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

When Sean Woods banked in his shot to put Kentucky up 1 with 2.1 seconds left in the game I was ecstatic. It was 1992 and I was 11 years old. I lived and died Kentucky basketball. I could recite the player introductions, their numbers, their heights, and their hometowns from memory. And in that mome......more

College team sports can make for great drama. I think I learned this mostly from reading John Feinstein books over the years. Sure, you have guys who are good or great athletes, and to compete at that level, they have to be unusually driven. And you also have competition – in this case, at a level t......more

This book was good and a fun read but I didn't give it five stars, I gave it four for a couple reasons. It was an entertaining and well-researched book that brought me back to 1988 through 1992. College basketball was a lot more enjoyable to watch back then, when players stayed at a minimum of two y......more

This is a great sports read in every sense. The story of the players, coaches and supporters of Duke and Kentucky, as well as the 1992 East Regional Final itself lends itself to a fantastic retelling, but Wojciechowski does it justice. The pacing of the books works wells, balancing background of the......more