Top ten MBB moments where a defensive stand won our games?

Submitted by azian6er on
Watching Kansas and Stanford come down to the wire here I'm reminiscent of our game vs KU last year where won won the game on a defensive possession. Got me to thinking - what are our top 10 MBB wins where a defensive stand won the game for us? These come to mind: KU last year in sweet 16 @ NEB this year Illinois in the BTT this year What others can those remember?

Saint_in_Blue

March 23rd, 2014 at 2:43 PM ^

I'm not so sure that the Illinois game in the BTT counts as a defensive stand. Or the Nebraska game for that matter. When I think of a defensive stand I think of a block, or steal, or drawing a foul (charge). Not necessarily the opposing team missing an open shot.

readyourguard

March 23rd, 2014 at 3:27 PM ^

Draymond Green's shot at the end of the game a couple years ago at Crisler.

And even though a missed FT and Trey's 3 is what everyone thinks of when recollecting last year's game against Kansas, our defense was pretty darn good down the stretch.  We had timely steals and rebounds to help keep the door open for Trey's dramataics.

mgoblue78

March 23rd, 2014 at 3:39 PM ^

We trailed 60-48 at the half, and then completely shut down the Shockers in the second half, notwithstanding losing Phil Hubbard to foul trouble with 7+ minutes left in the game. Held them to 13 points in the second half, and won 74-73 on a Rickey Green 20-footer with 3 seconds left.

 

 

mgoblue78

March 23rd, 2014 at 4:59 PM ^

I don't think I have ever watched a better defensive player in college bball, and that doesn't even include that he was always giving up height, sometimes a lot of height, to whomever he was guarding.

When he and Hubbard fouled out of the '76 Finals, it was the end for us, but to give Indiana credit, I have never witnessed a more devastating and efficient half of basketball than IU in the second half of that game. 

ijohnb

March 23rd, 2014 at 7:55 PM ^

Purdue in 94. Big scrum under the basket after a Purdue miss. Clock ran out. Jalen started clowning and running all over the court. Was a memorable finish. Also, the Baston block over Duke could not have been 94. He did not even get there until 95. I think that game was in 97.