I appreciate the importance of this 1989 NCAA Tournament game as much as the next person, but titling the above YouTube video "Princeton beats #1 Georgetown" goes several steps beyond revisionist history. That said, you can now watch this game in its entirety on-line.
Please note that while the description says the audio is from WPRB's broadcast, it is actually the ESPN announcers calling the game.
While I often exceed even Jon's pristine reverence for historical accuracy, I would note in response one of the finest -- and most precise -- newspaper headlines of the twentieth century (alas, from the Harvard Crimson, but anyway....):
"Harvard Beats Yale 29-29"
I've actually used "Princeton Beats Georgetown 49-50" on occasion myself.
I still haven't finished the
The title of this video has thankfully been changed to "Princeton against #1 Georgetown, 1989."
Bummer.
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