March 18th: On this date....

..... in 1978, your top-ranked University of Kentucky Wildcats narrowly got passed Earvin "Magic" Johnson and the Michigan State Spartans, 52-49, in the Elite Eight to advance Joe. B Hall & Company to a Final Four matchup with Arkansas. Kyle Macy and his tube socks led the way for Kentucky on the day, finishing with 18 points, including 10-11 from the charity stripe. The story of the day, though, was the ineffectiveness of superstar Magic Johnson, who battled foul trouble most of the day, and ended the game 11 points under his season average (6 points). Assisting Macy in the effort for Big Blue were Jack Givens (14 points - 7 rebounds - 5 assists), Rick Robey (6 points - 5 rebounds - 4 assists), and Mike Phillips (19 points - 8 rebounds - 2 steals). The dramatic victory gave Coach Hall his second Final Four berth in six seasons as the University's head basketball coach, and the first since the referee's cheated him out of a Championship because it was John Wooden's last game. Below is the only video remaining from the win over Magic and the Spartans.

Big Blue Booyah on Tom Leach