Christian Laettner is always a dominant figure in university basketball, even all these years later. His buzzer drummer against Kentucky is always a highlight of March Madness and his drummer from Buzzer Uconn, although less famous, is always dramatic.
What many people forget is that Uconn was almost unable to play Duke in 1990 because Clemson had them on the ropes of Sweet Sightteen.
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Scott Burrell, kept by 6-11 Elden Campbell, launched a length of the courtyard of the courtyard in Tate George with only a second on the left. George caught the ball in the right corner and turned to shoot. The defender of Clemson kept his hands away, not wanting to swell, and Tate turned around and nailed the blow.
Of course, there was no time left and Uconn left with a 71-70 victory.
The top of this match only lasted on Saturday when the Huskies ran to Duke and Laettner, who nailed his own devastating buzzer drummer.
Unfortunately, George was then found guilty of fraud for having directed a Ponzi program. He was sentenced to nine years in 2016 but was released in 2021.
