Notre Dame Winning Shot

The moment the ball passed through the net in what Notre Dame then called the Athletic and Convocation Center, it became the most famous shot in college basketball history. Pittsburgh native Dwight Clay hits the game-winning shot from the corner in Notre Dames 71-70 win over UCLA on Jan. 19, 1974, which put a halt to the Bruins 88-game winning streak.

In a surprising and thrilling finish, unbeaten Notre Dame turned an 11point deficit and apparent defeat in the last 3 minutes 32 seconds into a 7170 victory. Dwight Clay Welt a jump shot... Clay, who grew up in the Hill District and played for the old Fifth Avenue High School in the Pittsburgh City League, made the celebrated shot with 29 seconds left, giving Notre Dame a 71-70 victory against UCLA in a game that lives in college basketball lore.

Few gave Notre Dame basketball a chance at doing what it did that November night in 1999, but one big road win set the stage for decades of success. One of Joes most memorable photos captures Boston College kicker David Gordon in full, bug-eyed, leaping glee after devastating No. 1 Notre Dame in 1993.

When the Fighting Irish won, he preserved that jubilation for the ages just the same. Her 3-pointer in the final second -- and it will go down as the greatest last-second shot in championship game history even if there was still one-tenth of a second left on the clock -- lifted... The Shot.

That was the tag put on Clays memorable basket, which happened on a Saturday afternoon at Notre Dame University on Jan. 19, 1974. That shot delivered the winning points in Notre Dames 71-70 upset of the No.

1 Bruins, who had won seven consecutive NCAA championships under coach John Wooden and every game for three solid... When it landed, Notre Dame led, 71-70. When UCLA was not able to answer, Clays basket became the most important shot in college basketball history.