This Day in Sports History- weekend of January 20/21
Prime-Time Hoops
Fifty years ago this weekend (January 20, 1968), #2, undefeated Houston ended #1 UCLA's 47-game winning streak on prime-time TV with a 71-69 victory at the Houston Astrodome before a crowd of 52,693, at the time the largest crowd to see a college basketball game.
Houston forward Elvin the "Big E" Hayes outplayed UCLA's Lew Alcindor, who had returned to action after missing two games with an injury to his left eye. The "Big E" outscored Alcindor 39 to 15 and made two free throws with 28 seconds left to snap a 69-69 tie. Hayes connected on 17 of 25 from the field, grabbed 15 rebounds, blocked four shots, and played the last 11 minutes with four fouls.
Alcindor hit 4 of 15 from the field with 12 rebounds. However, UCLA and Alcindor got their revenge at the Final Four, routing Houston, 101-69, in the semifinals.
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