Aaah,The day I fell in love with LOUISVILLE BASKETBALL.

Man, that Louisville team was tough. Bleed blue til I die, but that was one tough team. The game between Louisville and Houston in the final four was one of the all time greats. Miss this era of basketball.

Golden days of college hoops. I lived in Puerto Rico and had to watch some games on tape delay. Still enjoyed them very much.

I was a Cat fan and just 12 years old in 83. I hated this game of course, but looking at it now I can appreciate genius Coach Crum and the athletes that could get it done. I remember Crum would schedule the big dogs in the early season when other top 20 teams were beating up on the little guys. He always seemed to have post season in mind. He conditioned them to run and run some more, and play smart, much like UK in the Pitino years. It seemed Louisville was just toying with them in the 1st half, but they still controlled the pace. UK couldn't keep up. They were totally worn out by the end of regular time and had nothing left physically or mentally. They seemed helpless in OT watching the ball be stolen and dunked. Ouch!

Can't say any more than it was one HELL of a basketball game!

I was living in Dayton, Ohio area when this game was played. Classic game. Great era for collage basketball. GO CARDS !

Thank you for this video. I’m a life long fan of Kentucky and I was 10 years old for this game.

3 FF's in 4 years for those Louisville seniors. And it took a miracle shot that 1 other year

The one day everyone in the state of Kentucky was waiting for. It lived up to the hype.

Louisville may not have won the 1983 National Championship, but the Cardinals won this game which might have been more important.

I was there and loved every minute of it.

still gives me chills. one of the greatest games in history, screw uk.

I was 9 years old. Never witnessed my Louisville fan mother so crazed as that day 😆

This is my favorite college game of all time. Louisville is my team.

Louisville showed heart after UK tied the game at the buzzer. A lot of times a team that hits a shot like that continues on in the OT with the momentum to win the game. Of course using the 2-2-1 denial press really turned up the pressure in OT.

The 1959 Louisville team ended up making the Final 4 and lost to Jerry West's WVU team in the Final 4 team that also had the father of Gymnast Mary Lou Retton.

Almost 40 Years Later. It was just like Yesterday. Great 😃👍 game.

I've only seen bits and pieces of the opening, so it's great to see it in whole. I'd be so happy to see CBS/Turner do a pre-game show this full of substance in today's day and age, but I doubt it...

Growing up these games were huge. Unfortunately these days kids don’t get to see this type of atmosphere in college basketball. These were the days when Ebony & Jet magazine would annually announce the McDonald’s high school All American team and we would rush to see who was on it.

Incredible that this game's legend was surpassed by the "Welcome to the 21st Century" matchup between Louisville and Houston the very next weekend. Then the NC State national championship and the tragic end for Jim Valvano. Coaches vs. Cancer and the Jimmy V Classic are now far better recognized than the intensity of Kentucky & Louisville's 1983 dream game.

Great game! Brent Musberger never gets old. LOL!

Mr Brent Musburger. The Man, The Myth, The Legend.

scooter and rodney mccray were so underated.. they carried this game

Loving these great memories. NCAA basketball at its best. Billy Packer was the best.

Louisville played in back to back all time games in this tournament. This game and probably the best college game I've ever seen Ville vs Houston

I remember how even in NC this game generated excitement among basketball fans. I was 11 at the time and I was pumped to watch this game.

Wow this was a hell of a game one of the best games I ever seen both teams played they hearts out refs did a good job at letting the boys play wish the refs called that sweet 16 game like that this year but its cool mark my words I feel we will play Kentucky again in the tourney and next time it will be for it all the ship and we will get are payback for 2012 &2014 L1C4.......

This was the only true "Dream Game" period and Louisville prevailed.

Dam Mel Turpin was a Beast. It would of been a extremely hard game for Louisville if a Healthy Sam Bowie .Game is still a Classic very hard fought !!

I can’t even imagine how satisfying that C-A-R-D-S cheer at the end of the game must have felt

Great game! Both teams were loaded to the brim with talent, and I think it's fair to say both teams played their asses off that day at Stokley Coliseum down in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Denny Crum was a lil' snappy about Kentucky. "That's typical!" 😂

They would've met a year earlier but Kentucky was upset by Middle Tennessee St. in Nashville.

THANKS JOHN FOR THE CONFIRMATION THOSE WERE THE EARLY DAYS OF CBS NCAA TOURNAMENT COVERAGE REMEMBER WHEN BRENT MUSBERGER WOULD GET UP FROM HIS POWER CHAIR LOL AND WALK OVER TO THE BRACKET BOARD TO MOVE THE WINNER S ALONG ......

The good old days

Probably the most important win in the series for either team until 2012 final four for UK. Go Cats! Congrats on your title this year Cards

I watch this game in a little country store I bet a buddy Louisville would win and at the end of the game I started clapping I had won some money that was a mistake everyone else was for KY and they run me off about a week later I went back to the store the owner told me he felt bad about it and bought me lunch the store is closed now and when I see him now he brings it up and we just laugh about it and I never did get my money

Classic Brent Musberger!

Loved this... Master threw the ball away... Excellent

If Sam Bowie never broke his leg, UK would've won a championship during that 4 year span. Pre-injury he was incredible

OLD but *GOLD*

Ths was the only true "Dream Game" in my opinion because they were playing to see who would advance in the NCAA tournament and in the end in the OT, U of L's speed and quickness took a toll on UK. Lancaster Gordon was a master playing in the passing lanes and getting his hands for pass deflections. Great U of L team and they should won the NCAA title that year but fell short against Houston and Phi Slamma Jamma.

College Basketball desperately needed a shot clock ⏰ back in the day .

0:57 Damn that highlight music is funky!

22 years after the loss to Houston, Louisville comes to Albuquerque (location of the 1983 Final Four) to win the West Region.

"It's any other game!" YEAH RIGHT!! lol!

A very young Kenny Sky Walker

Debunked: It would be absolutely one year later when they would meet in the NCAA tournament. The two teams played in the Regional Semi-finals in Lexington, where the Cats beat the Cards 72-67.

The reason for sweet 16 highlights is that in those days CBS only did 1 game on Thursday and Friday night from the sweet 16 and more often than not at least 1 of those games was on a tape delayed basis.

Was looking for the pregame when the cheerleaders of both teams joined hands and sang "My Old Kentucky Home." Any ideas where I can find it?

Master!

Too bad Joe b hall was scared to play us in the 70's and early 80's, the series would be a lot closer

Man I loved this game. UK refused to play state schools and the tournament finally forced them into it

Do you happen to have the halftime show?

They would've faced off in the 1986 Final Four, but #11 LSU upset #1 Kentucky.

No shot clock. Lol. Those were the days.

Rodney and scooter mc cray,

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That was pretty ballsy by Coach Crum to put on a full court press- could have led to a lot of easy hoops for KY but it worked well for the Cards. This was back when college roundball was really great- now you have all these jackasses running around with long har and tattoos wearing pajamas and clown shoes with nowhere near the skill level of these guys from back in the 70s and 80s. Even the TV coverage was more professional back then...

Was the officiating crew Nichols, Forte, and Housman?

Man I miss Gary benders voice!! Good times.

I wish it had the commercials.

I am looking for this whole game.I used to have it but lost my copy in a flood. please let me know how to get a copy PLEASE!!!

no 3pt line. things were different then.

2:43 it's a match Kentucky & Louisville

Today Kentucky played Louisville to an Overtime game and won by 8

Would have been interesting to see how Kentucky would have matched up with Phi Slamma Jamma had they pulled this game out.

Louisville and Kentucky ought to join the Big 12

Ky-Lville is the Auburn-Ala of college bb

RIP Joe B Hall

Louisville was just better back then!! End of story.

We beat Kentucky to death in over time 😁❤️

In the 1st half when the cameraman got in the way, why is Billy Packer so insistent on Joe Hall receiving a T? As an Indiana fan, I absolutely loathed Joe Hall, but he was completely justified in pointing out the interference by the cameraman. Packer was always so quick to call for coaches to receive T's. What an unprofessional weasel.

I LUV MY REDBIRDS KITTIES MAKE ME URL!

3:00 Brent Musburguer mentioned John Tesh. Is that the same John Tesh, composer of Roundball Rock and Gridiron Dreams? Edit: RIP Denny Crum

Kentucky wins this game with a healthy Bowie

Man my kept picking up there dribble.. 12 times first half, bearup to slow for press

CBS made Brent walk hella to that bracket board. Couldn’t someone have placed it closer?

75...both in final four, my won, Lou got beat in last seconds.

BUT JOHN PAULSON I SAW THE GEORGETOWN - FRESNO STATE GAME LIVE FROM PROVO UTAH AT THE MARRIOTT CENTER ON THE BYU CAMPUS AT 11:45 PM EST AND WAS IN NEW YORK. CITY ON CBS I REMEMBER BECAUSE I HAD A SONY WATCHMAN UNDER MY COVERS AND THE GAME ENDED ABOUT 2AM AND I CHEERED AT EVERY MADE HOYAS BASKET AND HAD TO DO IT VERRRRY QUIETLY AND THE NEXT DAY IN 8TH GRADE HISTORY CLASS I WAS SOOOO SLEEPY ME AND A FEW CLASSMATES WERE IN THE SAME STATE ...... WHAT IM SAYING JOHN IN NYC THE THURSDAY LATE NIGHT GAME WAS LIVE !!!!!!!!!!!!!! GTOWN WON BY THE WAY 59-40!!!!!

Fact: It would be 29 years later until both teams met in the NCAA tournament.

1:33:15 Clock started early. Probably wouldn't happen today.

Be careful what you ask for. UK has dominated the series.

Kentucky didn't want no parts of Louisville it leads me to believe if they would have been playing all those years Louisville will lead the series. Denny Crum greatest Louisville Cardinals coach ever! Ls up Go Cards!

Update: Kentucky just turned the ball over again..😝

I'm not going to lie, watching college basketball pre-shot clock is hard to watch.

1:35:48 somebody's o in Overtime has got to go

Cardinalnation

Go cards

Kentucky was chicken to play Louisville.

Joe B Hall was an.....

UK lost?... WTF!

A let's keep it real theory: Rupp not wanting to play a Louisville program that started to recruit Black players in the 60s. (such as Wes Unseld and Butch Beard!) The beef, for whatever reason post-Rupp, continued! As for this game, as tough as Louisville was, a Sam Bowie presence for Kentucky would have mattered........A LOT!!!!!!! And the committee was deliberate when pairing these squads in the region.....and in Knoxville, to boot!

Carolina rules

Ky forfeited that game so they wouldn't meet Louisville

Although UL won the original Dream Game, few could've predicted the dominance that has transpired SINCE that game. *UK has posted a 28-12 record against the Cards. *UK has a perfect 3-0 record against UL in NCAA Tournament games played between the schools in 1984, 2012, and 2014. *UK has enjoyed winning records against their two Hall of Fame coaches: 13-6 vs. Crum and 12-6 vs. Pitino. *UK has a 10-8 record against UL in games played at Freedom Hall and the Yum! Center. The 'Cats are 16-4 against UL in Rupp, with two of those losses coming during probation and Billy Gillispie's first season. *UK has enjoyed three four-game winning streaks during the series and four three-game winning streaks. Conversely, UL's largest winning streak is two games.