The Last Great Game: Duke vs. Kentucky and the 2.1 Seconds That Changed Basketball - Hardcover

Wojciechowski, Gene

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 039915857X ISBN 13: 9780399158575

Publisher: Blue Rider Pr, 2012

Synopsis

The Last Great Game Acclaimed ESPN columnist Wojciechowski delivers the definitive book on the greatest game in the history of college basketball--the March 28, 1992, match-up between Duke and Kentucky in the final of the NCAA East Regional--and the dramatic road both teams took to get there. Full description

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Review:

"[R]ecaptures the energy of one of sport's greatest moments....A fitting, illuminating tribute to a game that many believe was the best ever." -"Kirkus"
"Wojciechowski offers a nice blend of past and present perspectives as he tells the story of how an unlikely classic came to be, how it played out, and how it lives on." -"Christian Science Monitor"
"It's Wojciechowski's eye for the people on the edges that make the account especially compelling." -"The New Yorker"
"You think you know all the stories? So did I. But I had not heard these." -"Louisville Courier-Journal"
"[A] fascinating portrait ....This thoroughly enjoyable book will attract college basketball fans across the country, regardless of team loyalties." -"Booklist", starred review
A compelling narrative about the people who produced the most spine-tingling moment in modern college basketball history. -Sports Illustrated

[R]ecaptures the energy of one of sport s greatest moments .A fitting, illuminating tribute to a game that many believe was the best ever. -Kirkus

Wojciechowski offers a nice blend of past and present perspectives as he tells the story of how an unlikely classic came to be, how it played out, and how it lives on. -Christian Science Monitor

"It's Wojciechowski's eye for the people on the edges that make the account especially compelling." -The New Yorker

[A] fascinating portrait .This thoroughly enjoyable book will attract college basketball fans across the country, regardless of team loyalties. -Booklist, starred review

You think you know all the stories? So did I. But I had not heard these. -Louisville Courier-Journal"

"A compelling narrative about the people who produced the most spine-tingling moment in modern college basketball history." -Sports Illustrated

"[R]ecaptures the energy of one of sport's greatest moments....A fitting, illuminating tribute to a game that many believe was the best ever." -Kirkus

"Wojciechowski offers a nice blend of past and present perspectives as he tells the story of how an unlikely classic came to be, how it played out, and how it lives on." -Christian Science Monitor

"It's Wojciechowski's eye for the people on the edges that make the account especially compelling." -The New Yorker

"[A] fascinating portrait ....This thoroughly enjoyable book will attract college basketball fans across the country, regardless of team loyalties." -Booklist, starred review

"You think you know all the stories? So did I. But I had not heard these." -Louisville Courier-Journal

About the Author:

Gene Wojciechowski is a senior national columnist for ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine. Prior to joining ESPN in 1992, he worked as a sports reporter for publications including the Chicago Tribune, The Denver Post, and the L.A. Times. He has received four Associated Press Sports Editors National Writing Awards, among other honors, for his work. He has also authored and co-authored various sports books, including The Bus, a bestselling biography of Jerome Bettis. A former Duke hater, Wojciechowski has made peace with the Blue Devils. He lives in Wheaton, Illinois.

About this edition

• Publisher: Blue Rider Pr
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 039915857X
• ISBN 13: 9780399158575
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 310