Double Dribble
Transcript
00:00 [music playing]
00:03 Evening, ladies and gentlemen.
00:28 We're about to witness the basketball battle
00:30 of the century.
00:31 The whole town has turned out to back the local team
00:33 from University U, and Polytechnic University
00:35 from upstate is well supported, too.
00:37 The UUPU rivalry dates back to the beginning of the century,
00:40 and up to now, the score is even.
00:42 And tonight's battle is a toss-up between these two squads.
00:44 Here comes the home squad out onto the floor.
00:49 Just listen to that crowd.
00:52 And here comes the visiting team.
00:54 Hooray!
00:57 The teams are out there warming up now,
00:59 and it won't be long before we get underway.
01:01 Basketball attracts the tall boys,
01:03 whose great height makes it easy for them to drop
01:05 the ball through the hook.
01:08 These last-minute practice shots are
01:09 very important to the boys.
01:11 They like to have their eyes sharpened
01:12 up for that old bucket.
01:13 All right, we're ready to go here now.
01:24 It's a tense moment.
01:25 The players are anxiously awaiting
01:26 the outcome of the first toss.
01:27 Polytechnic coach is giving last-minute instructions
01:37 to his star player.
01:38 Referee is picking up the ball.
01:40 Now both squads are on the court.
01:45 They line up for the jump.
01:46 Oh, the tension is terrific.
01:48 [WHISTLE BLOWS]
01:49 [BALL RATTLING]
01:52 The ball is tipped.
01:53 Vada has it.
01:54 Pivoting, he bounces the ball to West,
01:56 who dribbles and passes to Hannah.
01:57 Hannah tosses back to West.
01:59 West to Hannah, back to West, to Hannah, to West, to Hannah,
02:01 to West.
02:02 The ball's to Vada in the pivot spot.
02:04 Back to West, waiting for an opening.
02:05 To Reeves, to Huber, over to--
02:06 oh, there's the break.
02:08 Reeves, dribbling the ball, past the defense, under the basket.
02:10 He shoots.
02:10 It's good.
02:11 Two points, and the home team draws first blood.
02:14 Wright takes it out of bounds.
02:15 Flipped it to Vada, over to Reeves again
02:17 in the pivot position, over to Gracie, to Burge, to Peeb--
02:19 [WHISTLE BLOWS]
02:20 The sharp eyes of the referees sometimes catch
02:23 things the spectators miss.
02:24 So let's retrace that last play and view
02:26 it through the referee's eye.
02:28 Sibley dribbling.
02:29 They guard him closely, and he passes to Wright.
02:33 West has it, dribbling down court.
02:36 Look at that footwork.
02:39 Satterwhite gets one free throw.
02:41 It's up to the referee to make sure
02:42 that the thrower's feet do not overlap the free throw line.
02:45 And he makes the point.
02:49 King tosses into Sibley, who dribbles down court
02:51 across the center line, pivots, and passes
02:53 to Totelman in position.
02:54 And he's-- no, Hagan has the ball.
02:56 He shoots.
02:57 It's blocked.
02:59 No, it's-- it's-- it's--
03:00 no, no, it's-- it's--
03:01 [CHEERING]
03:05 Yes, it's good.
03:06 What teamwork.
03:08 The ball's in to Murray, who dribbles past the offensive man.
03:11 There's a long pass.
03:12 Gracie has it.
03:13 He dribbles in and shoots.
03:14 It's good.
03:15 Reeves tosses the long one down to Hannah.
03:17 To West, back to-- no, it's intercepted.
03:19 The shot from the side, and good.
03:22 There's another basket, another, and another.
03:23 They're on the university's basket now.
03:25 Hannah shoots, good.
03:26 Reeves shoots, good.
03:28 There's another shot, and another, and another,
03:29 and another, all good.
03:30 And it's tipped in, and that's good, too.
03:32 Wright has it, dribbling down the sideline.
03:33 He's in the clear.
03:35 Hell ball.
03:36 These UU boys are really on their toes.
03:38 [MUSIC PLAYING]
03:40 [WHISTLE BLOWS]
03:41 [CHEERING]
03:45 Reeves takes the ball, dribbles into his front court.
03:47 Wow, Berg ties him up.
03:51 But he gets it away.
03:52 It's in.
03:53 Right into Berg, over to Gracie, back to Wright.
03:55 Hannah to Reeves, over the center, into West,
03:58 to Banta, to Satterwhite.
03:59 And there's the gun ending the first half.
04:01 The teams are going to the dressing room
04:03 for that well-earned rest.
04:04 [WHISTLE BLOWS]
04:05 All set to go again.
04:06 UU has a four-point lead as we go into the second half.
04:09 [CHATTER]
04:11 [WHISTLE BLOWS]
04:12 [GRUNTING]
04:15 All right, Brightman gets the ball.
04:17 He gets to the defense, in the clear, and on his way.
04:20 [WHISTLE BLOWS]
04:22 [WHISTLE BLOWS]
04:25 [GRUNTS]
04:28 The ball's tossed into Kinney.
04:29 No, it's intercepted by West.
04:31 What a play.
04:31 He's in the clear.
04:34 [WHISTLE BLOWS]
04:35 Something's wrong.
04:36 And Berg leaves the game.
04:44 This is a real blow to the coach.
04:45 [MUSIC PLAYING]
04:49 Number 17, Patton, goes in.
04:52 The ball's in play.
04:53 The defense closes in.
04:54 [WHISTLE BLOWS]
04:56 Another PU man out on foul.
04:58 The coach looks worried.
05:00 He's losing a lot of good men.
05:01 Two more men going in.
05:03 There goes another one, and another.
05:05 [WHISTLE BLOWS]
05:06 The coach is in a tough spot.
05:08 [MUSIC PLAYING]
05:12 [MUSIC PLAYING]
05:16 Marat, you report to the referee.
05:28 All set to go again.
05:29 Gracie takes the ball out of bounds.
05:31 His men are covered.
05:31 What a battle we're witnessing tonight.
05:33 The score is UU35, PU34, with only one minute to go.
05:37 The ball is in the bandit.
05:38 It's passed to Gracie, to Frazier, over to Kinney.
05:40 Pivots over to Reed, back to-- there's the break.
05:42 There's a shot.
05:43 Another.
05:44 Murray takes it off the backboard.
05:45 There's a battle going on under UU's basket.
05:48 All right, takes it off the backboard.
05:49 They're down the court.
05:50 Wow, what a mix-up.
05:52 They're really fighting now.
05:53 [MUSIC PLAYING]
05:56 [WHISTLE BLOWS]
05:58 [MUSIC PLAYING]
06:01 Only 30 seconds left in the ballgame, and the crowd is wild.
06:07 A scramble under UU's basket.
06:09 And another pass.
06:10 Another, another, another.
06:11 No good.
06:12 Another, another.
06:13 Not good.
06:14 Another, and it's in.
06:15 And the old ballgame-- no, no, it's not.
06:18 Yes, yes, no, yes, no, yes, no, yes, no, yes, no, yes.
06:24 Wow, what a beautiful defense.
06:25 He's open for a shot.
06:26 This might be it.
06:27 [MUSIC PLAYING]
06:31 [CROWD CHEERING]
06:34 [MUSIC PLAYING]
06:37 The seconds are rapidly disappearing.
06:40 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5--
06:47 Marathou shoots, and he's in.
06:49 I mean, it's in.
06:50 Yes, yes.
06:51 And there's the final gun, PU 36, UU 35.
06:56 The upstate boys really came through.
06:57 And just listen to those PU fans.
07:00 Hail to victory for old PU.
07:04 [MUSIC PLAYING]
07:11 [MUSIC PLAYING]
07:15 [MUSIC PLAYING]
07:18 [BLANK_AUDIO]