Their defining moment in Albuquerque came when a last second 40 foot shot by Dereck Whittenburg was dunked in by Lorenzo Charles, thus securing victory over the Phi Slamma Jamma squad of Houston.
Their 71-70 victory over UNLV had a narrower margin than their first round double overtime win over Pepperdine. A more decisive win over Utah brought them into a rematch of the conference championships that ended with a one point win against Virginia. Their defining moment in Albuquerque came when a last second 40 foot shot by Dereck Whittenburg was dunked in by Lorenzo Charles, thus securing victory over the Phi Slamma Jamma squad of Houston. For ten points, this describes the national championship-winning 1983 campaign of what Jim Valvano-coached school located in Raleigh?
Their 71-70 victory over UNLV had a narrower margin than their first round double overtime win over Pepperdine.
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