they give Dale Brown any love? Refs hated him. So your argument does not wash.

[@jonnychingas5757]

Dale Brown was a terrible coach. This LSU team was loaded and they didn't it make past the second round. pathetic

[@jarretbell5400]

I mean yes and no. He missed his best chance to win it all with Shaq but took the program to heights it'd never seen before and really hasn't seen since

[@BAYAREA-kd1ig]

@@jarretbell5400 Ummm they made the Final Four in 2006, something Shaq led teams couldnt get to.

[@jonnychingas5757]

@@BAYAREA-kd1ig Exactly my point by 2006 Dale Brown was gone Thank God

[@Rocket_scientist_88]

AVC IV True, but that was one year - an isolated incident. When Dale Brown was coach, he got LSU some amazing talent and they were in the NCAA regularly. The program hasn’t had that level of sustained success since. Dale Brown was an amazing recruiter but a poor coach, unfortunately.

[@DNSKansas]

@@jonnychingas5757 The only reasons LSU made the Final Four in 2006 were (a) Glen Davis and Tyrus Thomas and (b) J.J. Reddick and the rest of his teammates choked vs. LSU in the Sweet 16.