Biggest shot in Marquette history?

[brewcity77]

Lets be real about the importance of being conference champions. It's cool and awesome right now but it is not something people outside of my will remember three years from now.

I guess this depends on your priorities. I care about Marquette success, not the rest of the country's perception of Marquette success. In 5-10 years and beyond, I'll be discussing the Vander moment with friends that are mostly Marquette fans. Maybe some random Arizona State fan in Tuscon won't care, but what does his opinion matter to me?

That was a great moment. It let Buzz realize a dream he stated years ago. I'd take a conference title than making the round of 32 when all is said and done. Big moment, big win. Especially when you consider we are one of three teams to say they are the last champions of the greatest conference ever assembled. That's pretty cool.

[GooooMarquette]

Surprised nobody has mentioned the shot Al took at Bernard Toone at halftime of the Cincinnati game in the first round in 1977.

[ATWizJr]

The Whitehead shot and it's not even close.

[Niv Berkowitz]

In our great now-is-the-greatest-moment-ever pantheon, that shot doesn't rank close to the top shot of all time for MU.

Maybe for the last decade, it's top 5-10, but ever? No way.

[4everwarriors]

Surprised nobody has mentioned the shot Al took at Bernard Toone at halftime of the Cincinnati game in the first round in 1977.

Ya mean the one Lucas broke up in the locker room?

[MerrittsMustache]

If the biggest shot in MU basketball history is one to break a tie against an NIT team to clinch a conference co-championship, then Marquette basketball doesn't have as much great history as I thought.

[GooooMarquette]

Ya mean the one Lucas broke up in the locker room?

Don't recall who broke it up, but it wasn't Lucas.  He was playing for the Blazers soon-to-be NBA Champs in March '77.... 

[4everwarriors]

Correction:
It was Lucas and he was playin' in the Association at the time. However, the game in Omaha was on a Saturday afternoon and Maurice attended, in support of the Warrior squad, and sat on their bench.

[Sunbelt15]

A buzzer beater in OT to win the conference championship in the world's most famous arena?

I vote yes.  Greatest shot in Marquette history.

+100000
First BE Title. Love it

[Badgerhater]

We do not know what will become of the New Big East or Marquette Basketball in the future (I think both will do just fine, but MU could also in 20 years by Loyola).

No matter what happens, MU will always be a champion of the best college hoops conference assembled.  That is why this shot will be in the top five and should only trail shots that had more significant immediate outcomes.

[keefe]

Correction:
It was Lucas and he was playin' in the Association at the time. However, the game in Omaha was on a Saturday afternoon and Maurice attended, in support of the Warrior squad, and sat on their bench.

4ever is correct. Nice recall.

[bilsu]

It is not the biggest shot, because we would of went to another overtime if he missed.

This one qualifies.

[tower912]

Well done, bilsu.    Now this is hoopin a thread. 

[Archies Bat]

Agree, but how high on the list depends on how far they go in the tourney