1991
Top 5 sporting events from 1991
5.  April 30th, 1991 -- Philadelphia 76ers 121, Milwaukee Bucks 100:  This was the first time I was ever at a series
clincher of a professional sporting event.
4.  July 29th, 1991 -- Philadelphia Spirit 110, Miami Tropics 108:  The first time I ever saw a team win a national
championship of any kind as the Spirit clinched the United States Basketball League trophy.  Paul "Snoop" Graham led the
Spirit with 25 points while Tim Legler added 21.  Lloyd Daniels had a game-high 27 for the Tropics.  The next time I would
see a national championship clincher was the 1994 NY Rangers Stanley Cup triumph.  That's a major difference in the size
of an event.  So this night was just a preview of things to come.
3.  March 3rd, 1991 -- Atlantic 10 tournament evening doubleheader -- Temple 56, West Virginia 53 AND St.
Joseph's 90, Rutgers 87 (OT):  This year's Atlantic 10 tournament started to put the conference on the map and the
quarterfinal round games this evening were a big reason.  First the Owls, for the second year in a row, potentially needing a
win to sew up an NCAA tournament bid, defeated West Virginia.  Mark Macon provided the heroics with a three-point
bank shot with two seconds left to win.  Then in the nightcap, the lowest seeded St. Joseph's Hawks defeated top-seeded
Rutgers 90-87 in overtime.  The winning bucket again came with two seconds left in the game and again was a
three-pointer -- by Rap Curry.  Rutgers was still given an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament.
2.  March 24th, 1991 -- North Carolina 75, Temple 72:  In this elite-eight affair of the NCAA Tournament, Mark
Macon does everything he could to try to advance Temple to the Final Four.  But his three-point shot before the buzzer
to tie the game falls short and the Owls are turned away.  This would be my final collegiate basketball game as a
collegiate myself.
1.  March 22nd, 1991 -- Temple 72, Oklahoma State 63 (OT):  My first NCAA tournament action turned in to a heart
stopping affair as 10th-seeded Temple and number-three Oklahoma State go overtime.  But Macon keeps every Owls
fans' heart ticking as he scores the first six points of overtime -- and eight points total in the extra session -- to advance
Temple past the sweet 16.
Strange facts from 1991
1.  The Philadelphia Wings Major League Lacrosse game is one of four Lacrosse games I've been to.  The next one
wouldn't occur until February, 2002.
2.  After the Phillies game on Labor Day, I didn't attend another sporting event until January 19th, 1992.
Date                Visiting Team                 Home team                Sport
1/3/91          Penn 49                                 Temple 66                  CBB
1/11/91        New England Blazers 10        Phil. Wings 11        Lacrosse
1/13/91        Edmonton 5                           Phil. Flyers 3              NHL
1/14/91        Georgetown 56                      Villanova 65 +            CBB
1/24/91        UMass 33                              Temple 76                WCBB
1/24/91        UMass 53                              Temple 55                CBB
1/26/91        Rhode Island 59                     Temple 76                WCBB
1/30/91        Pittsburgh 72                          Villanova 75 +           CBB
1/31/91        Pittsburgh 2                            Phil. Flyers 4            NHL
2/5/91          LA Kings 3                            Phil. Flyers 2            NHL
2/12/91        U.S. Pro Indoor Tennis at the Spectrum                 Tennis
2/14/91        St. Peter’s 58                         La Salle 57              CBB
2/17/91        Temple 38                             Rutgers 70               WCBB
2/18/91        Boston College 61                 Villanova 73             CBB
2/20/91        George Washington 76           Temple 54               WCBB
2/24/91        NY Islanders 3                       Phil. Flyers 4            NHL
3/3/91          Duquesne 64                          Penn State 83#         CBB
3/3/91          UMass 83                             GW 84 OT#             CBB
3/3/91          West Virginia 53                    Temple 56#              CBB
3/3/91           St. Joseph’s 90                     Rutgers 87 OT#        CBB
3/4/91           Penn State 52                       Temple 50#              CBB
3/4/91           St. Joseph’s 82                     GW 84 OT#             CBB
3/15/91         Miami Heat 103                    Phil 76ers 105 OT     NBA
3/17/91         Boston Bruins 3                    Phil. Flyers 1              NHL
3/22/91         Eastern Michigan 67             UNC 93%                 CBB
3/22/91         Temple 72                           Ok. State 63 OT%       CBB
3/24/91         Temple 72                           UNC 75%                    CBB
3/26/91         Pittsburgh Penguins 3           Phil. Flyers 1                NHL
3/29/91         Charlotte Hornets 107          Phil. 76ers 124            NBA
3/31/91         Cleveland Cavaliers 101       Phil. 76ers 110            NBA  
4/10/91         NY Knicks 84                      Phil. 76ers 100            NBA
4/12/91         St. Louis Cardinals 4             Phil. Phillies 11            MLB
4/25/91         NY Mets 3                            Phil. Phillies 5             MLB
4/29/91         San Diego Padres 2               Phil. Phillies 7              MLB
4/30/91         Milwaukee Bucks 100           Phil. 76ers 121@         NBA
5/4/91           Los Angeles Dodgers 3          Phil. Phillies 4             MLB
5/11/91         Dad Vail Regatta on Schuylkill River                        Crew
6/12/91         Empire State 108                   Phil. Spirit 117           USBL
6/15/91         Long Island Surf 102              Phil. Spirit 115           USBL
6/19/91         Miami Tropics 117                Phil. Spirit 124            USBL
6/26/91         Atlanta Eagles 103                 Phil. Spirit 135            USBL
6/28/91         New Haven 116                    Phil. Spirit 119            USBL
7/1/91           St. Louis Cardinals 1             Phil. Phillies 0              MLB
7/3/91          Jacksonville Hooters 110        Phil. Spirit 122            USBL
7/12/91        Long Island Surf 122              Phil. Spirit 119            USBL
7/13/91        Suncoast  114                        Phil. Spirit 110            USBL
7/15/91        New Haven 104                     Phil. Spirit 110           USBL
7/16/91        Empire State 112                   Phil. Spirit 131            USBL
7/29/91        Miami Tropics 108                Phil. Spirit 110$           USBL
8/10/91        Montreal Expos 2                  Phil. Phillies 4              MLB
9/2/91          Cincinnati Reds 5                   Phil. Phillies 8              MLB

# Atlantic 10 Tournament at the Palestra
% NCAA Tournament Regionals at the Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford
+ Game played at the Spectrum.
@First round playoff game.
$ United States Basketball League championship game

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