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In order, Indiana defeated St. John’s 90–70, number seven Alabama 74–69, number two Marquette 65–56, number five UCLA 65–51, and number nine Michigan 86–68. In Philadelphia, the Hoosiers beat the Wolverines for a third time. May scored 26 points, Kent Benson 25, and Buckner 16. Benson was most outstanding player of the Final Four, and May swept the college player of the year awards. May averaged 23.5 points and 7.7 rebounds a game, and he shot 53 percent.

“Scotty,” Knight once said, “can do it all.”

In three seasons together, Buckner and May were 86–6 and won the Big Ten championship each year. Soon after they cut down the nets in Philly, there was another mission ahead: recapture Olympic gold.

The two Hoosiers went to the Olympic Trials in North Carolina—Dean Smith was the US coach—and then awaited the NBA draft. May was the second pick, by the Chicago Bulls, and Buckner the seventh, by the Milwaukee Bucks. It was all a “whirlwind,” Buckner recalled. “There was really no time to reflect that we had such a great college season,” Buckner said.