I had the joy of sitting in first row balcony seats for that game. I was SCREAMING at the person next to me during the overtime and he didn't hear a word that I said.
Some great quotes in this article in the Register..
ISU basketball: 'The Lafester Game' | DesMoinesRegister.com | The Des Moines Register
Here are my favorites...
Rhodes, who averaged fewer than 5 points per game his first three seasons in Ames, never cooled off. He had 44 points when he missed a layup inside of 4 minutes to play. Hallihan suggested to Orr that Rhodes was tired and needed a quick rest.
"I said, 'Hell, let him die,' " Orr said. "He's the only one making a basket. There's no way he's coming out of there."
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"During the course of the game, it didn't seem like the numbers were getting as big as they were," said Al Lorenzen, who started for Iowa that night. "When you're in Hilton, and that environment, you can barely hear yourself think, much less try to know how many points a guy has."
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