When UNC and Georgetown had their March coming-out party

Posted Mar 28, 2012
The cavernous Superdome in New Orleans welcomed 61,612 fans, then the largest ever college basketball crowd, to watch Georgetown University play the University of North Carolina on March 29, 1982. Tar Heels coach Dean Smith brought a talented team to the final. He hoped to get off the schneid of three losses in his previous championship appearances - 1968, 1977 and 1981. (Bradenton Herald)

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